Public Conduct in Rhode Island (2026)

Warwick City Code Sec. 40-29 makes it unlawful to solicit money or items of value in an aggressive manner anywhere in a…

Providence bans aggressive solicitation in public places: blocking passage, touching, following, or repeated asking…

Cranston makes it disorderly conduct to urinate, defecate, or spit on any public street, sidewalk, alley, or in a…

Providence bans urinating or defecating on public streets, sidewalks, or building floors, and on private property you…

Warwick treats urinating, defecating or spitting on a public street, alley, sidewalk, or the floor of any public or…

Cranston bans riding or using a skateboard on any public street citywide under Code § 12.12.090, with no exception for…

Providence treats skateboards like bicycles on city streets and sidewalks, but bans riding in Waterplace Park, Memorial…

A gathering of five or more people that substantially disturbs a neighborhood is a public nuisance under Providence…

Warwick holds property owners, residents and event organizers jointly liable for repeat public-nuisance gatherings…

Cranston treats a gathering of five or more people that disturbs a neighborhood as a public nuisance; police…

Cranston's disorderly conduct code bars loitering that blocks streets, sidewalks or businesses; police can order…

Pawtucket bars loitering, lounging or sleeping in any street, park or public place, or obstructing a public building or…

Providence bars loitering at RIPTA bus stops, terminals, and platforms once an officer or transit agent orders you to…

Warwick bars loitering, loafing or standing idle in a public place that obstructs streets, sidewalks or businesses…

Warwick bans smoking or discarding tobacco waste on, or within 20 feet of, any public beach under city jurisdiction…

Pawtucket bans smoking and other tobacco use at all city playgrounds, swimming pools and passive parks, and at…

Cranston prohibits tobacco and e-cigarette use in all municipal buildings and city-owned athletic and recreational…

Rhode Island's Public Health and Workplace Safety Act bans smoking in all enclosed workplaces. Providence extends…

Pawtucket City Code §§ 351-58 through 351-61 require pedestrians in a business district to cross at a marked crosswalk…

Warwick pedestrians who cross a roadway outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to all vehicles, and between…

Cranston prohibits smoking, vaping, or otherwise consuming marijuana in public places citywide, including streets…

Warwick City Code Sec. 40-35 bans smoking or vaporizing cannabis in any public place, including outdoor common areas…

Rhode Island bans smoking or vaporizing cannabis in public, and that ban governs Providence. R.I. Gen. Laws §…

Pawtucket bans drinking alcohol or carrying an open container of it on city streets, sidewalks, public ways, parks and…

Warwick bars possessing, drinking from, or transporting an open container of alcohol on any public street, sidewalk or…

Cranston bans drinking any intoxicating beverage on public streets, highways, parkways or city parks, in or outside a…

Providence Code chapter 5 treats drinking alcohol on a public way, in a city park, or on a private parking lot without…