R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-3-13.13 — Jamestown — Exemption of property of totally disabled persons

(a) The town council of the town of Jamestown may, by ordinance, exempt from taxation
any real property situated in the town which is owned and occupied by any one or more
persons who is a domiciled resident of the town of Jamestown and who is determined
to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration. The amount of the exemption
and the rules and regulations regarding eligibility for the exemption shall be provided
for by ordinance and the town council of the town of Jamestown may, from time to time,
by amendment to the ordinance, make any changes in the amount of exemption granted
and the rules and regulations regarding eligibility for the exemption that it deems
necessary to promote the purpose of this section.
(b) The town council of the town of Jamestown is authorized in the ordinance to provide
that any person who obtains an exemption pursuant to the ordinance to which the person
is not entitled by the filing or making of any false statement or the proffering of
any document or other writing known by the person to have been altered, forged, or
to contain any false or untrue information is liable to the town of Jamestown for
an amount equal to double the amount of reductions in taxes resulting from the exemption,
which amount is recoverable by the town in a civil action.
(c) The question of the acceptance or rejection of this section shall be submitted to
the qualified electors of the town of Jamestown entitled to vote upon a proposition
to impose a tax or for the expenditure of money at the next general or special election
to be held after June 30, 2005, and no other action shall be taken under the authority
of this section unless a majority of the electors voting on the question, vote to
accept this section.