§ 11-22-2 Injuries to road signs –Advertising on highway. – A person who willfully or maliciously: (1) displaces, removes, injures,destroys, or places a political advertisement on a mile board, mile stone,danger sign or signal, or guide sign or post, or any inscription on it,lawfully within a public highway; (2) in any manner paints, prints, places,puts, or affixes, or causes to be painted, printed, placed, or affixed, anybusiness, commercial advertisement on or to any stone, tree, fence, stump,pole, building, or other object which is the property of another, without firstobtaining the written consent of the owner, or (3) in any manner paints,prints, places, puts, or affixes, or causes to be painted, placed, or affixed,an advertisement on or to any stone, tree, fence, stump, pole, mile board, milestone, danger sign, danger signal, guide sign, guide post, billboard, building,or other object within the limits of a public highway, without first obtainingthe written consent of the chief of police of the city or town in which thehighway is located; is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundreddollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonmentfor not more than ten (10) days, or both. In addition, the person shall berequired to pay any and all expenses incurred in the repair or replacement ofthe mile board, mile stone, danger sign or signal, or guide sign or post. Anyadvertisement in or upon a public highway in violation of the provisions ofthis section may be taken down, removed or destroyed by anyone. Any and allcosts incurred by the state of Rhode Island due to damages/loss under thissection shall be fully reimbursed by the party or parties causing the damage.
§ 11-22-2 Injuries to road signs –Advertising on highway. – A person who willfully or maliciously: (1) displaces, removes, injures,destroys, or places a political advertisement on a mile board, mile stone,danger sign or signal, or guide sign or post, or any inscription on it,lawfully within a public highway; (2) in any manner paints, prints, places,puts, or affixes, or causes to be painted, printed, placed, or affixed, anybusiness, commercial advertisement on or to any stone, tree, fence, stump,pole, building, or other object which is the property of another, without firstobtaining the written consent of the owner, or (3) in any manner paints,prints, places, puts, or affixes, or causes to be painted, placed, or affixed,an advertisement on or to any stone, tree, fence, stump, pole, mile board, milestone, danger sign, danger signal, guide sign, guide post, billboard, building,or other object within the limits of a public highway, without first obtainingthe written consent of the chief of police of the city or town in which thehighway is located; is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundreddollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonmentfor not more than ten (10) days, or both. In addition, the person shall berequired to pay any and all expenses incurred in the repair or replacement ofthe mile board, mile stone, danger sign or signal, or guide sign or post. Anyadvertisement in or upon a public highway in violation of the provisions ofthis section may be taken down, removed or destroyed by anyone. Any and allcosts incurred by the state of Rhode Island due to damages/loss under thissection shall be fully reimbursed by the party or parties causing the damage.
§ 11-22-2 Injuries to road signs –Advertising on highway. – A person who willfully or maliciously: (1) displaces, removes, injures,destroys, or places a political advertisement on a mile board, mile stone,danger sign or signal, or guide sign or post, or any inscription on it,lawfully within a public highway; (2) in any manner paints, prints, places,puts, or affixes, or causes to be painted, printed, placed, or affixed, anybusiness, commercial advertisement on or to any stone, tree, fence, stump,pole, building, or other object which is the property of another, without firstobtaining the written consent of the owner, or (3) in any manner paints,prints, places, puts, or affixes, or causes to be painted, placed, or affixed,an advertisement on or to any stone, tree, fence, stump, pole, mile board, milestone, danger sign, danger signal, guide sign, guide post, billboard, building,or other object within the limits of a public highway, without first obtainingthe written consent of the chief of police of the city or town in which thehighway is located; is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundreddollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonmentfor not more than ten (10) days, or both. In addition, the person shall berequired to pay any and all expenses incurred in the repair or replacement ofthe mile board, mile stone, danger sign or signal, or guide sign or post. Anyadvertisement in or upon a public highway in violation of the provisions ofthis section may be taken down, removed or destroyed by anyone. Any and allcosts incurred by the state of Rhode Island due to damages/loss under thissection shall be fully reimbursed by the party or parties causing the damage.
