Rhode Island § 45-64-1 - Master Fire Alarm Box Charges
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§ 45-64-1. Master Fire Alarm Box Charges
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-64-1
§ 45-64-1. Power to assess charges against users.
In addition to the powers, privileges, prerogatives, and authority that are now granted to each city and town and fire district, or any agency of a city or town and fire district, in connection with fire alarm master box systems of these municipalities, each city and town and fire district is authorized and empowered to enact ordinances assessing users of master alarm fire box systems of the fire departments of the cities and towns and fire district, a charge not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for the use of said systems in an amount that recovers the cost to the city or town and fire district of the service rendered to the users. In enacting this ordinance, any city or town and fire district may also provide that all unpaid charges shall be a lien upon the real estate of the users.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 256, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Rhode Island General Laws § 45-64-1 cover?
Section 45-64-1 ("Master Fire Alarm Box Charges") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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