R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-28-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-28 / Section 11-28-4
§ 11-28-4. Omission or delay of duty by sheriff, sergeant, or constable.
Status: in_force

A deputy sheriff, town sergeant, city sergeant or constable, who shall receive from any defendant or any other person any money or other valuable thing as a consideration, reward, or inducement for omitting or delaying to perform any duty pertaining to his or her office, shall be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-8 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-8
§ 11-35-8. Interference with electric meter.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall willfully or fraudulently injure, or shall knowingly suffer to be injured, any meter, or any wire, fittings, or appliances connected with any meter belonging to any corporation furnishing electric current for light, heat, power, or other purposes at a stipulated rate of payment, or shall willfully tamper or meddle with any other of the appliances or appurtenances connected with any meter belonging to any corporation, in any manner as to cause loss or damage to the corporation, or who shall willfully or fraudulently prevent any meter used for registering the quantity of the electric current supplied through it from duly registering the quantity so passing through it or alter the index in the meter, or in any way hinder or interfere with its proper action or just registration, or shall fraudulently use the electric current of the corporation passing through the meter, wire, fittings, or other of the appliances or appurtenances connected with or belonging to the corporation, or willfully waste electric current, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500). In any prosecution under this section proof that any meter, or any wire, fitting, appliance, or appurtenance connected with it, has been injured, or tampered, or meddled with, or that any meter has been prevented from duly registering the quantity of electric current supplied through it, while on the premises occupied by the defendant, shall be prima facie evidence that the defendant caused the injury or tampered or meddled with the meter, wire, fitting, appliance, or appurtenance, or prevented the meter from duly registering the quantity of electric current supplied through it, willfully and fraudulently and with intent to injure or defraud.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-8 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-8
§ 11-19-8. Policy devices as evidence of existence of game.
Status: in_force

In the trial of a complaint or indictment to which it may be relevant any lottery, policy, or pool ticket, certificate, slip, or check, manifold, or other policy or pool book or sheet, or memorandum of any pool or sale of pools, or of a bet or odds, or combination bet, or any other implement, apparatus, materials, or articles of a character commonly employed in or in connection with lotteries, policy-lotteries, or policy, the buying or selling of pools, or registering of bets, or other form of gaming not authorized by the Rhode Island state police shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and unlawful character of a lottery, policy-lottery, or game, pool or pools, bet, game, or hazard, or other form of gaming in which like articles are commonly used, and that the article has relation to it.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-14-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-14 / Section 11-14-1
§ 11-14-1. Impersonation of public officer.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall falsely assume or pretend to be a judge, justice of the peace, warden, deputy sheriff, alderman, member of any city or town council, city or town clerk, city sergeant, constable, correctional officer, any other officer of any city or town in this state as well as any out-of-state police, or the attorney general, deputy attorney general, assistant or special assistant attorney general, and shall act as such, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-27-9 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-27 / Section 11-27-9
§ 11-27-9. Restriction on acts of insurance claim adjusters.
Status: in_force

No insurance claim adjuster or claim agent of any insurance company or public utility corporation shall advise any claimant, who has suffered injury or damage to his or her person or property, or his or her parent, guardian, next friend or other personal representative in respect to his or her legal rights or lack of legal rights arising out of any claim for that injury or damage, or advise any of them not to employ an attorney at law relative to that injury, damage or claim, or represent to any of them that if an attorney at law should be employed the claim would not be settled, or convey that idea by any other words, and no insurance claim adjuster, claim agent, or other agent of the corporation or company shall compromise, or attempt to compromise, any claim through or by means of the intervention of any person other than the claimant, a member of his or her family, his or her guardian or other personal representative, or his or her attorney at law; provided, that a violation of this section shall in no way affect civil rights.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-21-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-21 / Section 11-21-1
§ 11-21-1. Penalty for hazing.
Status: in_force

(a) Any organizer of, or participant in, an activity constituting hazing, as defined in subsection (b) of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or punished by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one year, or both.

(b) Hazing as used in this chapter, means any conduct or method of initiation into any student organization, whether on public or private property, which willfully or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health of any student or other person. This conduct shall include, but not be limited to, whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the weather, forced consumption of any food, liquor, beverage, drug, or other substance, or any brutal treatment or forced physical activity which is likely to adversely affect the physical health or safety of the student or any other person, or which subjects the student or other person to extreme mental stress, including extended deprivation of sleep or rest or extended isolation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-5.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-5.1
§ 11-9-5.1. Investigation upon report of cruelty or neglect.
Status: in_force

In order to protect a child from cruelty or neglect, where any person has reasonable cause to believe that any child is being neglected or cruelly treated as defined in § 14-1-3 and reports such incident to the department of children, youth, and families, the department must cause an immediate investigation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-22 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-22
§ 11-47-22. Forfeiture and destruction of unlawful firearms.
Status: in_force

(a) No property right shall exist in any firearm unlawfully possessed, carried, or used, and all unlawful firearms are hereby declared to be nuisances and forfeited to the state.

(b) When a firearm is lawfully seized, confiscated from or turned in by any person, it shall be placed in the custody of the superintendent of state police or the chief of police in the city or town in which it was seized, confiscated or turned in to. The officer who takes custody of the firearm shall promptly ascertain, using available record keeping systems, including, but not limited to, the National Crime Information Center, whether the firearm has been reported stolen and if stolen shall notify the reporting law enforcement agency of the recovery of said firearm. If the police department in the city or town in which the firearm was seized or confiscated has not been notified by a justice of the superior court or the attorney general that the firearm is necessary as evidence in a criminal or civil matter, it shall be returned to the lawful owner. However, any owner of a firearm who shall knowingly fail to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the proper law enforcement authorities shall not be entitled to its return.

(c) If a firearm is found not to be stolen and the owner cannot be readily ascertained within ninety (90) days subsequent to the seizure or confiscation of said firearm and the firearm is no longer necessary as evidence in a criminal or civil matter, the police department having custody of the firearm shall have the option of either: (1) destroying said firearm by rendering it permanently and irretrievably inoperable; (2) transferring custody of said firearms to the state crime laboratory for the purpose of criminal investigation; or (3) holding an auction of those firearms seized, confiscated or turned in to said police department; provided, however, any firearms to be transferred at auction shall be limited to antique firearms or curios or relics. For purposes of this section, an antique firearm shall be defined as any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured on or before 1899, and any replica of such firearm if such replica is not designed or redesigned for using rim-fire or conventional center fire fixed ammunition, or uses rim-fire or conventional center fire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade. Curios or relics shall be defined as firearms which are of special interest to collectors by reason of some quality other than is associated with firearms intended for sporting use or as offensive or defensive weapons. To be recognized as curios or relics, firearms must be manufactured at least fifty (50) years prior to the current date, but not including replicas thereof, and firearms which derive a substantial part of their monetary value from the fact that they are novel, rare, bizarre, or because of their association with some historical figure, period, or event.

(d) In the event that an auction is held, bidders shall be limited to bona fide holders of a valid Federal Firearms License for Retail Sale or a Federal Firearms Collector License. Any auction shall be advertised at least once a week for a period of three (3) weeks preceding the date of the auction in a newspaper of general circulation, said notice clearly stating the time, location and terms of said auction. All funds realized shall be used to purchase and provide necessary safety equipment, including, but not limited to, bulletproof vests, for the police department holding the auction and shall not revert to any general fund of the state, city or town, as the case may be.

(e) All firearms received by any police department in any manner shall be entered in the departments permanent records and listed by make, model, caliber and serial number and the manner in which said firearm was disposed of and, if by auction, the name and federal license number of the buyer. A copy of said record shall be forwarded to the office of the Rhode Island Attorney General and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the United States Treasury Department on at least an annual basis.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-8 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-8
§ 11-18-8. False representations as to continuing truth of financial statements.
Status: in_force

No person knowing that a statement in writing has been made, respecting the financial condition or means or ability to pay, of himself or herself or the person, firm, or corporation, in which he or she is interested, or for whom he or she is acting, shall represent on a later day, either orally or in writing, that the statement previously made, if then again made on that day, would be then true, when in fact, that statement if then made would be false, and procure upon the faith of it, for the benefit either of himself or herself or of the person, firm, or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit as provided in § 11-18-6.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-1-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-1 / Section 11-1-4
§ 11-1-4. Harboring criminal.
Status: in_force

Except where subsection 11-37-8.2.1(d) applies, every person not standing in the relation of husband or wife, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, or brother or sister, by consanguinity or affinity, to another who shall have committed any offense or been accessory before the fact to the commission of any offense, who shall be convicted of knowingly harboring or relieving the offender, with intent that he or she shall escape or avoid detection, arrest, trial, or punishment, shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-16-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-16 / Section 11-16-3
§ 11-16-3. Wrapping of food in second-hand paper.
Status: in_force

No dealer in groceries, meats, provisions, or any articles of food whatsoever shall use or cause to be used newspapers, printed paper or other second-hand paper for the purpose of wrapping up such articles of food, unless the food shall first be placed in paper carton boxes, jars, tins, or other sanitary receptacles. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-36 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-36
§ 11-47-36. Purchase of concealable firearms from out of state dealers.
Status: in_force

No citizen of this state shall purchase any concealable firearm outside of the state of Rhode Island unless he or she has duly executed the application form prescribed in § 11-47-35, the application form to be obtained by the purchaser from the city or town clerk of the city or town in which he or she resides or has his place of business. The original and duplicate copies of the application shall be delivered in person, duly executed, by the purchaser to the superintendent of the Rhode Island state police or to the chief of police of the city or town in which the purchaser resides. The purchaser shall send the triplicate copy of the application by registered mail to the attorney general within twenty-four (24) hours of the time of filing with the appropriate police authority. It shall be the duty of the police authority to whom the original and duplicate copies of the application are delivered to check the applicants record to ascertain whether he or she falls under the provisions of § 11-47-5, 11-47-6, 11-47-7, or 11-47-23. If, after the lapse of seventy-two (72) hours from twelve oclock (12:00) noon of the day following the date of application, no disqualifying record has been found by the investigating police authority, the original and duplicate copies of the application marked or stamped approved and signed by the investigating police authority will be returned to the applicant by the most expeditious means. The approved duplicate copy of the application shall be sent by the purchaser to the out-of-state dealer as proof of lawful purchase, and the original shall be retained by the purchaser along with the bill of sale for the firearm purchased for a period of six (6) years as proof of lawful purchase. The triplicate copy of the application shall be retained by the attorney general for a period which shall in no case exceed ninety (90) days, provided that no evidence of the nature as would disqualify the applicant has been found.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-63 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-63
§ 11-47-63. Relief from disqualifiers program.
Status: in_force

(a) Establishment of board. There is hereby established a board known as the relief from disqualifiers board to consider petitions for relief from a firearms prohibition due to an adjudication of commitment in Rhode Island.

(1) The board shall be comprised of five (5) members to be appointed by the governor subject to the following qualifications:

(i) One of whom shall be a licensed psychiatrist;

(ii) One of whom shall be a licensed psychologist;

(iii) One of whom shall be an active member of law enforcement in the state of Rhode Island;

(iv) One of whom shall be the director of the department of behavioral health, developmental disabilities and hospitals, or his/her designee; and

(v) One of whom shall be the attorney general or his/her designee.

(2) Each member shall serve for a term of three (3) years; provided, however, that of the initial members appointed to the board by the governor, two (2) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and three (3) shall be appointed to a term of three (3) years. As the term of office of a member of the board expires, his or her successor shall be appointed in a like manner for a term of three (3) years provided that a member shall continue to serve until an appointment is made by the governor. Any vacancy shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term.

(b) Relief from disqualifiers program. A person who is subject to the disqualifiers of 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(4) and 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4) and/or § 40.1-5-8 because of an adjudication commitment under the laws of this state may petition for relief from a firearms prohibition from the relief from disqualifiers board. The board shall consider the petition for relief in accordance with the following:

(1) The board shall give the petitioner the opportunity to present evidence to the board in a closed and confidential hearing on the record;

(2) A record of the hearing shall be maintained by the board for purposes of appellate review; and

(3) The board shall conduct said hearing within thirty (30) days of the filing of a petition for relief.

(c) In determining whether to grant relief, the board shall consider evidence regarding the following:

(1) The circumstances regarding the firearms disqualifiers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(4) and 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4);

(2) The petitioners record, that must include at a minimum, the petitioners mental health record, including a certificate of a medical doctor or psychiatrist licensed in this state certifying that the person is no longer suffering from a mental disorder that interferes or handicaps the person from handling deadly weapons;

(3) All records pertaining to the petitioners criminal history; and

(4) Evidence of the petitioners reputation through character witness statements, testimony, or other character evidence.

(d) The board shall have the authority to require that the petitioner undergo a clinical evaluation and risk assessment, the results of which may also be considered as evidence in determining whether to approve or deny the petition for relief.

(e) After a hearing on the record, the board shall grant relief provided that it finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that:

(1) The petitioner is not likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety; and

(2) Granting the relief will not be contrary to the public interest.

(f) The board shall issue a decision in writing justifying the reasons for a denial or grant of relief.

(g) Any person whose petition for relief has been denied by the board shall have a right to a de novo judicial review in the superior court. The superior court shall consider the record of the board hearing on the petition for relief, the decision of the board, and, at the courts discretion, any additional evidence it deems necessary to conduct its review.

(h) Upon notice that a petition for relief has been granted, the district court shall, as soon as practicable:

(1) Cause the petitioners record to be updated, corrected, modified, or removed from any database maintained, and made available to, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and reflect that the petitioner is no longer subject to a firearms prohibition as it relates to 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(4) and 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4); and

(2) Notify the attorney general of the United States that the petitioner is no longer subject to a firearms prohibition pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(4) and 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4).

(i) The district court shall adopt rules relating to the transmission of information relating to civil commitments pursuant to § 40.1-5-8( l ) and to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and the relief from disqualifiers process as set forth herein. In preparing such rules, the district court shall consult with the department of behavioral health, developmental disabilities and hospitals, the attorney general, and such other entities as may be necessary or advisable. Such regulations shall include provisions to protect the identity, confidentiality, and security of all records and data provided pursuant to this section and § 40.1-5-26.

(j) Any member of the relief from firearms disqualifications board, its agents, servants, and employees shall be immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based upon any official act or decision, related to this section, performed or made in good faith.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-58-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-58 / Section 11-58-2
§ 11-58-2. Uses prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting a transcript, diploma, or grade report of a postsecondary educational institution.

(b) A person shall not use, offer, or present as genuine a false, forged, counterfeited, or altered transcript, diploma, or grade report of a postsecondary educational institution.

(c) A person shall not use, offer, or present a transcript, diploma, or grade report of a postsecondary educational institution in a fraudulent manner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-12 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-30 / Section 11-30-12
§ 11-30-12. Slaughterhouses, rendering plants, garbage plants, and brick kilns.
Status: in_force

All buildings, places, or lands used as slaughterhouses, rendering establishments, garbage plants, or brick kilns, and located within three hundred (300) feet of any public park or public hospital, are declared to be common nuisances. This section shall not apply to any slaughterhouse or rendering establishment previously located by the proper authorities of any city or town. Every person who shall maintain any common nuisance of this type shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-11 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-11
§ 11-41-11. Embezzlement by bank officer or employee.
Status: in_force

Every officer, agent, or servant of any bank, savings bank, or trust company who shall embezzle or appropriate to his or her own use any moneys, goods, effects, or funds of any bank, savings bank or trust company with intent to cheat or defraud it or any person, shall be deemed guilty of larceny, and shall be fined not exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding twenty (20) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-20 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-20
§ 11-35-20. Termination of service.
Status: in_force

Every person or corporation who shall willfully for non-payment of charges cut off, discontinue, or otherwise terminate gas, electric, water, telephone, light, heat, or power service to any domestic or institutional user on either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday or at any time when the office of the person or corporation is not open for business or the day before any legal holiday shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-9 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-9
§ 11-18-9. Penalty for financial misrepresentations.
Status: in_force

Any person violating the provisions of §§ 11-18-6  11-18-8 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-60.2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-60.2
§ 11-47-60.2. Possession of weapons on school grounds  Notification.
Status: in_force

(a) If a student is found to be carrying a weapon, as defined in § 11-47-42, a firearm or replica of a firearm, or commits an aggravated assault on school grounds as defined in § 11-47-60, the principal or designee shall immediately notify the students parents and the local police and turn the weapon over, if any, to the local enforcement agency.

(b) Any person who has reasonable cause to know that any person is in violation of this statute shall notify the principal or designee. The principal or designee shall immediately notify the students parents and the local police. Any person acting in good faith who makes a report under this section shall have immunity from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of making the report.

(c) School superintendents shall receive notice from the clerk of the family court regarding the disposition of all cases involving juveniles from their school districts adjudged pursuant to this statute. This information shall remain confidential and be shared with school officials who deal directly with the student.

(d) The provisions of this section should not apply to the following activities when the activities are officially recognized and sanctioned by the educational institution:

(1) Firearm instructed and/or safety course;

(2) Government-sponsored military-related programs such as ROTC;

(3) Interscholastic shooting and/or marksmanship events;

(4) Military history and firearms collection courses and/or programs; and

(5) The use of blank guns in theatrical and/or athletic events.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to colleges, universities or junior colleges.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-30 / Section 11-30-2
§ 11-30-2. Unlicensed manufacture or distribution of intoxicating liquor.
Status: in_force

(a) All buildings, places, tenements, vehicles, or vessels used for the manufacture for sale, the transportation for sale, the sale, or the keeping for sale, of intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes are declared to be common nuisances unless it shall be used, manufactured, kept for sale, or sold under a validly existing license issued for that purpose by some board, body, or official authorized to issue it.

(b) Liquor or intoxicating liquor means any liquid fit for beverage purposes containing more than three and two-tenths per cent (3.2%) of alcohol by weight.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-7-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-7 / Section 11-7-3
§ 11-7-3. Solicitation or acceptance of bribe by agent, employee, or public official.
Status: in_force

(a) No person in public or private employ, or public official shall corruptly accept, or obtain or agree to accept, or attempt to obtain from any person, for himself or herself or any other person, any gift or valuable consideration as an inducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do, or for having done or forborne to do, any act in relation to the business of his or her principal, master, employer, or state, city, or town of which he or she is an official, or for showing or forbearing to show favor or disfavor to any person in relation to the business of his or her principal, master, employer, or state, city, or town of which he or she is an official.

(b) It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person did not have the power or authority to perform the act or omission for which the reward or inducement was offered, solicited, accepted, or agreed upon.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-10-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-10 / Section 11-10-1
§ 11-10-1. Abominable and detestable crime against nature.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall be convicted of the abominable and detestable crime against nature, with any beast, shall be imprisoned not exceeding twenty (20) years nor less than seven (7) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-2
§ 11-9-2. Employment of children for unlawful purposes.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall take, receive, hire, employ, exhibit, or have in custody, or who shall cause to be taken, hired, employed, exhibited, or held in custody, any child under the age of sixteen (16) years, for any of the purposes prohibited in § 11-9-1, shall be held guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished for every such offense in the manner provided in that section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-11 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-11
§ 11-9-11. Designation of curfew streets.
Status: in_force

The police commissioners of any city or town having a police commission, and the chief of police of any other city or town, may designate certain streets in the city or town as curfew streets. No minor under sixteen (16) years of age shall be allowed to loiter on any curfew street after 9 oclock (9:00) p.m., unless accompanied by some adult person.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-13-8 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-13 / Section 11-13-8
§ 11-13-8. Delivery or transportation of unmarked explosives or inflammable substances.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall knowingly deliver or cause to be delivered to any person or carrier any box, can, or other package of nitroglycerine, gunpowder, naphtha, or other equally inflammable and explosive substance, material, or fluid, not marked with a plain and legible label describing its contents, or who shall remove or cause to be removed any such label or mark, or who shall carry or cause to be carried on any vessel, car, or vehicle operated in the transportation of passengers by a common carrier, which vessel, car, or vehicle is carrying passengers for hire, any box, can, or other package of nitroglycerine, gunpowder, naphtha, guncotton or substance or material containing guncotton, or any other equally inflammable and explosive material, substance, or fluid, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisoned not more than five (5) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13.6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-13.6
§ 11-9-13.6. Duties of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.
Status: in_force

The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall:

(1) Coordinate and promote the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and serve as the primary liaison from this department to other state or local agencies, departments, or divisions on issues pertaining to stopping individuals under twenty-one (21) years of age access to tobacco products, which include electronic nicotine-delivery system products.

(2) Provide retail tobacco products dealers and electronic nicotine-delivery system products dealers signs concerning the prohibition of sales to individuals under twenty-one (21) years of age. The signs, conforming to the requirements of this chapter, shall be sold at cost. This sign, or an exact duplicate of it made privately, shall be displayed in all locations where tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products, are sold.

(3) Investigate concurrently with other state and local officials violations of this chapter.

(4)(i) Utilize unannounced statewide compliance checks of tobacco product sales, including electronic nicotine-delivery system product sales; retail tobacco product over-the-counter sales, which include electronic nicotine-delivery system product over-the-counter sales; mail-order sales initiated via mail, facsimile, telephone, or internet ordering or other types of electronic communications; and tobacco product, including electronic nicotine-delivery system product vending machine sales, as part of investigating compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Underage individuals, acting as agents for the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals and with the written permission of a parent or guardian for individuals under eighteen (18) years of age, may purchase, with impunity from prosecution, tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products, for the purposes of law enforcement or government research involving monitoring compliance with this chapter, provided that the underage individuals are supervised by an adult law enforcement official. Any individual participating in an unannounced compliance check of over-the-counter or vending machine sales must state his or her accurate age if asked by the sales representative of the retail establishment being checked.

(ii) In fulfilling the requirement of unannounced statewide compliance checks, the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall maintain complete records of the unannounced compliance checks, detailing, at least, the date of the compliance check; the name and address of the retail establishment checked or the mail order company; the results of the compliance check (sale/no sale); whether the sale was made as an over-the-counter sale, a mail-order purchase or a tobacco product, including an electronic nicotine-delivery system product vending machine sale; and if a citation was issued for any violation found. The records shall be subject to public disclosure. Further, the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall report to the owner of each retail establishment checked or mail-order company the results of any compliance check (sale/no sale) whether the sale was made as an over-the-counter sale, a mail-order purchase, or a tobacco and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system product vending machine sale, and if a citation was issued for any violation found.

(5) Seek enforcement, concurrently with other state and local officials, of the penalties as detailed in this chapter.

(6) Develop and disseminate community health education information and materials relating to this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-4-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-4 / Section 11-4-6
§ 11-4-6. Arson  Fifth degree.
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly attempts to cause, procure, aid, or counsel by fire or explosion the damage or destruction of any property mentioned in §§ 11-4-2  11-4-5 shall, upon conviction, be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than twenty (20) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-20-1.2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-20 / Section 11-20-1.2
§ 11-20-1.2. Necrophilia.
Status: in_force

Any person who performs the act of first degree sexual assault upon a dead human body shall be guilty of the crime of necrophilia. Any person convicted of the crime of necrophilia shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten (10) years and may be fined in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-8-9 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-8 / Section 11-8-9
§ 11-8-9. Aiding and abetting a minor.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person eighteen (18) years of age or older who shall aid, assist, abet, counsel, hire, command, or procure a person under the age of eighteen (18) years to commit any offense as set forth in this chapter shall be imprisoned for not less than four (4) years and not more than twenty (20) years and/or fined not less than twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or both, for each such offense.

(b) Every person convicted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be ordered by the sentencing judge to perform up to one hundred (100) hours of public community restitution work. The court may not waive the obligation to perform public community restitution work. Public community restitution work shall be in addition to any fine or sentence which may be imposed and not in lieu of the fine or sentence.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-26 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-26
§ 11-47-26. Penalties for violations.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise specified, any violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both; provided, that a violation of any of the provisions of §§ 11-47-1  11-47-34 with relation to air rifle, air pistol, blank gun, BB gun, or other instrument other than a machine gun, shotgun, rifle, or pistol, from which steel or other metal projectiles are propelled, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and for the second or any subsequent offense by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both; and provided, further, that the provisions of chapter 1 of title 14 shall apply in the case of any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-22 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-44 / Section 11-44-22
§ 11-44-22. Throwing articles at moving vehicles.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall willfully throw, shoot, or in any other manner propel a snowball or any other object at any moving motor or other vehicle in use upon the roads or highways of this state shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-43-7 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-43 / Section 11-43-7
§ 11-43-7. Unlawful exercise of functions of state office.
Status: in_force

Every person, except as duly elected according to the laws of this state, who shall assume or exercise any of the legislative, executive, or ministerial functions of the office of governor, lieutenant-governor, senator, member of the house of representatives, secretary of state, attorney general, or general treasurer of this state, within the territorial limits of the state, as they are now actually had and enjoyed, either separately or with others, or shall assemble with others, for the purpose of exercising any of those functions, shall be imprisoned during life.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-12-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-12 / Section 11-12-5
§ 11-12-5. Plea of former jeopardy.
Status: in_force

Any person indicted under either § 11-12-3 or 11-12-4 may plead a former conviction or acquittal of the same offense in the state or county in which the duel was fought, and that plea, if admitted or established, shall bar all further proceedings against the person for the same offense within this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-1
§ 11-19-1. Forms of gambling prohibited.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, set up, put forth, carry on, promote, or draw, publicly or privately, any lottery, chance, game, or device of any nature or kind whatsoever, or by whatsoever name it may be called, for the purpose of exposing, setting for sale or disposing of any money, houses, lands, merchandise, or articles of value, or shall sell or expose to sale lottery policies, purporting to be governed by the drawing of any public or private lottery, or shall sign or endorse any book, document, or paper whatsoever, for the purpose of enabling others to sell, or expose to sale, lottery policies, except as authorized in this chapter and in title 41 and chapters 61 and 61.2 of title 42, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years or be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-28 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-28
§ 11-18-28. False animal registrations and pedigrees.
Status: in_force

Every person who by any false pretense shall obtain from any club, association, society, or company for improving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine, or other domestic animals, the registration of any animal in the herd register or other register of the club, association, society or company, or who knowingly shall obtain a transfer of that registration, and every person who shall knowingly give a false pedigree of any animal, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-14.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-14.1
§ 11-41-14.1. Concealment of book or other property while on premises of library  Removal of book or other property from library.
Status: in_force

(a) Whoever, without authority, with the intention of converting to his or her own or anothers use, willfully conceals a book or other library property, while still on the premises of the library, or willfully or without authority removes any book or other library property from any of the libraries or collections set forth in § 11-44-15, shall be deemed guilty of larceny, and upon, conviction, shall be punished as provided by § 11-41-5 and shall be ordered to make restitution to the library in the full retail value of the books or library property.

(b) Any person reasonably believed to have committed or to be committing the crime set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to detention by a police officer in accordance with § 12-7-1.

(c) Any employee or agent of a library, eighteen (18) years of age or older, who observes any person willfully concealing or attempting to conceal books or other library property on his or her person or amongst his or her belongings or upon the person or amongst the belongings of another, and leaving the premises with the books or other library property without first having an employee or agent record the removal of the property, or injuring or destroying books and other library property as set forth in § 11-44-15, may stop the person. Immediately upon stopping the person the library employee shall identify himself or herself and state the reason for stopping the person. If after the initial confrontation with the person under suspicion, the library employee has reasonable grounds to believe that at the time stopped the person was committing or attempting to commit the crime of larceny as set forth in this section or the misdemeanor set forth in § 11-44-15, the employee or agent may detain the person for a time sufficient to summon a police officer to the library. In no case shall the detention be for a period of more than one-half (Â½) hour. The detention must be accomplished in a reasonable manner without unreasonable restraints or excessive force, and may take place only on the premises of the library where the alleged crime occurred. Library premises includes the interior of a building, structure, or other enclosure in which a library facility is located, the exterior appurtenances to any building, structure, or enclosure, and the land on which the building, structure, or other enclosure is located. Any person so stopped by an employee or agent of a library shall promptly identify himself or herself by name and address. Once placed under detention, no other information shall be required of the person and no written and/or signed statement shall be elicited from him or her until a police officer has taken him or her into custody. The employee or agent may however examine, for the purposes of ascertaining whether any book or other library property has been properly checked out by the person, the property which the employee has reasonable grounds to believe were unlawfully taken in violation of this chapter or injured or destroyed in violation of chapter 44 of title 11. Should the person detained refuse to surrender the item for examination, a limited and reasonable search may be conducted. Only packages, shopping bags, handbags, or other property in the immediate possession of the person detained, but not including any clothing worn by the person, may be searched.

(d) For the purposes of this chapter, reasonable grounds includes knowledge that a person has concealed or injured a book or other library property while on the premises or is leaving the premises with the library property without having an employee of the library record the removal of the property from the premises.

(e) In detaining a person whom the employee or agent of the library has reasonable grounds to believe is committing the crime of larceny set forth in this chapter or the misdemeanor set forth in chapter 44 of title 11, the employee or agent may use a reasonable amount of non-deadly force when and only when that force is necessary to protect himself or herself or to prevent the escape of the person being detained or the loss of his or her property.

(f) In any civil action by a person detained under these sections against the library or employee or agent of the library so detaining him or her arising out of the detention, evidence that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that the plaintiff was at the time in question committing or attempting to commit the crime set forth in either section shall create a rebuttable presumption that the plaintiff was so committing or attempting to commit the crime.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-21 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-21
§ 11-19-21. Frequenting gambling place.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall frequent any gambling house or place where gaming is practiced or carried on, not in the performance of official duty and not being the landlord of that place entering to view the premises, shall be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-7 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-44 / Section 11-44-7
§ 11-44-7. Misappropriation of vehicle, boat, or animal.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall willfully, mischievously, or without right, take, drive, ride, or use any carriage, wagon, or other vehicle other than a motor vehicle, or any boat, or any horse, ox, or cow, or milk any cow, the property of another, without the consent of the owner or of the person having the lawful custody of the property, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; provided that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to apply to any case where property is taken with the intent to steal the property or where it is taken under a claim of right.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-23-2.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-23 / Section 11-23-2.1
§ 11-23-2.1. Penalty for murder of a kidnapped person under the age of eighteen (18).
Status: in_force

If any person under the age of eighteen (18) who is kidnapped in violation of § 11-26-1 by a person other than his or her natural or adopted parent dies as a direct result of the kidnapping, then the person convicted of the offense shall be guilty of murder in the first degree and shall be punished by imprisonment for life, and the court may, pursuant to chapter 19.2 of title 12, order that that person not be eligible for parole.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-16 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-16
§ 11-41-16. Sale or concealment of property leased or purchased on conditional sale.
Status: in_force

Whoever, being in possession of personal property, other than wearing apparel, received upon a written and conditional contract of sale or acquired upon a written lease, or in which any person, firm, or corporation shall have a valid and perfected security interest in accordance with the provisions of title 6A, sells, conveys, conceals, or aids in concealing the property, or any part of it, or refuses to return the property with intent to defraud, before performance of the conditions precedent to acquiring its title, shall be guilty of larceny and be subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-41-5.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-27-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-27 / Section 11-27-3
§ 11-27-3. Receipt of fees as practice of law.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person, partnership, corporation, or association that receives any fee or any part of a fee for the services performed by an attorney at law shall be deemed to be practicing law contrary to the provisions of this chapter.

(b) A lawyer or law firm may agree to share a statutory or tribunal-approved fee award, or a settlement in a matter eligible for such an award, with an organization that referred the matter to the lawyer or law firm if: (i) the organization is one that is not for profit; (ii) the organization is tax-exempt under federal law; (iii) the fee award or settlement is made in connection with a proceeding to advance one or more of the purposes by virtue of which the organization is tax-exempt; and (iv) the client consents in a written representation that a division of fees will be made.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-35 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-35
§ 11-47-35. Sale of concealable weapons  Safety courses and tests  Issuance of permits to certain government officers.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) No person shall deliver a pistol or revolver to a purchaser until seven (7) days shall have elapsed from twelve oclock (12:00) noon of the day following the day of application for the purchase, and when delivered, the pistol or revolver shall be unloaded and securely wrapped, with the bill of sale to be enclosed within the wrapper with the pistol or revolver. Any citizen of the United States and/or lawful resident of this state who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older, and any nonresident member of the armed forces of the United States who is stationed in this state and who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older, may, upon application, purchase or acquire a pistol or revolver. At the time of applying for the purchase of a concealable firearm, the purchaser shall: (i) Complete and sign in triplicate and deliver to the person selling the pistol or revolver the application form described in this section, and in no case shall it contain the serial number of the pistol or revolver; and (ii) Present to the person selling the pistol or revolver a pistol/revolver safety certificate issued by the department of environmental management. The certificate shall be retained in the possession of the buyer. The pistol/revolver safety certificate shall certify that the purchaser has completed a basic pistol/revolver safety course as shall be administered by the department of environmental management.

(2) The person selling the pistol or revolver shall on the date of application sign and forward by registered mail, by delivery in person, or by electronic mail if approved by the applicable police department, the original and duplicate copies of the application to the chief of police in the city or town in which the purchaser has their residence or to the superintendent of the Rhode Island state police in the instance where the purchaser either resides in the town of Exeter or resides out of state. The superintendent of the Rhode Island state police or the chief of police in the city or town in which the purchaser has their residence shall mark or stamp the original copy of the application form with the date and the time of receipt and return it by the most expeditious means to the person who is selling the pistol or revolver. The triplicate copy duly signed by the person who is selling the pistol or revolver shall within seven (7) days be sent by them by registered mail, by delivery in person, or by electronic mail to the attorney general. The person who is selling the pistol or revolver shall retain the original copy duly receipted by the police authority to whom sent or delivered for a period of six (6) years with other records of the sale. It shall be the duty of the police authority to whom the duplicate copy of the application form is sent or delivered to make a background check of the applicant to ascertain whether the applicant falls under the provisions of § 11-47-5, § 11-47-6, § 11-47-7, or § 11-47-23. If, after the lapse of seven (7) days from twelve oclock (12:00) noon of the day following application, no disqualifying information has been received from the investigating police authority by the person who is selling the pistol or revolver, the person will deliver the firearm applied for to the purchaser. Upon the finding of no disqualifying information under the provisions of the above cited sections of this chapter, and in no case later than thirty (30) days after the date of application, the duplicate and triplicate copies of the application will be destroyed. Retention of the duplicate and triplicate copies in violation of this section or any unauthorized use of the information contained in the copies by a person or agency shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). The provisions of this section shall not apply to bona fide sales at wholesale to duly licensed retail dealers, nor to purchases by retail dealers duly licensed under the provisions of § 11-47-39.

(b)(1) The department of environmental management shall establish the basic pistol/revolver safety course required by this section. The safety course shall consist of not less than two (2) hours of instruction in the safe use and handling of pistols and revolvers and the course shall be available to buyers continually throughout the year at convenient times and places but at least monthly at locations throughout the state, or more frequently as required. Proficiency in the use of pistols or revolvers shall not be prerequisite to the issuance of the safety certificate. No person shall be required to complete the course more than once; provided, that any person completing the course who is unable to produce the safety certificate issued by the department of environmental management shall be required to take the course again unless the person provides evidence to the department that the person has successfully completed the course.

(2) The administration of the basic pistol/revolver safety course required by this section shall not exceed the cost of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) in any fiscal year.

(c) Proof of passage of the department of environmental managements basic hunter safety course will be equivalent to the pistol/revolver safety certificate mandated by this section.

(d) Any person who has reason to believe that they do not need the required handgun safety course may apply by any written means to the department of environmental management to take an objective test on the subject matter of the handgun safety course. The test shall be prepared, as well as an instruction manual upon which the test shall be based, by the department. The manual shall be made available by any means to the applicant who may, within the time limits for application, take the objective test at the department or at any location where the handgun safety course is being given. Any person receiving a passing grade on the test shall be issued a pistol/revolver safety certificate by the department.

(e) [Deleted by P.L. 2005, ch. 20, §11 and P.L. 2005, ch. 27, §11.]

(f) The following persons shall be issued basic pistol/revolver permits by the department of environmental management: sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, the superintendent and members of the state police, prison or jail wardens or their deputies, members of the city or town police force, members of the park police, conservation officers, members of the airport police and officers of the United States government authorized by law to carry a concealed firearm and, at the discretion of the department of environmental management, any person who can satisfactorily establish that he or she formerly held one of these offices or were so authorized.

(g) Any person who is serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard on active duty shall not be required to obtain a basic pistol/revolver safety certificate or basic pistol/revolver permit under this section so long as the person remains on active duty.

(h) Any person who is serving in the active reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, or any person in an active duty paid status in the Rhode Island National Guard, shall not be required to obtain a basic pistol/revolver safety certificate under this section so long as the person remains in active status.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-10 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-37 / Section 11-37-10
§ 11-37-10. Subsequent offenses.
Status: in_force

If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under the provisions of §§ 11-37-2, 11-37-4, 11-37-8, 11-37-8.1, and 11-37-8.3, the sentence imposed under these sections for the second or subsequent offenses shall not be less than twice the minimum number of years of sentence for the most recent offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-13 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-25 / Section 11-25-13
§ 11-25-13. Federal prisoners.
Status: in_force

Prisoners arrested within this state under the authority of the United States or sentenced under the authority of any court under the authority of the United States held within the territorial limits of the first, second, or third judicial circuit of the United States as constituted on April 26, 1956, except Puerto Rico, shall be committed under the authority of the United States to any adult correctional institution and payment shall be made of the expense of maintaining and supervising those prisoners. The director of corrections of the adult correctional institutions shall receive the prisoners and safely keep them in the institutions until they are discharged by due course of the laws of the United States, under the like penalties and liabilities, civil and criminal, as in the case of prisoners committed by the authority of this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-6
§ 11-35-6. Interference with gas or electric or water meters.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall willfully or fraudulently injure or shall knowingly suffer to be injured any wire, meter, pipe, or fittings connected with or belonging to any electric company or gaslight company or connected with or belonging to the waterworks of any corporation in this state supplying water at a stipulated rate of payment, or shall willfully tamper or meddle with any other of the appliances or appurtenances connected with or belonging to any electric company or gaslight company or to the waterworks of a corporation in a manner as to cause loss or damage to the company or corporation, or who shall willfully or fraudulently prevent any meter used for registering the quantity of electricity, gas, or water supplied through it from duly registering the quantity so passing through it, or alter the index of any meter or in any way hinder or interfere with its proper action or just registration, or shall fraudulently use the electricity or fraudulently burn the gas of the company or fraudulently use the water passing through the wire, meter, pipe, fittings, or other of the appliances or appurtenances connected with or belonging to the electric company or gas company or to the waterworks of the corporation, or willfully waste electricity, gas, or water, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000). In any prosecution under this section proof that any wire, meter, pipe, or fittings have been injured, or that any meter has been prevented from duly registering the quantity of electricity, gas, or water supplied through it, while on the premises occupied by the defendant, shall be prima facie evidence that the defendant caused the injury or prevented the meter from duly registering the quantity of electricity, gas, or water supplied through it, willfully and fraudulently and with intent to injure or defraud.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-7 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-7
§ 11-9-7. Childrens Friend and Service excused from costs.
Status: in_force

Whenever any agent of the Childrens Friend and Service shall make complaint against any person for any of the offenses mentioned in §§ 11-9-1  11-9-8, the agent shall not be required to enter into any recognizance for costs. All costs and expenses attending the making of any complaint by any agent of the service and the proceedings on it under the provisions of §§ 11-9-1  11-9-8, or under the provisions of chapter 1 of title 14, shall be paid by the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-1.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-1.1
§ 11-9-1.1. Child nudity prohibited in publications.
Status: in_force

Every person, firm, association, or corporation which shall publish, sell, offer for sale, loan, give away, or otherwise distribute any book, magazine, pamphlet, or other publication, or any photograph, picture, or film which depicts any child, or children, under the age of eighteen (18) years and known to be under the age of eighteen (18) years of age by the person, firm, association, or corporation in a setting which taken as a whole suggests to the average person that the child, or children, is about to engage in or has engaged in, any sexual act, or which depicts any child under eighteen (18) years of age performing sodomy, oral copulation, sexual intercourse, masturbation, or bestiality, shall, for the first offense, be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both; for any subsequent offense, by imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) years, or by a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or both. Provided, that artistic drawings, sketches, paintings, sculptures, or other artistic renditions, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-27-7 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-27 / Section 11-27-7
§ 11-27-7. Filling out and signing of process and communications  Business association with laymen.
Status: in_force

No attorney at law shall sell any writ of judicial process to any person, except to a member of the bar under § 11-27-5, nor shall he or she deliver any writ or judicial process to another person, and authorize him, her, or it to fill out and issue the writ or judicial process with his or her name on it as the attorney at law, except that the attorney may so authorize any clerk employed by him or her or registered student in his or her office, acting under his or her direction, or any person who is a member of the bar under § 11-27-5, and no person, who is not a member of the bar under § 11-27-5, or not a clerk or student so acting, shall fill out or issue any writ or judicial process for another person, except that nothing in this section shall apply to any justice, or judge or clerk of court, or any notary public or justice of the peace or other official or public boards or commissions acting within his, her, or their authority under the laws of this state. No attorney at law shall authorize any person, except a clerk employed by him or her or a registered student in his or her office acting under his or her direction, or a member of the bar, to use or sign the attorneys name in writing or print in or to any letter or communication calling for the payment of any bill or account or threatening any suit or legal proceeding. No attorney at law shall, together with any other person who is not a member of the bar under § 11-27-5, have or conduct, or advertise or represent in any manner, that they have or conduct a law office or a law and collection office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-24 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-24
§ 11-41-24. Habitual offender.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall be convicted three (3) times for the crime of shoplifting as defined in § 11-41-20 or larceny as defined in § 11-41-1 or receiving stolen goods as defined in § 11-41-2, or who shall have been convicted three (3) times of any combination of the crimes described in this section, shall also be charged as an habitual offender and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) and shall be imprisoned not less than six (6) months nor more than one year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-26-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-26 / Section 11-26-3
§ 11-26-3. Venue of prosecutions.
Status: in_force

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter may be alleged to have been committed, and the offender may be prosecuted and punished, in any county from, through, or into which he or she has transported or carried or caused to be transported or carried another, or in which the person so transported may be found or in which the offender may be found.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-20-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-20 / Section 11-20-2
§ 11-20-2. Desecration of grave.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall willfully and maliciously destroy, mutilate, deface, cover over, injure or remove any tomb, monument, gravestone, American Flag, or other structure or thing placed or designed for a memorial of the dead, or any fence, railing, curb, or other thing intended for the protection or for the ornament of any tomb, monument, gravestone, or other structure of the like character and designed for that purposes, or of any enclosure for the sepulture of the dead, or dig or plow up, cultivate or build upon or within any enclosure or plot of ground used and occupied for the sepulture of the dead, or shall commit any nuisance in it, or wantonly disturb, remove, or in any way desecrate the contents of any grave in any enclosure or plot of ground, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned not less than one year and not exceeding three (3) years, and/or be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both and shall, in addition to imprisonment and/or fine, be ordered to make full restitution to any person, business or entity incurring the expense of repairing the grave.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-52-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-52 / Section 11-52-2
§ 11-52-2. Access to computer for fraudulent purposes.
Status: in_force

Whoever directly or indirectly accesses or causes to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network for the purpose of: (1) devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud; (2) obtaining money, property, or services by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; or (3) damaging, destroying, altering, deleting, or removing any program or data contained in it in connection with any scheme or artifice to defraud, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-52-5.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-4.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-4.1
§ 11-35-4.1. Installation of live wires or electrical equipment.
Status: in_force

(a) Whoever being engaged in the business of transmitting electricity or installing or repairing live wires or electrical equipment knowingly permits a journeyperson line worker, while on a pole or structure, to work on live wires in excess of seven hundred and fifty (750) volts to ground unless he or she is assisted on or at the base of each pole or structure by a journeyperson line worker, a second year apprentice, or a line worker having a title commonly accepted as the equivalent of the foregoing, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).

(b) Each violation of this section shall be a separate offense.

(c) This section shall not apply to work done by any person who is commonly called a troubleshooter, who would be employed in the performance of making emergency repairs, locating electrical faults, clearing defective apparatus, and answering service calls.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-2.2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-5 / Section 11-5-2.2
§ 11-5-2.2. Battery  Criminal negligence.
Status: in_force

(a) When serious bodily injury, as defined in § 11-5-2, of any person, occurs as a proximate result of criminal negligence, the person committing the criminal negligence shall be guilty of battery and shall be deemed to have committed a felony and shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years or fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.

(b) For the purposes of this section: (i) Criminal negligence shall mean: Conduct which is such a departure from what would be that of an ordinary prudent or careful person in the same circumstance as to be incompatible with a proper regard for human life or an indifference to consequences. Criminal negligence is negligence that is aggravated, culpable or gross; (ii) Person shall mean an individual or any business entity recognized by the laws of the state of Rhode Island including, but not limited to, corporations, limited liability corporations, partnerships or limited liability partnerships.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-12 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-12
§ 11-47-12. License or permit fee.
Status: in_force

A fee of forty dollars ($40.00) shall be charged and shall be paid for each license or permit to the licensing authority issuing it. Every license or permit shall be valid for four (4) years from the date when issued unless sooner revoked. The fee charged for issuing of the license or permit shall be applied for the use and benefit of the city, town, or state of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-16 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-16
§ 11-9-16. Plastic bags  Labeling.
Status: in_force

(a) Plastic bag means a polyethylene bag, other than one used for food products weighing not more than five (5) pounds, intended for household use or for packaging articles intended for household use, which is larger than five inches (5³) in diameter at the opened end, and is made of thin film less than one mil (0.001 inch) in thickness (according to standards established under the commodity standards division of the United States Department of Commerce).

(b) No person shall package, deliver or sell any article for use in or around the household in a plastic bag, or shall sell or distribute any plastic bag for use in or around the household, unless the bag bears a warning against the hazard of suffocation by children in the following or substantially equivalent wording:

Keep from children  may cause suffocation

WARNING: Keep this bag away from babies and children. Do not use in cribs, beds, carriages, or playpens. The thin film may cling to nose and mouth and prevent breathing.

(c) The warning shall be printed on, attached to, or accompany each bag; provided, that it shall be permissible to print the warning on the outside wrapper of packages of bags intended only for home processing use, such as freezer bags and garbage disposal bags, in lieu of on each individual bag. The warning shall be conspicuously displayed in bold face type, in accordance with the following table:

(d) Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall upon conviction be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-30 / Section 11-30-5
§ 11-30-5. Evidence as to intoxicating liquors.
Status: in_force

It shall not be necessary to prove an actual sale of intoxicating liquors in any building, place, or tenement, in order to establish the character of such premises as a common nuisance as provided in § 11-30-2 The notorious character of any premises, the notoriously bad or intemperate character of persons visiting them, the keeping of the implements or appurtenances usually appertaining to grog-shops, tippling-shops, or places where intoxicating liquors are sold, shall be evidence that the premises are nuisances within the meaning of §§ 11-30-1 and 11-30-2. Evidence of the sale or keeping of intoxicating liquors for sale in any building, place or tenement shall be evidence that the sale or keeping is illegal, and that the premises are nuisances within the meaning of §§ 11-30-1 and 11-30-2.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-1-10 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-1 / Section 11-1-10
§ 11-1-10. Soliciting an incompetent person.
Status: in_force

Every person who knowingly or willfully encourages, aids, contributes to, or in any way causes any person who as a result of mental and/or physical disability has had a guardian appointed for his or her person or estate to violate any law of this state or the ordinances of any town or city in the state, or who knowingly and willfully encourages, aids, contributes to, or in any way causes that disabled person to be guilty of any vicious or immoral conduct, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-54 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-54
§ 11-47-54. Licensing of shooting galleries.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall keep any pistol gallery, rifle gallery, or other building or other enclosure in any city or town of this state where firearms are used without a license from the duly constituted licensing authority of the city or town shall, upon conviction, be fined two hundred dollars ($200) for the first offense, and five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent offense; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to organizations that receive arms and ammunition from the United States or this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-4-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-4 / Section 11-4-5
§ 11-4-5. Arson  Fourth degree.
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly causes, procures, aids, counsels or creates by means of fire or explosion damage to or destruction of any personal property valued in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) and the property of another person shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than three (3) years, or shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-8-2.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-8 / Section 11-8-2.1
§ 11-8-2.1. Unlawful breaking and entering of dwelling with possession of instruments relating to wrongful setting of fires.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall break and enter, at any time of the day or night, any dwelling house or apartment, whether it is occupied or not, or any outbuilding or garage attached to or adjoining any dwelling house or apartment, without the consent of the owner or tenant of the dwelling house, apartment, building, or garage, and who shall have in his or her possession any instrument or instrumentality or equipment of any kind that is reasonably related to the wrongful setting of fires shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three (3) years and not more than fifteen (15) years. Possession means in the actual or constructive control or custody of the person while in the dwelling. Wrongful excludes those items which are ordinarily used for the lighting of smoking paraphernalia.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-2
§ 11-19-2. Unauthorized sale of lottery tickets.
Status: in_force

Every person not authorized by the Rhode Island state police who shall sell or expose to sale any ticket, or certificate in the nature of a ticket, or share in any ticket or certificate in the nature of a ticket, in any lottery set up within or without this state, shall be fined for every such ticket, certificate or share of the ticket or certificate by that person sold or exposed to sale not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-51-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-51 / Section 11-51-2
§ 11-51-2. Organized criminal gambling business.
Status: in_force

Whoever shall conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct or own all or part of an organized criminal gambling business, as defined in this chapter, shall be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years and fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-22 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-22
§ 11-41-22. Severability of shoplifting provisions.
Status: in_force

If any section, clause, sentence, paragraph or part of §§ 11-41-20  11-41-22 shall for any reason be adjudged invalid, the remainder of §§ 11-41-20  11-41-22 shall not be affected.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-43-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-43 / Section 11-43-3
§ 11-43-3. Misprision of treason.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall have knowledge of the commission of treason against this state by levying war against this state or by adhering to the enemies of the state, giving them aid and comfort, and who shall conceal it, and shall not as soon as possible, disclose and make known the treason to the governor or to some magistrate, shall be deemed guilty of misprision of treason against this state and shall be imprisoned not exceeding twenty (20) years, nor less than five (5) years, or be fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-12 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-12
§ 11-19-12. Penalty for stamp and coupon violations.
Status: in_force

Whoever shall violate any provision of §§ 11-19-9  11-19-11 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three (3) months.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-3
§ 11-47-3. Carrying dangerous weapons or substances when committing crime of violence.
Status: in_force

No person shall commit or attempt to commit a crime of violence when armed with or having available any firearm, explosive substance, noxious liquid, gas or substance, or acid. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished: (1) for the first conviction by imprisonment for not less than three (3) nor more than ten (10) years; (2) for a second conviction under this section by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) years; and (3) for a third or subsequent conviction the person convicted shall be sentenced to not less than fifteen (15) years to life imprisonment. For the penalties provided in this section he or she shall not be afforded the provisions of suspension or deferment of sentence, nor of probation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-12 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-12
§ 11-18-12. Injunction of false advertising.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, when it appears to the director of business regulation of the state of Rhode Island that any person, firm, corporation, or association is violating any of the provisions of § 11-18-10, the director of business regulation may cause to be instituted an action, commenced in the name of the director of business regulation in his or her capacity as director of business regulation, to enjoin the violation in the superior court and the court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin and/or restrain any person, firm, corporation or association from violating any of the provisions of § 11-18-10 without regard to whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted.

(b) When it appears to the director of labor and training of the state of Rhode Island that any person, firm, corporation, or association is violating any of the provisions of § 11-18-10 with respect to the offer or sale of liquid fuels, lubricating oils or other similar products, the director of labor and training may cause to be instituted an action, commenced in the name of the director of labor and training in his or her capacity as director of labor and training, to enjoin the violation in the superior court and the court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin and/or restrain any person, firm, corporation, or association from violating any of the provisions of § 11-18-10 with respect to the offer or sale of liquid fuels, lubricating oils or other similar products without regard to whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-24-2.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-24 / Section 11-24-2.1
§ 11-24-2.1. Discrimination based on disability, age, or sex prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever in this chapter there shall appear the words ancestral origin there shall be inserted immediately thereafter the words disability, age, or sex.

(b) Disability means a disability as defined in § 42-87-1.

(c) The terms, as used regarding persons with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services and reasonable accommodation have the same meaning as those terms are defined in § 42-87-1.1.

(d) Otherwise qualified means a person with a disability who meets the essential eligibility requirements for participation in or receipt of benefits from the program or activity.

(e) Any person with a disability shall be entitled to full and equal access, as other members of the general public to all public accommodations, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.

(f) Every person with a disability who has a personal assistive animal or who obtains a personal assistive animal, shall be entitled to full and equal access to all public accommodations provided for in this chapter, and shall not be required to pay extra compensation for a personal assistive animal, but shall be liable for any damage done to the premises by a personal assistive animal.

(g) Nothing in this section shall require any person providing a place of public accommodation to, in any way, incur any greater liability or obligation, or provide a higher degree of care for a person with a disability than for a person who is not disabled.

(h) Sexual orientation means having or being perceived as having an orientation for heterosexuality, bisexuality, or homosexuality.

(i) Gender identity or expression includes a persons actual or perceived gender, as well as a persons gender identity, gender-related self image, gender-related appearance, or gender-related expression, whether or not that gender identity, gender-related self image, gender-related appearance, or gender-related expression is different from that traditionally associated with the persons sex at birth.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-19.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-19.1
§ 11-9-19.1. Possession of spray paint by a minor.
Status: in_force

(a) No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall have in his or her possession or under his or her control any aerosol container of spray paint. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a requirement of up to fifty (50) hours of community restitution work.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to possession or use of aerosol spray paint containers on property owned or rented by the minor or his or her parent(s) or guardian(s).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-13-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-13 / Section 11-13-5
§ 11-13-5. Sale of blanks to minors.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell or offer to sell blank cartridges to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-14.2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-5 / Section 11-5-14.2
§ 11-5-14.2. Battery by an adult upon child ten (10) years of age or younger causing serious bodily injury.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older who shall commit a battery upon a child ten (10) years of age or younger, causing serious bodily injury, shall be deemed to have committed a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years but not more than twenty (20) years and a fine of not less than five thousand ($5,000) dollars nor more than twenty thousand ($20,000) dollars.

(b) Serious bodily injury means physical injury that:

(1) Creates a substantial risk of death;

(2) Causes protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily part, member or organ; or

(3) Causes serious permanent disfigurement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-62 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-62
§ 11-47-62. Rifle ranges  Immunity from prosecution  Criminal or civil.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, it shall be lawful for an owner of a rifle, pistol, silhouette, archery, skeet, trap, black powder, or other similar range to operate the range in excess of the applicable noise or noise pollution, law, ordinance or bylaw, provided the owner of the range continues to be in compliance with any applicable noise control law, ordinance or bylaws in existence at the time of the construction of the range. No owner shall be liable in any action for nuisance, and no court shall enjoin the use or operation of the range on the basis of noise or noise pollution, provided the owner continues to be in compliance with any noise control law, ordinance or bylaws in effect at the time of the construction of the range.

(b) No standards in rules adopted by any state, city or town agency for limiting levels of noise in terms of decibel level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere shall apply to the ranges exempted from liability under the provisions of this section.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit an owner of a rifle, pistol, silhouette, archery, skeet, trap, black powder, or other similar range to change the use and/or type of the range, or to expand the use and/or type of the range.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-43 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-43
§ 11-19-43. Acts of officers, directors, representatives, or agents acting within the scope of their authority.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation, association, firm, partnership, or limited partnership is liable for the acts of its officers, directors, representatives, or agents acting within the scope of their authority. Proof of the acts of any officer, director, representative, or agent shall be received as prima facie proof of the acts of the corporation, association, firm, partnership, or limited partnership itself.

(b) When a corporation, association, firm, partnership, or limited partnership violates this chapter, the violation shall be deemed to be that of the individual directors, members, officers, managers, employees, or agents of the corporation, association, firm, partnership, or limited partnership who knowingly authorized, ordered, aided, abetted, or advised in the acts or omissions constituting in whole or in part the violation, whether the individuals acted on their own behalf and for their own benefit, or for the corporation, association, firm, partnership, or limited partnership and in their representative capacity. The individuals, in their capacity as individuals, are subject to the provisions of this chapter and may be joined, if subject to personal jurisdiction, as additional parties defendant in the proceedings against the corporation, association, partnership, or limited partnership.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-60-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-60 / Section 11-60-2
§ 11-60-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Licensed health care professional means a physician, surgeon, podiatrist, osteopath, osteopathic physician and surgeon, physician assistant, nurse, nurse anesthetist, dentist, or pharmacist licensed pursuant to title 5.

(2) Suicide means the act or instance of taking ones own life voluntarily and intentionally.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-14 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-14
§ 11-18-14. Sale of fuels and lubricants other than those shown by trade name on container.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to store, keep, expose for sale offer for sale, or sell, from any tank or container, or from any pump, or other distributing device or equipment, any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other similar products other than those indicated by the name, trade name, symbol, sign, or other distinguishing mark, or device, of the manufacturer or distributor, appearing upon the tank, container, pump, or other distributing equipment, from which the products are sold, offered for sale, or distributed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-12 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-31 / Section 11-31-12
§ 11-31-12. Penalty for making receipt of obscene publications a condition to delivery of other publications.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or association who shall as a condition to a sale, allocation, consignment, or delivery for resale of any book, periodical, publication, pamphlet, magazine, ballad, printed paper, print, photograph, or any other thing require that the purchaser or consignee receive for resale any other book, periodical, publication, pamphlet, magazine, ballad, printed paper, print, picture, photograph, or other thing which is obscene or shall deny or threaten to deny any franchise or impose or threaten to impose any penalty financial or otherwise, by reason of the failure of any person to accept the book, periodical, publication, pamphlet, magazine, ballad, printed paper, print, picture, photograph, or other thing, or by reason of the return of it, shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed two (2) years or shall pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor less than one hundred dollars ($100).

(b) For the purpose of this section, obscene has the same meaning as defined in § 11-31-1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-2
§ 11-18-2. False information to registrar of vital statistics.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall knowingly furnish or cause to be furnished to the registrar of vital statistics of any city or town false information concerning any birth, marriage, death and/or divorce shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-14 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-14
§ 11-19-14. Bookmaking.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in chapter 4 of title 41 and excluding activities authorized by the division of lottery under chapters 61 and 61.2 of title 42, any person who shall engage in pool selling or bookmaking, or shall occupy or keep any room, shed, tenement, tent, or building, or any part of them, or shall occupy any place upon any public or private grounds within this state, with books, apparatus, or paraphernalia for the purpose of recording or registering bets or wagers or of buying or selling pools, or who shall record or register bets or wagers or sell pools upon the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed, or power of endurance of man or beast, or upon the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election, or, being the owner or lessee or occupant of any room, tent, tenement, shed, booth, or building, or part of them, knowingly shall permit it to be used or occupied for any of these purposes, or shall keep, exhibit, or employ any device or apparatus for the purpose of recording or registering bets or wagers, or the selling of pools, or shall become the custodian or depositary for gain, hire, or reward of any money, property, or thing of value staked, wagered, or pledged or to be wagered or pledged upon the result, or who shall receive, register, record, forward, or purport or pretend to forward to or for any race course, or person, within or outside this state, any money, thing, or consideration of value bet or wagered, or money, thing, or consideration of value offered for the purpose of being bet or wagered upon the speed or endurance of any man or beast; or who shall occupy any place or building or part of it with books, papers, apparatus, or paraphernalia for the purpose of receiving or pretending to receive, or for recording or registering, or for forwarding or pretending or attempting to forward in any manner whatsoever, any money, thing, or consideration of value bet or wagered or to be bet or wagered for any other person, or who shall receive or offer to receive any money, thing, or consideration of value bet or to be bet at any race track within or without this state, or who shall aid, assist, or abet in any manner in any of the acts forbidden by this section, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment not exceeding one year, and upon a second conviction of a violation of this section shall be imprisoned for a period not less than one nor more than five (5) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-32-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-32 / Section 11-32-6
§ 11-32-6. Jurisdiction of district, superior and family courts.
Status: in_force

(a) Any court with jurisdiction over any criminal matter, including the family court when it has jurisdiction of a juvenile by virtue of a wayward or delinquent petition alleging the violation of any criminal statute of the state of Rhode Island, may, in its discretion, upon good cause (which may include, but is not limited to, credible hearsay or the declaration of the prosecutor or defense attorney) that intimidation or dissuasion of any person who is a victim or who is a witness, has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur, issue orders including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) An order that a defendant not violate any provision of this chapter.

(2) An order that a person before the court other than a defendant, including, but not limited to, a subpoenaed witness or other person entering the courtroom of the court, not violate any provisions of this chapter.

(3) An order that any person described in this subsection maintain a prescribed geographic distance from any specified witness or victim.

(4) An order that any person described in this subsection have no communication whatsoever with any specified witness or any victim, except through an attorney under any reasonable restrictions that the court may impose.

(5) An order calling for a hearing to determine if an order as described in subdivisions (1) through (4) of this subsection should be issued.

(6) An order that a particular law enforcement agency within the jurisdiction of the court provide protection for a victim and/or witness.

(b) Every person violating any order made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be punished in any or all manner as follows:

(1) For any substantive offense described in § 11-32-5.

(2) As a contempt of the court making the order. No finding of contempt shall be a bar to prosecution for a substantive offense under § 11-32-5, but any conviction or acquittal for any substantive offense under § 11-32-5 shall be a bar to subsequent punishment for contempt arising out of the same act.

(3) By revocation of any form of pretrial release and/or the forfeiture of bail and the issuance of a bench warrant for the defendants arrest or remanding him or her into custody. Revocation may, after a hearing and upon showing by clear and convincing evidence, in the sound discretion of the court, be made whether the violation order complained of has been personally committed by the defendant or was in any way caused or encouraged to have been committed by the defendant.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-23 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-23
§ 11-19-23. Lease voided by gambling.
Status: in_force

Every lease of any house, shop, or place used as a gambling house or place where gaming is practiced or carried on, or where pools are bought or sold, shall be void, and no notice to the occupant other than a demand for the possession of the premises, shall be necessary to eject the occupant.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-18 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-18
§ 11-35-18. Bomb threats and similar false reports.
Status: in_force

Whoever, knowing the report to be false, transmits or causes to be transmitted to any person by telephone or other means a communication falsely reporting the location of any explosive or other dangerous substance or contrivance, causing anxiety, unrest, fear, or personal discomfort by that false report to any person or group of persons, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment at the adult correctional institutions for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both fine and imprisonment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-38 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-38
§ 11-47-38. Dealers to be licensed.
Status: in_force

No retail dealer shall sell or otherwise transfer, or expose for sale or transfer, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell or otherwise transfer, any pistol, revolver, or other firearm without being licensed as provided in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-8-8 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-8 / Section 11-8-8
§ 11-8-8. Injury or death  Defense.
Status: in_force

In the event that any person shall die or shall sustain a personal injury in any way or for any cause while in the commission of any criminal offense enumerated in §§ 11-8-2  11-8-6, it shall be rebuttably presumed as a matter of law in any civil or criminal proceeding that the owner, tenant, or occupier of the place where the offense was committed acted by reasonable means in self-defense and in the reasonable belief that the person engaged in the criminal offense was about to inflict great bodily harm or death upon that person or any other individual lawfully in the place where the criminal offense was committed. There shall be no duty on the part of an owner, tenant, or occupier to retreat from any person engaged in the commission of any criminal offense enumerated in §§ 11-8-2  11-8-6.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-33-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-33 / Section 11-33-4
§ 11-33-4. False swearing pertaining to sale or conveyance of property.
Status: in_force

Every person over the age of eighteen (18) years who shall willfully swear or affirm falsely before any notary public, justice of the peace, or other officer authorized to administer oaths, concerning any material fact relating to any contract, lease, or other document pertaining to the sale or conveyance of real or personal property shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-27-14 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-27 / Section 11-27-14
§ 11-27-14. Penalties for violations.
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon a first conviction, be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year, or fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or both. Any firm, corporation, or other entity violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon a first conviction, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500). Every person having been convicted of a subsequent offense involving the unauthorized practice of law in this state or in any other jurisdiction shall, for each offense, be imprisoned for a term not exceeding five (5) years, or be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both. Every firm, corporation, or other entity having been convicted of a subsequent offense involving the unauthorized practice of law in this state or in any other jurisdiction shall, for each offense, be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-50-8 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-50 / Section 11-50-8
§ 11-50-8. Injunction.
Status: in_force

Whenever the attorney general has reason to believe that any promotion or advertising scheme or plan of the type set forth in § 11-50-1 is being operated in violation of this chapter, he or she may bring an action in the superior court, in the name and on behalf of the people of the state, to enjoin the continued operation of the promotion or advertising scheme or plan.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-32 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-32
§ 11-19-32. Operation of bingo games.
Status: in_force

Any charitable organization approved by the department may promote, carry on, or conduct the game of bingo provided as follows:

(1) The game is conducted by members of the organization; provided, however, that the members shall be permitted to employ one or more persons to carry on or conduct the game who are not members of the organization; and provided, further, that any person who is a member or a worker of the organization which promotes, carries on or conducts the game shall be permitted to be a member or worker of another organization that promotes, carries on or conducts the game of bingo.

(2) No person in the actual or constructive management and control of the game receives any compensation for services connected to the game or receives any compensation from the gross receipts of the game.

(3) The entire net receipts of the game are applied solely to the charitable purposes of the organization. All expenses deducted from gross receipts must be reasonable and related to the actual conduct of the game.

(4) The total amount of all expenses deducted from the gross receipts shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total annual gross receipts raised through bingo, not including monies raised through the sale of pull-tab lottery tickets.

(5) The total prizes, in the form of cash and/or retail merchandise including prizes from winner-take-all games, which are offered or awarded do not exceed the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) in any one night.

(6) The game is carried on or conducted not more than twice in any period of one calendar week under a license issued pursuant to the provisions of § 11-19-37.

(7) That there be only one sponsor for each date of the proposed game and that the game shall be conducted only on the premises affiliated with the organization in conformance with rules and regulations.

(8) That any building in which a game is played or conducted shall be used no more than three (3) times in any calendar week for conducting a game, and that no annex or subdivision of any building shall be permitted to be used to conduct a game in an attempt to increase the number of times the building may be used for bingo purposes.

(9) The organization shall keep and maintain financial records relating to the game in accordance with rules and regulations and have the records available for inspection upon demand.

(10) Payment of a prize in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) shall be made by check.

(11) Winner-take-all games are prohibited, with the exception that each organization shall be permitted to play one optional winner-take-all game per night.

(12) No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be permitted to play the game.

(13) Notwithstanding any regulation to the contrary, any approved charitable organization conducting a lawful game of bingo pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be permitted to advertise their game in print media. As used in this chapter, advertise means an advertisement or announcement in print media containing the date, time, and place of the game, the charitable organization sponsoring and/or benefiting from the game, whether the game shall provide for a bonus building/prize pool, and the total amount of the prize pool as set forth in subdivision (14) of this section.

(14) The game may provide for a bonus building/prize pool which would start at five hundred dollars ($500) and increase at one hundred dollar ($100) increments each week until it reaches a maximum amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(15) Game workers may be compensated with a non-monetary gift, valued at not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per quarter and/or a total of one hundred dollars ($100) per year. Beverages and food provided without charge to volunteer workers at the game of bingo shall not be considered to be compensation for purposes of the subsection.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-5.3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-5.3
§ 11-47-5.3. Surrender of firearms by persons convicted of domestic violence offenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Pleading nolo contendere to or conviction of an offense under § 12-29-2 which is punishable as a felony shall prohibit the defendant from purchasing, owning, carrying, transporting, or having in their possession or control any firearm. Upon such a plea or conviction, the court shall issue an order declaring that the defendant surrender all firearm(s) owned by the defendant, or in the defendants possession, care, custody, or control as described in this section.

(1) Surrender shall be made within twenty-four (24) hours of prohibition to a law enforcement agency or to a federally licensed firearms dealer. The arresting law enforcement agency shall be immediately notified of the order to surrender firearm(s). A law enforcement agency or federally licensed firearms dealer taking possession of a firearm(s) shall issue proof of surrender to the person surrendering the firearm(s). The proof of surrender shall include the name of the person; the name of the law enforcement agency or federally licensed firearms dealer; the date of surrender; the serial number; the manufacturer; and model of all surrendered firearm(s).

(2) The defendant may transport their firearm(s) during the twenty-four hour (24) surrender period directly to the law enforcement agency or federally licensed firearms dealer, provided that the firearm(s) is broken down, unloaded, and carried as openly as circumstances will permit, or provided that the pistols or revolvers are unloaded and secured in a separate container suitable for the purpose.

(3) The defendant shall, within forty-eight (48) hours after being served with the order, either:

(i) File a copy of proof of surrender with the court and attest that all firearm(s) owned by the defendant, or in the defendants possession, care, custody, or control at the time of the plea or conviction, have been surrendered in accordance with this section and that the defendant currently owns no firearm(s) or has any firearm(s) in their care, custody, or control; or

(ii) Attest that, at the time of the plea or conviction, the defendant owned no firearm(s) and had no firearm(s) in their care, custody, or control, and that the defendant currently owns no firearm(s) and has no firearm(s) in their possession, care, custody, or control.

(4) The list of firearm(s) surrendered shall be kept under seal and shall not be part of the public record.

(5)(i) If the defendant chooses to surrender a firearm(s) to a law enforcement agency, the law enforcement agency shall follow the policies established by the police officers commission on standards and training for the return or disposal of the firearm(s).

(ii) The police officers commission on standards and training shall establish policies for the return or disposal of firearms that are surrendered pursuant to any court order, provided that such policies require that the defendant be notified of the return or disposal, and that the owner receive any financial value received from the disposal, less the cost associated with taking possession of, storing, and disposing of the firearm(s) and provided that no disposal shall occur while any appeal of the conviction is pending.

(6) If the defendant, or their designee, transfers a firearm(s) to a federally licensed firearms dealer pursuant to this section, the defendant may instruct the federally licensed firearms dealer to sell the firearm(s) or to transfer ownership pursuant to state and federal law to a qualified named individual who is not a member of the defendants dwelling house. The owner of any firearm(s) sold shall receive any financial value received from their sale, less the cost associated with taking possession of, storing, and transferring of the firearm(s).

(7) Every individual, to whom ownership of a firearm(s) is transferred pursuant to this section, shall be prohibited from transferring or returning any firearm(s) to the defendant and shall be informed of this prohibition.

(i) Any knowing violation of subsection (a)(7) of this section is a felony which shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than one year and not more than five (5) years, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-50 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-50
§ 11-47-50. Firing without landowners permission  Firing in compact area.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person, not being at the time under military duty, who shall discharge any firearm, BB gun, or other contrivance arranged to discharge shot, bullets, arrows, darts, or other missiles within the compact part of any city or town, or who shall discharge a firearm or other contrivance elsewhere, except upon land owned or occupied by him or her or by permission of the owner or occupant of the land on or into which he or she may shoot, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or one year in prison, or both; provided, that any city or town may by ordinance permit the discharge on non-posted land.

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the owner of land who uses, or who gives permission to another to use without charge, a recurve, compound or longbow, provided that they are not used within two hundred fifty feet (250²) of a dwelling house.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-16.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-25 / Section 11-25-16.1
§ 11-25-16.1. Escape after certification.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates the provisions of § 11-25-16 after having been certified and adjudicated by the family court pursuant to § 14-1-7.2 may, after a hearing by a justice of the family court to determine that probable cause exists to believe that the child has escaped from the institution, have the jurisdiction over his or her sentence transferred to the department of corrections to be served in facilities under the control of the department.

(b) A finding pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall constitute presumptive evidence of the nonamenability of the person of further treatment in facilities available to the family court. The court shall transfer the jurisdiction over his or her sentence to the department of corrections to be served in facilities under the control of that department, unless the presumption is rebutted by clear and convincing evidence which demonstrates that the person is amenable to treatment in facilities available to the family court.

(c) A finding pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall constitute presumptive evidence of the nonamenability of the person to further treatment in facilities available to the family court and the court shall waive jurisdiction over the offense and all subsequent offenses. The child shall be prosecuted for those offenses by the court which would have jurisdiction if committed by an adult, unless the presumption is rebutted by clear and convincing evidence which demonstrates that the person is amenable to treatment in the facilities available to the family court.

(d) A waiver of jurisdiction over a child pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall constitute a waiver of jurisdiction over the child for that offense, as well as for all subsequent offenses of whatever nature. The child shall be referred to the court which would have had jurisdiction if the offense had been committed by an adult.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-13 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-37 / Section 11-37-13
§ 11-37-13. Prior sexual conduct of complainant  Admissibility of evidence.
Status: in_force

If a defendant who is charged with the crime of sexual assault intends to introduce proof that the complaining witness has engaged in sexual activities with other persons, he or she shall give notice of that intention to the court and the attorney for the state. The notice shall be given prior to the introduction of any evidence of that fact; it shall be given orally out of the hearing of spectators and, if the action is being tried by a jury, out of the hearing of the jurors. Upon receiving the notice, the court shall order the defendant to make a specific offer of the proof that he or she intends to introduce in support of this issue. The offer of proof, and all arguments relating to it, shall take place outside the hearing of spectators and jurors. The court shall then rule upon the admissibility of the evidence offered.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-20 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-44 / Section 11-44-20
§ 11-44-20. Property of life saving corps  Interference or deception.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall willfully destroy any of the property or apparatus of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps, or steal or misappropriate it, or any part of it, or willfully interfere with any of its life savers in the performance of their duty, or who shall call for help or aid while in or on the water with intent to deceive any of the life savers, shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-32.2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-32.2
§ 11-19-32.2. Senior citizens center  Bingo allowed.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, any organization which operates a public senior citizens center or senior center may obtain a permit approved by the department to conduct bingo games in said senior citizens center or senior center for up to five (5) calendar days per week, excluding Sundays.

(b) As used herein, the terms senior citizens center or senior center means an organization whose goal is the promotion of various recreational and educational activities to senior citizens and which receives a combination of federal, state, municipal and private funds to provide such services at a community facility.

(c) A senior citizens center or senior center may conduct bingo games if it complies with all of the following requirements:

(1) All bingo games are conducted only on the premises of the centers facility;

(2) All participants are age fifty-five (55) years of age or older; provided, this shall not prohibit a person who is less than fifty-five (55) years of age from assisting a senior citizen in playing the game;

(3) All bingo game operators are sixty (60) years of age or older and receive no compensation for serving as operators;

(4) The total daily prizes shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400); and

(5) All proceeds of the game shall be limited in use to the following:

(i) To pay winners monetary prizes;

(ii) To defray any costs directly related to conducting the games; and/or

(iii) To defray costs of services the centers facility provides.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-1
§ 11-47-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Firearms Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-36-11 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-36 / Section 11-36-11
§ 11-36-11. Unauthorized presence on locomotive or freight train.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall without right attach himself or herself to or shall be in or upon any locomotive, locomotive tender, freight car, or freight train upon any railroad track shall be fined not more than twenty dollars ($20.00), or be imprisoned not more than ten (10) days, or both. Any person violating this section may be arrested without a warrant by any police officer, or any railroad police officer, and proceeded against according to law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13.18 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-13.18
§ 11-9-13.18. Prohibition on the sale or distribution of certain excise tax stamps.
Status: in_force

The division of taxation shall not sell or distribute cigarette excise tax stamps, or permit the use of a metering machine as described in § 44-20-20 for any cigarette product packaged with less than twenty (20) cigarettes per package. The sale or distribution of cigarettes in packages of less than twenty (20) is prohibited.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-15-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-15 / Section 11-15-4
§ 11-15-4. Use of state emblems for commercial purposes.
Status: in_force

No person, firm or corporation shall use the state seal, the state coat of arms, or a facsimile or imitation of them, for commercial purposes. The use of the state seal, the state coat of arms, or a facsimile or imitation of them as a portion of any letterhead, or in any advertisement, shall create a presumption that the use is for commercial purposes. Any person who violates any provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-29 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-29
§ 11-18-29. Fraudulent stock certificates.
Status: in_force

Every president, secretary, cashier, treasurer, or other officer or agent of any incorporated company or institution, who shall fraudulently issue any stock or certificate of stock of the company or institution, shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years, nor less than one year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-61 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-61
§ 11-47-61. Drive-by shootings.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall discharge a firearm from a motor vehicle in a manner which creates a substantial risk of death or serious injury shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisoned for not less than ten (10) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-22-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-22 / Section 11-22-1
§ 11-22-1. Injuring highway boundary markers.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall willfully break down, remove, injure, or destroy any monuments, walls, fences, or bounds, erected for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any public highway, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500). In addition, any and all costs incurred by the state of Rhode Island due to damages/loss under this section shall be fully reimbursed by the party or parties causing the damage.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-3.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-5 / Section 11-5-3.1
§ 11-5-3.1. Assault or battery upon delivery person.
Status: in_force

(a) Delivery person means any person engaged in the commercial delivery of any item, food product, or anything else of value to any home, residence, or business.

(b) Every person who shall make an assault or battery upon any delivery person in the execution of the delivery persons duty shall be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) years or fined not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both.

(c) Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, with a dangerous weapon, or with acid or other dangerous substance, or by fire, or an assault or battery that results in serious bodily injury, to any delivery person shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than five (5) years, but not more than twenty (20) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-23-7 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-23 / Section 11-23-7
§ 11-23-7. Controlled substance delivery resulting in death.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of a controlled substance delivery resulting in death when, as a result of an unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in exchange for anything of value to an adult, death results to that adult because of the ingestion orally, or the injection or inhalation of the controlled substance.

(b) A person is guilty of a controlled substance delivery resulting in death when, as a result of an unlawful delivery of a controlled substance to another person who subsequently delivers such controlled substance to an adult, death results to that adult because of the ingestion orally or the injection or inhalation of the controlled substance.

(c) Those in violation of subsection (a) or (b), upon conviction, shall be imprisoned up to life.

(d) For the purposes of this section only, any person who, in good faith, without malice and in the absence of evidence of an intent to defraud, seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing a controlled substance overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for a violation of this section, if the evidence for the charge was gained as a result of the seeking of medical assistance.

(e) The phrase in exchange for anything of value does not apply to the act of sharing a controlled substance when the sharing results in the proximate cause of a persons death under this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13.19 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-13.19
§ 11-9-13.19. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application of it to any individual or circumstances is held invalid in a court test, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13.12 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-13.12
§ 11-9-13.12. Enforcement and penalties  Citation for violation.
Status: in_force

(a) Any local or state of Rhode Island police department or the attorney general, their officers or agents, shall issue a citation for any violation of the requirements or prohibitions of this chapter.

(b) The license holder receiving the citation may elect to plead guilty to the violation(s) and pay the fine(s) through the mail within ten (10) days, or appear in court to answer to the citation.

(c) All recipients of third and subsequent citations within any thirty-six (36) month period shall appear in court for a hearing on the citation.

(d) The failure of a license holder to either pay the citation through the mail within ten (10) days, where permitted under this section, or to appear in court on the date specified shall be cause for the court to hold the license holder in contempt of court with the penalty assessed a suspension of license for six (6) months and a five hundred dollar ($500) fine.

(e) The court shall impose court costs and any other court fee(s) on anyone convicted in court of a violation of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-14 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-14
§ 11-41-14. Failure to return book or other library property.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who shall take or borrow any book or other library property from any of the libraries or collections as defined in § 11-44-15(b), and who, upon neglect to return it within the time required and specified in the bylaws, rules, or regulations of the library owning the property, after receiving notice in writing by the librarian or other proper custodian of the property that it is overdue, shall upon further neglect to return it within sixty (60) days from the date of the notice be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), the fine to be for the use of the library. A written or printed notice given personally or sent by mail to a last known or registered place of residence shall be considered a sufficient notice. In addition, if the book should be lost, destroyed, or not returned, the person shall within sixty (60) days after being so notified pay to the custodian the replacement value of the book, including all reasonable processing costs, as determined by the governing board having jurisdiction.

(b) All library users shall be notified of the penalties provided in subsection (a) of this section at the time they obtain or renew their library privileges. The final notice provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall also contain notice of the penalties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-8.9 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-37 / Section 11-37-8.9
§ 11-37-8.9. Penalty for indecent solicitation of a child.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall commit indecent solicitation of a child shall be imprisoned for not less than five (5) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-9 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-44 / Section 11-44-9
§ 11-44-9. Firing of weapon near baiting place.
Status: in_force

Every person who, between the first day of April and the first day of November in any year, shall maliciously fire any gun, musket, blunderbuss, or pistol, within eighty (80) rods of any baiting place, not his or her own property, and actually used in the proper season for the baiting and netting of wild pigeons, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00), nor less than five dollars ($5.00).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-39-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-39 / Section 11-39-1
§ 11-39-1. Penalty for robbery.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person who shall commit: (1) robbery by use of a dangerous weapon; (2) robbery where a victim is injured; or (3) robbery where the victim is a person who is severely impaired or an elderly person; shall be guilty of first degree robbery and shall be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) years and may be imprisoned for life, or fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or both.

(b) Every person who shall commit robbery or other larceny from the person by force or threat, where there is no weapon and no injury and the victim is neither a severely impaired person or an elderly person, shall be guilty of second degree robbery and shall be imprisoned for not less than five (5) years nor more than thirty (30) years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.

(c) For the purposes of this section:

(1) Person who is severely impaired has the same definition as provided in § 11-5-11; and

(2) Elderly person means a person sixty (60) years of age or older.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-12 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-37 / Section 11-37-12
§ 11-37-12. Proof of resistance unnecessary.
Status: in_force

In any prosecution brought under this chapter, it shall not be necessary to prove that the victim physically resisted the accused if the victim reasonably believed that resistance would be useless and might result in his or her serious bodily injury.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-39 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-39
§ 11-19-39. Enforcement and penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) If any charitable organization fails to file any registration application or statement, report, or other information required to be filed by the department under this chapter, or otherwise violates the provisions of this chapter, the department shall notify the delinquent charitable organization, by mailing a notice, certified mail, with return receipt requested, to its last known address. If the required registration application or statement, annual report, or other information is not filed or if the existing violation is not discontinued within ten (10) days after the formal notification or receipt of the notice, the department may cancel, suspend the registration, or refuse to accept a delinquent report from the charitable organization.

(b) The department, upon its own motion or upon complaint of any person, may, if it has reasonable ground to suspect a violation, investigate any charitable organization, to determine whether it has violated the provisions of this chapter or has filed any application or other information required under this chapter which contains false or misleading statements. If the department finds that any application or other information contains false or misleading statements, or that a registrant under this chapter has violated its provisions, the registration may be suspended or cancelled. Any person whose registration is suspended or cancelled may, within fifteen (15) days from the date of written notification of the suspension or cancellation request in writing, a hearing before the department. This hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days from the date of the request. Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act (chapter 35 of title 42), and who is aggrieved by a final decision of the department, is entitled to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act (chapter 35 of title 42).

(c) The certificate of approval of any charitable organization which knowingly makes a false or misleading statement in any registration application or statement, report, or other information required to be filed by the department or this chapter shall be revoked.

(d) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any provisions of this chapter, or who shall willfully and knowingly give false or incorrect information to the department in filing statements or reports required by this chapter, whether the report or statement is verified or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, that person shall be sentenced for the first offense to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or undergo imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. For the second and any subsequent offense, that person shall pay a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or undergo imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.

(e) Whenever the attorney general shall have reason to believe or the attorney general has been advised by the director (who shall have given due notice and full hearing to the charitable organization) that the charitable organization: (1) is operating in violation of the provision of this chapter; (2) has knowingly and willfully made any false statements in any initial or any renewal application or in any other information required to be filed by this chapter; (3) has failed to file a registration statement required by this chapter; (4) there is employed or is about to be employed by a charitable organization any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud or to obtain money or property by means of any false pretense, representation, or promise; (5) the officers or representatives of any charitable organization failed after notice to produce any records of the organization; or (6) the funds raised by the game are not devoted or will not be devoted to the charitable purposes of the charitable organization; in addition to all other actions authorized by law, the attorney general of the state of Rhode Island may bring an action in the name of the state of Rhode Island against the charitable organization and its officers, or any other person who has violated this chapter to enjoin that charitable organization or person from continuing the violation or doing any acts in furtherance of it, and for any other relief that the court deems appropriate. The court may make any additional orders and/or judgments that may be necessary to restore to any person in interest any monies or property, real or personal, which may have been acquired by means of any practice in this chapter declared to be unlawful. The department may refuse to grant an initial application to conduct a game, may refuse to renew an application, and may revoke a registration of any charitable organization which knowingly makes a false statement in any initial registration application or renewal application or statement, annual report, or other information required to be filed by the department or the chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-25 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-25
§ 11-35-25. Fraudulent communication devices.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully make, manufacture, assemble, possess, possess with intent to sell, sell, give, or otherwise transfer to another, or offer or place in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication any advertisement to sell, give, or otherwise transfer to another or purchase or in any other manner obtain, receive, or conceal any electronic, mechanical, or other device, instrument, apparatus, or equipment, or plans, specifications, instructions, or other information for making, manufacturing, assembling, or using any device, instrument, apparatus, or other equipment or to publish any plans, specifications, instructions, or other information with intent to use it or know or have reason to know that it is intended to be used or that its design renders it primarily useful to obtain any communication or community antenna television service from a company providing that service, by rearranging, tampering with, or making any unauthorized connection, whether physically, electronically, acoustically, inductively, or otherwise to any telephone or community antenna television instrument, equipment, or facility of any company, to avoid the payment, in whole or in part, of the lawful charge for the communication or community antenna television service or to conceal from any company or from lawful authority the existence or place of origin or termination of any communication, or by using any communication or community antenna television service knowing or having reason to know that the rearrangement, tampering, or connection existed at the time of use.

(b) Any person who is convicted of willfully making, manufacturing, assembling, or possessing with the intent to sell, or who sells, gives or otherwise transfers to another, or offers or places in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication any advertisement to sell, or give, or otherwise transfers to another any devices and/or instruments as described in this section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, may be imprisoned for not more than three (3) years, or fined not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both.

(c) Any person who is convicted of having possession of any devices, instruments and/or plans as described in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, may, except as provided in this section, be imprisoned for not more than one year, or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both; provided, that any person who is convicted of having possession of any devices, instruments, and/or plans relative to a community antenna television system or instruments, equipment or facilities in connection with it as described in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be fined up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-21.2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-44 / Section 11-44-21.2
§ 11-44-21.2. Restitution or removal of graffiti  Rescission of order suspending or invalidating operators license or learners permit.
Status: in_force

If a court of suitable jurisdiction has entered an order for suspension or invalidation of a minors operators license or a learners permit pursuant to § 11-44-21.1, and if the same court subsequently determines that the minor has fulfilled his or her restitution obligation, the court may:

(1) Rescind the order for suspension or invalidation; and/or

(2) Allow the minor to receive a license or permit before the period of suspension or invalidation ends.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-5
§ 11-18-5. Misrepresentation of circulation of periodical.
Status: in_force

Every proprietor or publisher of a newspaper or periodical, or any agent or employee of the proprietor or publisher, who shall knowingly misrepresent the circulation of the newspaper or periodical for the purpose of securing advertising or other patronage, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-60.4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-60.4
§ 11-47-60.4. Secure storage information and awareness.
Status: in_force

(a) At any site where firearms sales or transfers are conducted by licensed dealers in Rhode Island, the licensed dealers shall conspicuously display a sign containing the information set forth in subsection (b) of this section, in any area where the sales or transfers occur. Such signs shall be posted in a manner so that they can be easily viewed by persons to whom firearms are sold or transferred, and shall not be removed, obscured, or rendered illegible. If the site where the sales or transfers occur are the premises listed on the dealers federal firearms license(s), an additional such sign shall be placed at or near the entrance.

(b) Each informational sign shall be at least eight and one-half inches (8Â½³) high by eleven inches (11³) wide, and feature black text against a white background and letters that are at least one-half inch (Â½³) high. The signs shall not contain other statements or markings other than the following text, in English and Spanish:

WARNING: Access to a firearm in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide, death during domestic violence disputes, and the unintentional death of children, household members, or others. If you or a loved one is experiencing distress and/or depression, call the 988 Suicide and Crisis hotline or text HOME to 741741.

Secure firearm storage is the law in Rhode Island. Rhode Island state law requires gun owners to securely store their firearms any time the firearms are not in their possession or control and to securely store firearms in premises under their control where a child or person prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms is likely to gain access to them. Failure to securely store firearms as required by law may result in fines and/or criminal prosecution.

(c) The department of health, in consultation with the state police, shall develop detailed printed information to be made available to licensed dealers at no cost to the dealers, in English and Spanish, regarding the risks of access to firearms; state laws requiring secure firearm storage; a summary of the major provisions of chapter 47 of title 11 relating to firearms, including, but not limited to, the duties of the sellers and purchasers and possessors of firearms; and suicide prevention resources. Licensed dealers shall distribute this printed information to all purchasers of firearms.

(d) The department of health and department of education shall annually develop detailed information for students and their families, parents, and guardians regarding the importance of secure gun storage to protect minors from accessing firearms; the risks of access to firearms; secure firearm storage requirements under state law; and suicide prevention and other behavioral health resources. School districts shall annually distribute a pamphlet containing this information, in English and in Spanish, to all enrolled students and their parents or guardians and make this information electronically accessible on the districts webpage.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-6
§ 11-19-6. Possession of policy devices as evidence of knowledge.
Status: in_force

The possession, by any person not authorized by the Rhode Island state police other than a public official in the course of his or her duty, of any bill, slip, certificate, token, or other device, or article of any kind such as is used in carrying on, promoting, or playing the game commonly known as lottery-policy or policy, shall be presumptive evidence of possession of that item knowingly and in violation of § 11-19-5.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-25 / Section 11-25-4
§ 11-25-4. Assault or escape by prisoner of medium or minimum custodial unit.
Status: in_force

Every prisoner confined in the medium or minimum custodial unit of the adult correctional institutions or in the custody of the warden or other officer while outside the confines of the custodial unit, or in the custody of the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals pursuant to the provisions of § 40.1-5.3-1 who shall assault the warden or other officer of that institution, or shall escape, or attempt to effect an escape, either from those institutions or the custody of the warden or officers, or the director, including that custody which pertains to the work release program, shall be sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment in the adult correctional institutions for not less than one year nor more than twenty (20) years. This term shall commence from the expiration of the original term of the prisoner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-21 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-21
§ 11-18-21. Cheating of coin-operated devices.
Status: in_force

Whoever: (1) operates or causes to be operated, or attempts to operate or to cause to be operated, any automatic vending machine, slot machine, turnstile, meter, register, coin-box telephone, or other receptacle designed to receive lawful coin of the United States in connection with the sale, use, or enjoyment of property, transportation, or other service, by means of a slug or any false, counterfeited, mutilated, or sweated coin or by any means, method, trick, or device whatsoever not lawfully authorized by the owner, lessee, or licensee of the machine, turnstile, meter, register, coin-box telephone, or receptacle; or (2) takes, obtains, or receives from or in connection with any automatic vending machine, slot machine, turnstile, meter, register, coin-box telephone, or other receptacle designed to receive lawful coins of the United States in connection with the sale, use, or enjoyment of property or service, any goods, wares, merchandise, transportation, gas, electric current, article of value, or the use or enjoyment of any transportation or any telephone or telegraph facilities or service, or of any musical instrument, phonograph, or other property, without depositing in and surrendering to the machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone, or other receptacle lawful coin to the amount required by the owner, lessee, or licensee of the machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone, or receptacle, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-17 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-17
§ 11-35-17. Crank or obscene telephone calls.
Status: in_force

(a) Whoever shall originate a transmission by facsimile machine, or other telecommunication device or shall telephone any person repeatedly or cause any person to be telephoned repeatedly for the sole purpose of harassing, annoying, or molesting the other person or his or her family, whether or not conversation ensues; or whoever shall originate a transmission by facsimile machine, or other telecommunication device or shall telephone any person for the purpose of using any threatening, vulgar, indecent, obscene, or immoral language over the telephone, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

(b) This section shall not be construed to impose any liability upon providers of telecommunications services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-11 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-31 / Section 11-31-11
§ 11-31-11. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any section or provision or the application of the section or provision of this chapter to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the sections and the applicability of the sections or provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-13 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-13
§ 11-18-13. Deception in sale of fuels and lubricants.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to store, sell, expose for sale, or offer for sale, any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other similar products, in any manner whatsoever, so as to deceive or tend to deceive the purchaser as to the nature, quality, and identity, of the product so sold or offered for sale.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-50-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-50 / Section 11-50-3
§ 11-50-3. Records.
Status: in_force

Every person, firm, or corporation engaging in any promotion or advertising scheme or plan of the type set forth in § 11-50-1 shall maintain for six (6) months following the completion of the promotion or advertising scheme or plan adequate records to enable the person, firm, or corporation to report to the secretary of state, upon his or her request, the name and address of each winner of every prize having a value of more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), the description of the prize won by each person, and the date when the prize was delivered to each person. Failure to file that information with the secretary of state upon his or her request within six (6) months shall be a misdemeanor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-4-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-4 / Section 11-4-4
§ 11-4-4. Arson  Third degree.
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly causes, procures, aids or counsels or creates by means of fire or explosion the damage or destruction of any property of that person or another with the purpose to defraud an insurer shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years or shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both; provided, that if death occurs to a person as a direct result of the fire or explosion or to a person who is directly involved in fighting the fire or explosion, imprisonment shall be for not less than twenty (20) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-17-13 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-17 / Section 11-17-13
§ 11-17-13. Forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of trademark, service mark, or identification mark.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this chapter, forged or counterfeited trademark, service mark, or identification mark means any mark or design which is: (1) identical to, substantially indistinguishable from, or an imitation of a trademark, service mark, or identification mark which is registered for those types of goods or services with the secretary of state pursuant to chapter 2 of title 6 or registered on the principal register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office or registered under the laws of any other state or protected by the Federal Amateur Sports Act of 1978, Title 36 USC § 380, or if a registered or unregistered use of the trademark or design or data plate, serial number, or part identification number; and (2) which has not been authorized by the owner of it and is done for pecuniary gain and with the intent to defraud the holder of the trademark, service mark, or identification mark.

(b) Any person who knowingly and willfully forges or counterfeits any trademark, service mark, or identification mark, without the consent of the owner of the trademark, service mark or identification mark, or who knowingly possesses any tool, machine device, or other reproduction instrument or material with the intent to reproduce any forged or counterfeited trademark, service mark, or identification mark, shall be guilty of the offense of trademark counterfeiting.

(c)(1) Any person who knowingly and willfully sells, offer to sell, or possesses with the intent to sell goods which contain a counterfeit trademark, service mark, or identification mark or sells or offers for sale a service in conjunction with a service mark the person knows is counterfeit, shall be guilty of the offense of trafficking in trademark counterfeits.

(2) If the goods or service to which the forged or counterfeit trademarks, service marks, or identification marks are attached or affixed, or in connection with which they are used, or to which the offender intended they be attached or affixed, or in connection with which the offender intended they be used, have, in the aggregate, a retail value of the goods if they were not forged or counterfeited of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more, the person shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction may be imprisoned up to five (5) years and fined up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(3) If the goods or service to which the forged or counterfeit trademarks, service marks, or registered designs are attached or affixed, or in connection with which they are used, or to which the offender intended they be attached or affixed, or in connection with which the offender intended they be used, have, in the aggregate, a retail value of the goods if they were not forged or counterfeited of less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be imprisoned up to one year and fined up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(4) Any person who knowingly: (i) uses an object, tool, machine, or other device to produce or reproduce a counterfeit mark, or (ii) has possession, custody, or control of any object, tool, machine, or device with intent to produce or reproduce a counterfeit mark, is guilty of a felony and may be imprisoned up to five (5) years and fined up to five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(5) The possession, custody, or control of more than twenty-five (25) items having a counterfeit mark used on or in connection with them creates a presumption that the person having possession, custody, or control of the items intended to sell those items.

(6) If a person who violates this section previously has been convicted of violating this section, the person shall be guilty of a felony and may be imprisoned up to five (5) years and fined up to five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(d)(1) Any personal property, including any item, object, tool, machine, device, or vehicle of any kind, employed as an instrumentality in the commission of, or in aiding or abetting in the commission of a violation of this section, or proceeds derived directly from a violation of this section, is subject to seizure and forfeiture and further proceedings shall be had for their forfeiture as is prescribed by law in chapter 21 of title 12; provided, that no property used by any person shall be forfeited under the provisions of this section unless it shall appear that the owner of the property had knowledge, actual or constructive, and was a consenting party to the illegal act.

(2) Property taken or detained under this section shall not be repleviable, but shall be deemed to be in the custody of the law enforcement agency making the seizure and whenever property is forfeited under this chapter it shall be utilized as follows:

(i) Where the seized property is a vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or other personal property, it may be retained and used by the law enforcement agency that seized that property where the use of the property is reasonably related to the law enforcement duties of the seizing agency. If the seized property is a motor vehicle which is inappropriate for use by the law enforcement agency due to style, size or color, the seizing agency shall be allowed to apply the proceeds of sale or the trade-in value of the vehicle for activities reasonably related to law enforcement duties.

(ii) Eighty percent (80%) of the proceeds shall be divided among the state and local law enforcement agencies proportionately based upon their contribution to the investigation of the criminal activity related to the asset being forfeited; the balance shall go to the department of attorney general for purposes related to law enforcement.

(3) At the conclusion of any criminal matter brought under this chapter any property seized pursuant to this chapter containing a counterfeit trademark, service mark, copyrighted or registered design shall be destroyed unless the owner of the trademark, service mark, or identification mark gives prior written consent to the use or sale of the property and the trademark, service mark, or identification mark is obliterated or removed from the property prior to the disposition of it.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-33 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-33
§ 11-19-33. Bingo games  Announcement of prizes.
Status: in_force

Prior to each drawing or contest conducted in any game of bingo or beano as provided in this chapter, the sponsor shall announce or cause to be announced openly and clearly, so as to provide the participants with a clear understanding of the amount to be paid as a prize for each individual drawing or contest in any game of bingo or beano as provided in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-33-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-33 / Section 11-33-3
§ 11-33-3. Attempt to procure perjury.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall endeavor to incite or procure another to commit perjury, though the person incited does not commit perjury, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-5
§ 11-47-5. Possession of firearms by certain persons prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall purchase, own, carry, transport, or have in his or her possession any firearm if that person:

(1) Has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a crime of violence;

(2) Is a fugitive from justice;

(3) Has, in this state or elsewhere, entered a plea of nolo contendere to or been convicted of an offense punishable as a felony under § 12-29-5; or

(4) Has, in this state or elsewhere, entered a plea of nolo contendere to or been convicted of any of the following offenses punishable as a misdemeanor under § 12-29-5:

(i) Simple assault (§ 11-5-3);

(ii) Cyberstalking and cyberharassment (§ 11-52-4.2);

(iii) Violation of a protective order (as set forth in § 12-29-2(a)(10); or

(iv) Disorderly conduct (§ 11-45-1).

(A) A disorderly conduct conviction shall result in prohibition under this section if and only if the offense involves the use or attempted use of force or the threatened use of a dangerous weapon.

(5) The provisions of this subsection shall apply to all persons who enter a plea of nolo contendere to or have been convicted of any of the offenses specified in subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4) of this section, unless and until that persons matter has been expunged, or upon the completion of the sentence of a one-year filing, or the end of a one-year probationary period that no longer constitutes a conviction pursuant to § 12-18-3.

(b) No person shall purchase, carry, transport, or have in his or her possession any firearm if that person is subject to an order issued pursuant to chapter 15 of title 15, chapter 8.1 of title 8, or an equivalent order in this state or elsewhere, which order was issued after the person restrained has received notice of the proceedings and had an opportunity to be heard.

(c) No person who is in community confinement pursuant to the provisions of § 42-56-20.2, or who is otherwise subject to electronic surveillance or monitoring devices as a condition of parole, shall purchase, carry, transport, or have in his or her possession any firearm. This subsection shall not apply to any person who has not been convicted of (or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to) a crime of violence in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(d) Every person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not less than two (2) nor more than ten (10) years; and for penalties provided in this section he or she shall not be afforded the benefit of suspension or deferment of sentence nor of probation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-22-13 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-22 / Section 11-22-13
§ 11-22-13. Apponaug River Bridge.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall lay any sloop or other vessel to the bridge over Apponaug River, or there load or unload wood or other heavy merchandise, shall forfeit twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense; one-half (Â½) to the use of the city of Warwick and one-half (Â½) to the use of the person who shall sue for it.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-22-16 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-22 / Section 11-22-16
§ 11-22-16. Motorist aid call system  False reports  Damage to equipment.
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully gives or causes to be given a false report or false information through the use of a telephone call-box installed along any highway by the department of transportation through its motorist aid call system, or who willfully damages, destroys, or removes any telephone call-box or other equipment of the system, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined two hundred dollars ($200). For a second or subsequent conviction under this section, a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) shall be imposed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-35.2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-35.2
§ 11-47-35.2. Sale of rifles/shotguns.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall deliver a rifle or shotgun to a purchaser until seven (7) days shall have elapsed from twelve oclock (12:00) noon of the day following the day of application for the purchase, and when delivered, the rifle or shotgun shall be unloaded and securely wrapped, with the bill of sale for it to be enclosed within the wrapper with the rifle or shotgun. Any citizen of the United States and/or lawful resident of this state who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older, and any nonresident member of the armed forces of the United States who is stationed in this state and who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older, may, upon application, purchase or acquire a rifle or shotgun. At the time of applying for the purchase of a shotgun or rifle the purchaser shall complete and sign in triplicate and deliver to the seller the application form described in this section, and in no case shall it contain the serial number of the rifle or shotgun.

(b) The person who is selling the rifle or shotgun shall, on the date of application, sign and forward by registered mail or by delivery in person, or by electronic mail if approved by the applicable police department, the original and duplicate copies of the application to the chief of police in the city or town in which the purchaser has his or her residence or to the superintendent of the Rhode Island state police in the instance where the purchaser either resides in the town of Exeter or resides out of state. The superintendent of the Rhode Island state police or the chief of police in the city or town in which the purchaser has his or her residence shall mark or stamp the original copy of the application form with the date and time of receipt and return it by the most expeditious means to the seller. The triplicate copy duly signed by the seller shall within seven (7) days be sent by him or her by registered mail, by delivery in person, or by electronic mail, to the attorney general. The person who is selling the rifle or shotgun shall retain the original copy duly receipted by the police authority to whom sent or delivered for a period of six (6) years with other records of the sale. It shall be the duty of the police authority to whom the duplicate copy of the application form is sent or delivered to make a background check of the applicant to ascertain whether he or she falls under the provisions of § 11-47-5, § 11-47-6, § 11-47-7, or § 11-47-23. If, after the lapse of seven (7) days from twelve oclock (12:00) noon of the day following application, no disqualifying information has been received from the investigating police authority by the person who is selling the rifle or shotgun, he or she will deliver the firearm applied for to the purchaser. Upon the finding of no disqualifying information under the provisions of the above cited sections of this chapter, and in no case later than thirty (30) days after the date of application, the duplicate and triplicate copies of the application will be destroyed. Retention of the duplicate and triplicate copies in violation of this chapter or any unauthorized use of the information contained in them by a person or agency shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). The provisions of this section shall not apply to bona fide sales at wholesale to duly licensed retail dealers, nor to purchases by retail dealers duly licensed under the provisions of § 11-47-39.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to full-time members of the state police, full-time members of city or town police departments, persons licensed under §§ 11-47-9 and 11-47-11, or to sales of air rifles or BB guns or to sales of antique firearms as defined in § 11-47-2.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-43-10 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-43 / Section 11-43-10
§ 11-43-10. Arrest and commitment of persons charged.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person shall be adjudged to be probably guilty of any offense under this chapter, he or she may be committed to the adult correctional institutions in any county, there to remain until discharged by order of law, and warrant of commitment shall issue accordingly, directed to the division of sheriffs or to either of the city or town sergeants or town constables in the same county with himself or herself, and to the warden of the adult correctional institutions, which warrant may be executed by the officer charged with it, although beyond his or her precinct, and shall constitute him or her, while charged with it, an officer, the obstructing of whom, while in the execution of this office, shall be punished as is or may be by law in other cases provided.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-26-1.2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-26 / Section 11-26-1.2
§ 11-26-1.2. Abduction of child prior to court order.
Status: in_force

(a) Any parent, or any person acting pursuant to directions from the parent, who shall, after being served with process in an action affecting the family, but prior to the issuance of a temporary or final order determining custody of a minor child, take or entice a child away from the family unit, whether within or without the state of Rhode Island, for the purpose of depriving the other parent of physical custody of the child for a period greater than fifteen (15) days, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term up to two (2) years, or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.

(b) No person shall be deemed to have violated this section if the action:

(1) Is taken to protect the child from imminent physical harm;

(2) Is taken by a parent fleeing from imminent physical harm to himself or herself;

(3) Is consented to by both parents; or

(4) Is otherwise authorized by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13.5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-13.5
§ 11-9-13.5. Responsibility for tobacco or health issues.
Status: in_force

The Rhode Island department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall develop, monitor, and aggressively enforce health rules and regulations pertaining to stopping the illegal sale of tobacco products which include electronic nicotine-delivery system products to individuals under twenty-one (21) years of age.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-1.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-1.1
§ 11-18-1.1. Fraudulent insurance claims for stolen motor vehicles.
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly and with criminal intent shall file a fraudulent claim with an insurance company for the purpose of securing money based on a claim of a stolen motor vehicle when, in fact, the motor vehicle did not exist or was not stolen, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-11.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-11.1
§ 11-41-11.1. Unlawful appropriation.
Status: in_force

Any person to whom any money or other property of another shall be entrusted or delivered for a particular purpose, who shall intentionally appropriate to his or her own use that money or property, shall be deemed guilty of unlawful appropriation and shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or three (3) times the value of the money or property thus appropriated, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than twenty (20) years, or both. However, if the sum or value of the property so appropriated is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), he or she shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-17 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-17
§ 11-41-17. Unauthorized transfer of vehicle sold on conditional sale.
Status: in_force

Every person who, with intent to place beyond the control of the vendor, any motor vehicle sold on condition that the title shall remain in the vendor after delivery, shall remove, conceal, or aid or abet the removal or concealment of the vehicle, and any vendee of a conditional sale who shall sell or convey the property without the consent of the vendor, and without informing the person to whom he or she sells or conveys that it is subject to the conditional sale, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-6
§ 11-41-6. Attempted larceny.
Status: in_force

Whoever attempts to commit larceny by doing any act toward the commission of the offense, but fails in its perpetration, shall, unless otherwise provided, suffer the same punishment which might have been inflicted if the attempted offense had been committed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-24-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-24 / Section 11-24-1
§ 11-24-1. All persons entitled to full and equal accommodations.
Status: in_force

All persons within the jurisdiction of this state shall be entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-52-4.3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-52 / Section 11-52-4.3
§ 11-52-4.3. Violation of restraining order.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever there is a restraining order or injunction issued by a court of competent jurisdiction enjoining one person from harassing another person, and the person so enjoined is convicted of the crime as set forth in section 11-52-4.2 for actions against the person protected by the court order or injunction, he or she shall be guilty of a felony which shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, or by a fine of not more than six thousand dollars ($6,000), or both.

(b) A second or subsequent conviction under subsection (a) of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-28-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-28 / Section 11-28-3
§ 11-28-3. Failure of presiding officer or clerk of municipal governing body to perform duties.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of any city council or town council who shall refuse or neglect, when acting as the presiding officer, to put to a vote of the body over which he or she presides any appeal made by a member of the body from any ruling of the presiding officer, or who, when the appeal has been sustained, shall refuse or willfully neglect to put to the body the question which caused the appeal to be made, and any clerk or recording officer of any body who shall refuse or neglect to record in full the proceedings of any body of which he or she may be clerk as described in this section, shall be fined for each neglect or refusal not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), and be disqualified for the term of five (5) years from holding the office of the presiding officer or the office by virtue of which he is the presiding officer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-1.3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-1.3
§ 11-18-1.3. False statement to fraudulently obtain license or registration.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall knowingly and intentionally prepare, file or cause to be filed with the division of motor vehicles, or any employee or agent of the division of motor vehicles, any application, statement or affidavit in writing which is knowingly false in any important particular, and which, to his or her knowledge, is intended to fraudulently induce or cause the department or its employees or agents, to issue a registration or license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-5
§ 11-19-5. Acts in aid of policy game.
Status: in_force

Whoever not authorized by the Rhode Island state police keeps, sets up, promotes, or is concerned as owner, agent clerk, or in any other manner, in managing any policy-lottery or policy-shop, or writes, prints, sells, transfers, or delivers any ticket, certificate, slip, bill, token, or other device purporting or designed to guarantee or assure to any person, or to entitle any person to a chance of drawing or obtaining any prize or thing of value to be drawn in any lottery, or in the game or device commonly known as policy-lottery or policy, or for that person or another person writes, prints, sells, or transfers or delivers, or has in his or her possession for the purpose of sale, transfer, or delivery, or in any way aids in selling, exchanging, negotiating, transferring, or delivering, a chance or ticket in any lottery, or in the game or device commonly known as policy-lottery or policy, or any such bill, slip, certificate, token, or other device, or who sells or offers to sell what are commonly called lottery-policies, or who endorses a book or other document, for the purpose of enabling others to sell or offer to sell lottery-policies, or shall receive, register, record, forward or purport or pretend to forward, or undertake to forward, or receive, and agree to forward, to or for a lottery, or to or for any particular lottery, or to any person, within or without this state, any money, thing, or consideration of value, to purchase an interest or share in any lottery, or to obtain or secure for any person what is commonly called a lottery-policy, or a chance of drawing or obtaining any prize or thing of value to be drawn in any lottery, or in the game or device commonly called policy-lottery or policy, or who shall receive or offer to receive any money, thing, or consideration of value to be forwarded to or for a lottery, or to or for any particular lottery, or to any person to invest in a lottery within or outside this state, whether it actually exists or not, or whether any drawing of it, or any act to allot any prize or thing of value, takes place or not, or whether there is any such person or not, or whoever shall have in his or her possession, knowingly, any bill, slip, certificate, token, or other device, or article of any kind such as is used in carrying on, promoting, or playing the game commonly known as policy-lottery or policy, shall, upon conviction, be punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment not exceeding one year, and upon a second conviction of a violation of this section shall be imprisoned for a period not less than one nor more than five (5) years. Provided, that the prohibition against possession of these items shall not apply to lottery tickets of any kind if the state of origin of the tickets or devices has legally authorized its issuance or sale.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-15-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-15 / Section 11-15-1
§ 11-15-1. Definition of terms.
Status: in_force

Flag, standard, color, or ensign, as used in §§ 11-15-1  11-15-3, includes any flag, standard, color, ensign, or any picture or representation of either of them, made of any substance, or represented on any substance, and of any size, evidently purporting to be either of the flag, standard, color, or ensign of the United States of America, or a picture or a representation of either of them, upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars, and the stripes, in any number of either of them, or by which the person seeing the picture or representation, without deliberation, may believe it to represent the flag, colors, standards, or ensign of the United States of America.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-17-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-17 / Section 11-17-3
§ 11-17-3. Passing of counterfeit certificates, bills, or notes.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall utter, publish, pass, or tender in payment as true, any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered certificate, security or bank bill or note, knowing it to be false, forged, counterfeited, or altered, with intent to defraud, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-20.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-20.1
§ 11-41-20.1. Shoplifting  Use of implements in concealment.
Status: in_force

Whoever shall willfully take possession of any goods, wares, or merchandise offered for sale by any store or other mercantile establishment, or whoever shall willfully conceal upon his or her person, among his belongings, or upon the person or among the belongings of another unpurchased goods, wares, or merchandise of any store or other mercantile establishment either inside the store or other mercantile establishment or outside, but in its immediate vicinity, with the intention of converting it to his or her own use without paying the purchase price, with intention of depriving the owner of all or some part of the value, while wearing any article of clothing, or carrying any implement of any kind specifically designed or adapted for the purpose of concealing, carrying away, or otherwise unlawfully removing any merchandise from a store, knowing the clothing or implement to be designed or adapted for that purpose, with the intent to use or employ it or allow it be used or employed for an unlawful purpose, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-38 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-38
§ 11-19-38. Change of information.
Status: in_force

If, subsequent to approval by the department pursuant to § 11-19-31, there is a change in any information furnished by the organization to the department, the organization shall so inform the department within seven (7) days of the change. Failure to inform the department within seven (7) days will result in the automatic suspension of approval for a period of three (3) months.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-1-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-1 / Section 11-1-6
§ 11-1-6. Conspiracy.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, every person who shall conspire with another to commit an offense punishable under the laws of this state shall be subject to the same fine and imprisonment as pertain to the offense which the person shall have conspired to commit, provided that imprisonment for the conspiracy shall not exceed ten (10) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-58-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-58 / Section 11-58-3
§ 11-58-3. Penalties for violation.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or shall be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-50-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-50 / Section 11-50-4
§ 11-50-4. Manipulation of games.
Status: in_force

Every person, firm, or corporation who manipulates or rigs any promotion or advertising scheme or plan of the type set forth in § 11-50-1 so that gifts, prizes, or gratuities are dispersed to predetermined individuals or retail establishments shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, provided, that this section shall not prevent distribution of gifts, prizes, or gratuities of equal value to retail establishments in a uniform ratio to the number of participating objects distributed to those establishments.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-1
§ 11-9-1. Exploitation for commercial or immoral purposes.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person having the custody or control of any child under the age of sixteen (16) years who shall exhibit, use, or employ, or shall in any manner or under pretense sell, give away, let out or otherwise dispose of any child under the age of sixteen (16) years to any person for or in the vocation, occupation, service, or purpose of rope or wire walking, or as a gymnast, wrestler, contortionist, equestrian performer, acrobat, or rider upon any bicycle or mechanical contrivance, or in any dancing, theatrical, or musical exhibition unless it is in connection with churches, school or private instruction in dancing or music, or unless it is under the auspices of a Rhode Island society incorporated, or organized without incorporation for a purpose authorized by § 7-6-4; or for or in gathering or picking rags, or collecting cigar stumps, bones or refuse from markets, or in begging, or in any mendicant or wandering occupation, or in peddling in places injurious to the morals of the child; or for or in the exhibition of any child with a disability, or in any illegal, obscene, indecent, or immoral purpose, exhibition, or vocation, injurious to the health or morals or dangerous to the life or limb of the child, or who shall cause, procure or encourage any child under the age of sixteen (16) years to engage in that activity, or who, after being notified by an officer mentioned in § 11-9-3 to restrain the child from engaging in that activity, shall neglect or refuse to do so, shall be held guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, for every such offense, be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or be fined not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250), or both, and shall forfeit any right which he or she may have to the custody of the child; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any child, not a resident of this state, who is engaged in any dancing, theatrical, or musical performance in this state and is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or tutor, when a permit for the appearance of the child is granted by the mayor of the city or the president of the town council of the town, where the performance is to be given; provided, further, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any child, a resident of this state, who is engaged in any dancing, theatrical, or musical performance in this state on a day when the public schools are not in session in the town or city where the dancing, theatrical or musical performance shall be given (not however on Sunday) if the child is accompanied by a parent, guardian or tutor, when a permit for the appearance of the child is granted by the mayor of the city or the president of the town council of the town where the performance is to be given.

(b) Any person who shall in any manner or under any pretense sell, distribute, let out or otherwise permit any child under eighteen (18) years of age to be used in any book, magazine, pamphlet, or other publication, or in any motion picture film, photograph or pictorial representation, in a setting which taken as a whole suggests to the average person that the child has engaged in, or is about to engage in any sexual act, which shall include, but not be limited to, sodomy, oral copulation, sexual intercourse, masturbation, or bestiality, shall, upon conviction for the first offense be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both; upon conviction of a subsequent offense, be punished by imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) years, a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or both.

(c) Every person who shall exhibit, use, employ or shall in any manner or under pretense so exhibit, use, or employ any child under the age of eighteen (18) years to any person for the purpose of prostitution or for any other lewd or indecent act shall be imprisoned not exceeding twenty (20) years, or be fined not exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-1.3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-1.3
§ 11-9-1.3. Child pornography prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) Violations. It is a violation of this section for any person to:

(1) Knowingly produce any child pornography;

(2) Knowingly mail, transport, deliver or transfer by any means, including by computer, any child pornography;

(3) Knowingly reproduce any child pornography by any means, including the computer; or

(4) Knowingly possess any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, computer disk, computer file or any other material that contains an image of child pornography.

(b) Penalties. (1) Whoever violates or attempts or conspires to violate subdivisions (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned for not more than fifteen (15) years, or both. (2) Whoever violates or attempts or conspires to violate subdivision (a)(4) of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both.

(c) Definitions. For purposes of this section:

(1) Child pornography means any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means, of sexually explicit conduct where:

(i) The production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct;

(ii) Such visual depiction is a digital image, computer image, or computer-generated image of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct; or

(iii) Such visual depiction has been created, adapted, or modified to display an identifiable minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

(2) Computer has the meaning given to that term in section 11-52-1;

(3) Minor means any person not having reached eighteen (18) years of age;

(4) Identifiable minor.

(i) Means a person:

(A)(I) Who was a minor at the time the visual depiction was created, adapted, or modified; or

(II) Whose image as a minor was used in creating, adapting, or modifying the visual depiction; and

(ii) Who is recognizable as an actual person by the persons face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature; and

(B) Shall not be construed to require proof of the actual identity of the identifiable minor.

(5) Producing means producing, directing, manufacturing, issuing, publishing or advertising;

(6) Sexually explicit conduct means actual:

(i) Graphic sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, or lascivious sexual intercourse where the genitals, or pubic area of any person is exhibited;

(ii) Bestiality;

(iii) Masturbation;

(iv) Sadistic or masochistic abuse; or

(v) Graphic or lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person;

(7) Visual depiction includes undeveloped film and videotape and data stored on a computer disk or by electronic means, which is capable of conversion into a visual image;

(8) Graphic, when used with respect to a depiction of sexually explicit conduct, means that a viewer can observe any part of the genitals or pubic area of any depicted person or animal during any part of the time that the sexually explicit conduct is being depicted.

(d) Affirmative defenses. (1) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of violating subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of this section that: (i) The alleged child pornography was produced using an actual person or persons engaging in sexually explicit conduct; and (ii) Each such person was an adult at the time the material was produced; and (iii) The defendant did not advertise, promote, present, describe or distribute the material in such a manner as to convey the impression that it is or contains a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. (2) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of violating subdivision (a)(4) of this section that the defendant: (i) Possessed less than three (3) images of child pornography; and (ii) Promptly and in good faith and without retaining or allowing any person, other than a law enforcement agency, to access any image or copy of it: (A) Took reasonable steps to destroy each such image; or (B) Reported the matter to a law enforcement agency and afforded that agency access to each such image.

(e) Severability. If any provision or provisions of this section, or the application of this section to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent authority, that invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this section which can be given effect without that invalid provision or provisions or application of the provision or provisions, and to this end the provisions of this section are declared to be separable and severable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-38-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-38 / Section 11-38-5
§ 11-38-5. Inciting riot at correctional institution.
Status: in_force

Any person who, with intent to cause a riotous assembly at the adult correctional institutions, shall incite a riot or a continuance of a riot or destruction of property while rioting, shall, upon being found guilty of the offense, be fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-15 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-15
§ 11-41-15. Recovered stolen property.
Status: in_force

(a) The officer who shall apprehend any person as principal or accessory in any robbery or larceny shall secure the property alleged to be stolen and shall be answerable for the property, and shall annex a schedule of it to his or her return. Upon receipt of the property from the apprehending officer, the clerk or person in charge of the storage of alleged stolen property for a police department shall enter into a book a description of every article of property alleged to be stolen which was brought to the police department and shall attach a number to each article.

(b)(1) The clerk or person in charge of the storage of alleged stolen property may deliver the property to the owner of the property upon satisfactory proof of ownership, provided that the following steps are followed:

(i) A complete photographic record of the property is made;

(ii) The person from whom custody of the property was taken is served with a notice of the claim of ownership and is given a reasonable opportunity to be heard as to why the property should not be delivered to the person claiming ownership;

(iii) A signed declaration of ownership under penalty of perjury is obtained from the person to whom the property is delivered.

(2) The delivery of property to the owner shall be without prejudice to the state or any other person who may have a claim to the property. Any property subject to forfeiture under any provision of law shall not be returned pursuant to this section.

(c) Upon application to the superior court by the person from whom custody of the property was taken, a review of the determination of the clerk or the person in charge of the storage of alleged stolen property shall be made within thirty (30) days of the receipt of that application. The court shall have the power to order the property taken into the custody of the court upon a finding that the person to whom the property was delivered was not entitled to it.

(d) The clerk or person in charge of the storage of alleged stolen property shall not be liable for damages for any official act performed in good faith in the course of carrying out the provisions of this section.

(e) The photographic record of the alleged stolen property required by paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section shall be allowed to be introduced as evidence in any court of this state in place of the actual alleged stolen property.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-10 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-10
§ 11-47-10. License or permit not required to carry to target range.
Status: in_force

No license or permit shall be required for the purpose of carrying or transporting any pistol or revolver from ones home or place of business to a bona fide target practice range, nor from a bona fide target practice range to ones home or place of business, to engage in any shoot meet, or practice, provided that the pistol or revolver is broken down, unloaded and carried as openly as circumstances will permit, or provided that the pistols or revolvers are unloaded and secured in a separate container suitable for the purpose.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-37 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-37
§ 11-19-37. Issuance of licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Any charitable organization within the provisions of §§ 11-19-30 and/or 11-19-31 may be granted a license to conduct the game of bingo or other permitted game of chance authorized by the department.

(b) Bingo. A license for the game of bingo shall be obtained as follows:

(1) The charitable organization shall annually apply for approval to the department pursuant to § 11-19-31 and shall pay to the department an application fee of five dollars ($5.00).

(2) Upon the receipt of notification of approval from the department, the charitable organization shall apply to the local licensing authorities upon forms furnished and pay the local licensing fee, if any;

(3) The local licensing authority shall issue the license. A copy of the license shall be forwarded to the department by the local licensing authority;

(4) The local licensing authority shall issue the license for a specific date or dates or a specific day or days during each calendar week;

(5) Within seven (7) calendar days of the completion of every game of bingo, the charitable organization shall file a financial report, upon forms furnished by the department with the department and with the local licensing authority if it so requires.

(c) Other permitted games of chance. (1) The charitable organization shall apply for approval to the department pursuant to this section and shall pay to the department an application fee of five dollars ($5.00). (2) Upon the receipt of a notification of approval from the department, the charitable organization shall apply to the local licensing authority upon forms furnished by the department and pay the local licensing fee, if any; (3) The local licensing authority shall issue the license. A copy of the license shall be forwarded to the department by the local licensing authority; (4) The local licensing authority shall issue the license for a specific date or specific day or days; (5) The application for the local license shall be made at least thirty (30) days prior to the date or day for which the license is issued; (6) Within thirty (30) calendar days of the completion of the permitted game of chance, the charitable organization shall file a financial report upon forms furnished by the department, with the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-48 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-48
§ 11-47-48. Report of gunshot wounds.
Status: in_force

Every physician attending or treating a case of bullet wound, gunshot wound, powder burn, or any other injury arising from or caused by the discharge of a gun, pistol, or other firearm, or whenever any case is treated in a hospital, sanitarium, dispensary, or other institution the person in charge of it, shall report the case at once to the police authorities of the town or city where the physician, hospital, sanitarium, dispensary or institution is located. This section shall not apply to wounds, burns, or injuries received by any member of the armed forces of the United States or of this state while engaged in the actual performance of duty. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-45-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-45 / Section 11-45-1
§ 11-45-1. Disorderly conduct.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits disorderly conduct if he or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:

(1) Engages in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior;

(2) In a public place or near a private residence that he or she has no right to occupy, disturbs another person by making loud and unreasonable noise which under the circumstances would disturb a person of average sensibilities;

(3) Directs at another person in a public place offensive words which are likely to provoke a violent reaction on the part of the average person so addressed;

(4) Alone or with others, obstructs a highway, street, sidewalk, railway, waterway, building entrance, elevator, aisle, stairway, or hallway to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access or any other place ordinarily used for the passage of persons, vehicles, or conveyances;

(5) Engages in conduct which obstructs or interferes physically with a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering;

(6) Enters upon the property of another and for a lascivious purpose looks into an occupied dwelling or other building on the property through a window or other opening; or

(7) Who without the knowledge or consent of the individual, looks for a lascivious purpose through a window, or any other opening into an area in which another would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, including, but not limited to, a restroom, locker room, shower, changing room, dressing room, bedroom, or any other such private area, notwithstanding any property rights the individual may have in the location in which the private area is located.

(8) [Deleted by P.L. 2008, ch. 183, § 1].

(b) Any person, including a police officer, may be a complainant for the purposes of instituting action for any violation of this section.

(c) Any person found guilty of the crime of disorderly conduct shall be imprisoned for a term of not more than six (6) months, or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.

(d) In no event shall subdivisions (a)(2)  (5) of this section be construed to prevent lawful picketing or lawful demonstrations including, but not limited to, those relating to a labor dispute.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-36-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-36 / Section 11-36-1
§ 11-36-1. Hindering passage of trains  Placing explosives near highways, buildings, or tracks.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall willfully place upon any railroad track any substance or thing with intent to hinder or impede the passage of any locomotive engine or car over the railroad, or shall willfully do any other act, matter, or thing, with intent to hinder, impede, or interrupt the passage of the locomotive engine or car, or whoever willfully throws into, against, or upon, or puts, places, or explodes, or causes to be exploded, in, upon or near a public highway, building, monument, bridge, railroad track, or car on it, or vessel, any gunpowder or other explosive substance, or a bombshell, torpedo, or any instrument or package filled or loaded with an explosive substance, with intent unlawfully to destroy or injure the highway, building, monument, bridge, railroad track, car, or vessel, or any person or property, in, on or near the highway, building, monument, highway, bridge, railroad track, car, or vessel, shall be imprisoned not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or be fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-10 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-25 / Section 11-25-10
§ 11-25-10. Conveyance of intoxicants to prisoner.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall convey or cause to be conveyed to any prisoner committed to the adult correctional institutions any wine or strong liquor, without the consent of the warden, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-55-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-55 / Section 11-55-2
§ 11-55-2. Paramilitary training prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who teaches or demonstrates to any other person the use, application, or making of any firearm, explosive or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to persons, knowing or having reason to know or intending that it will be unlawfully employed for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder; or any person who assembles with one or more persons for the purpose of training with, practicing with, or being instructed in the use of any firearm, explosive, or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to persons, intending to employ it unlawfully for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder shall be guilty of a felony.

(b) Nothing contained in this section shall make unlawful any act of any law enforcement officer which is performed in the lawful performance of his or her official duties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-33-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-33 / Section 11-33-6
§ 11-33-6. Perjury before general assembly committees.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person who shall testify before any committee, sub-committee, or commission of the general assembly may be required to do so under oath or affirmation by the committee, sub-committee, or commission. If required to testify a stenographic record shall be kept of that testimony after approval by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.

(b) Any person who shall willfully swear or affirm falsely in regard to any testimony before any committee, sub-committee, or commission of the general assembly shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not exceeding one year.