# R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-3: Action to abate unlicensed road

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-3

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-3
- **Heading:** Action to abate unlicensed road
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 39 / Chapter 39-6 / Section 39-6-3

## Text

In addition to the remedy by indictment for the nuisance, the attorney general shall, for the purpose of abating any nuisance, file on the part of the state, in the superior court, a civil action or information against any person or corporation who or that shall build any railroad or portion of a railroad, and the court shall take jurisdiction of, hear, determine, decree, and proceed thereon as in cases of private nuisance.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-1 § 39-6-1. €œRailroad€ defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-2 § 39-6-2. Unlicensed road as nuisance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-3 § 39-6-3. Action to abate unlicensed road.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-4 § 39-6-4. Supervision by president and directors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-5 § 39-6-5. Stockholders€™ access to books.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-6 § 39-6-6. Security for damages required before entry on land.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-7 § 39-6-7. Abandonment of condemned lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-8 § 39-6-8. Reversion of abandoned lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-9 § 39-6-9. Possession of land adverse to railroad.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-9.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-10 § 39-6-10. Adverse possession by railroad.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-10.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-11 § 39-6-11. Citations in condemnation matters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-11.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-12 § 39-6-12. Filing of location of road €” Citation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-12.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-13 § 39-6-13. Superior court jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-13.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-6-14 § 39-6-14. Counsel fees in actions against railroads.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-6_S39-6-14.md)

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