R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-12-17
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§ 2-12-17. Right of fire fighters and officials to enter land.
Official statutory text
No action of trespass shall lie against any person crossing or working upon the land of another to extinguish fire or to the director of environmental management or his or her representatives from crossing or working upon lands of another to investigate fire.
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