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(a)
The town council hereby confers on the municipal court original jurisdiction to hear and determine causes involving violations of:
(1)
Any ordinance of the town.
(2)
Minimum housing ordinances, including any violation of G.L. 1956, § 45-24.3-1 et seq., entitled "The Rhode Island Housing, Maintenance and Occupancy Code."
(3)
Any other jurisdiction conferred by state law.
(b)
Any defendant found guilty of any offense, excluding violations of said minimum housing ordinances or G.L. 1956, ch. 45-24.3, within the jurisdiction of the court, may, within seven days of such conviction, file an appeal from said conviction to the county superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo; provided, however, that any defendant found guilty of any violation of a minimum housing ordinance or of said G.L. 1956, § 45-24.3-1 et seq. may, within seven days of such conviction, file an appeal from said conviction to the third division of the district court and be entitled to trial de novo in accordance with G.L. 1956, §§ 8-8-3(a)(4) and 8-8-3.2.
(c)
With respect to violations of either municipal ordinances dealing with minimum housing or G.L. 1956, § 45-24.3-1 et seq. dealing with housing maintenance and occupancy, the town council hereby confers upon said municipal court, in furtherance of the aforementioned jurisdiction, the power to proceed according to equity:
(1)
To restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate or correct a violation;
(2)
To order the repair, vacation or demolition of any dwelling existing in violation;
(3)
To otherwise compel compliance with all provisions of said ordinances and statutes;
(4)
To order a dwelling into receivership and to order the removal of any cloud on the title to the building or property which shall be binding upon all those claiming by, through, under, or by virtue of any inferior liens or encumbrances pursuant to G.L. 1956, § 34-44-1 et seq.
(Code 1970, § 11.5-7; Res. of 6-7-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 2015-18, 1-19-2016)