Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-3-67 — Jamestown â Firefighters tax abatement
The town of Jamestown may establish, by ordinance, a program to provide property tax
relief for every member in good standing of the Jamestown emergency medical services
and volunteer fire department. Such tax relief may provide an abatement of up to two
thousand dollars ($2,000) in property taxes due or the cash equivalent, if they do
not own property, for any fiscal year. The criteria for providing such tax relief
may include, but not be limited to, years of service, quantity of calls responded
to, and number of training hours. This benefit is transferrable to a surviving spouse
until remarriage or death.
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