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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION
Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Kazarian, and Potter
Date Introduced: May 26, 2023
Referred To: House Judiciary
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 34-7-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-7 entitled "By Possession 1
and Prescription" is hereby repealed. 2
34-7-4. Right of footway denied. 3
No right of footway, except claimed in connection with a right to pass with carriages, shall 4
be acquired by prescription or adverse use for any length of time. 5
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 6
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION
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This act would repeal the provisions of ยง 34-7-4 which provides that no right of footway, 1
except claimed in connection with a right to pass with carriages, could be acquired by prescription 2
or adverse use for any length of time. This act would effectively eliminate the statutory prohibition 3
against acquiring a right of footway by adverse possession. 4
This act would take effect upon passage. 5
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