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Sec. 26-1. - Malicious destruction of property or obstruction of lawful pursuits.#
Every person who shall willfully and maliciously or mischievously injure or destroy the property of another, or obstruct the use of the property of another, or obstruct another in the prosecution of his lawful business or pursuits, in any manner, shall be charged in accordance with Chapter 44-11 of the Rhode Island General Laws.
(Code 1973, § 18-11; Code 1994, § 26-4; Ord. of 9-14-2015(3), § 1)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, G.L. 1956, § 11-44-1.
Sec. 26-2. - Airplane glue, sale or furnishing to minors.#
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, furnish, deliver, supply, lend or give any quantity of so-called toxic airplane glue to any minor unless first supplied with written permission from a parent or guardian of the minor requesting such minor to be sold, furnished or otherwise supplied with the toxic airplane glue.
(Code 1973, § 18-1; Code 1994, § 26-12; Ord. of 9-14-2015(3), § 1)
Sec. 26-3. - Child safety zone; sex offenders.#
Sex offender registration, sex offender notification, child safety zones and violations related thereto shall be charged in accordance with Chapter 11-37 of the Rhode Island General Laws.
(Ord. of 6-9-2008(2), §§ 1—5; Ord. of 9-14-2015(3), § 1)
Sec. 26-4. - Reserved.#
Editor's note— An Ord. of 3-11-2019(4), § 1, repealed § 26-4, which pertained to juvenile curfew and derived from an Ord. of 6-9-2008(1); and an Ord. of 9-14-2015(3).
Sec. 26-5. - Light sources facing neighboring property.#
(a)
No artificial lighting shall shine directly upon any neighboring residential property or be so established that it shall shine directly upon any neighboring residential property or shall shine directly on or into any rooms, porches or patios of any neighboring structure or property as to be a nuisance. Nor shall any artificial lighting be maintained or operated from any structure or land in such a way as to be a nuisance to neighboring residential properties or as to impair vision though inordinate glare or to create a hazard to neighboring properties or as to interfere with the reasonable quiet enjoyment, use or comfort of the occupants of the neighboring residential properties.
(b)
Exterior lighting facing neighboring residential property shall be hooded or shielded so that it does not produce an objectionable or inordinate glare on the neighboring residential property.
(c)
Penalties. Any person responsible for such nuisance or annoying lighting as described in this section shall, upon a complaint having been made to the department of code enforcement, be issued a warning to abate said nuisance. For failure to comply within 14 days of receipt of said warning, said person shall be subject to a fine of $100.00.
(Ord. of 4-14-2008(2); Ord. of 9-14-2015(3), § 1)