R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-4
§ 11-35-4. Injuries to electric or communication lines.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall wantonly or willfully and maliciously cut, destroy, break down, or injure, or attempt to cut, destroy, break down, or injure any machine, appliance, or apparatus used for generating electric currents or any electric wire or other appliance or apparatus used for the purpose of conducting or transmitting electric currents for using and furnishing power, motive power, light, or heat, or used for the purpose of transmitting intelligence by means of telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or by means of fire-alarm signals, burglar-alarm signals, police signals, railway signals, or other apparatus or appliance for the transmission of intelligence, or shall cut, destroy, break down, or injure or shall attempt to cut, destroy, break down, or injure any pole, bracket, insulator or other device, apparatus, or appliance for supporting or carrying any electric wire, or shall do any other act interrupting or intended to interrupt the transmission of the electric current over any electric wire, shall be liable to indictment for it, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000) or imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit the attachment, erection, use, operation, or maintenance of any electric wire, apparatus, pole, bracket, insulator, or other device or appliance, upon the property of any person or corporation, without the consent of the owner or owners; nor to prevent any properly authorized person from removing any electric wire, apparatus, pole, bracket, insulator, or other device or appliance for the purpose of permitting the passage of any building or structure, the moving of which has been duly authorized by any city or town council.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-31 / Section 11-31-1
§ 11-31-1. Circulation of obscene publications and shows.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person who willfully or knowingly promotes for the purpose of commercial gain within the community any show, motion picture, performance, photograph, book, magazine, or other material which is obscene shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, or both.

(b) For the purpose of this section:

(1) In determining whether or not a show, motion picture, performance, photograph, book, magazine, or other material is obscene the trier of the fact must find:

(i) That the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;

(ii) That the work taken as a whole, clearly depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by this chapter; and

(iii) That the work, taken as a whole, clearly lacks serious literary, artistic, educational, political, or scientific value.

(2) Community standards means the geographical area of the state of Rhode Island.

(3) Knowingly means having knowledge of the character and content of the material or failure on notice to exercise reasonable inspection which would disclose the content and character of it.

(4) Material means anything tangible which is capable of being used or adapted to arouse prurient interest through the medium of reading, or observation.

(5) Patently offensive means so offensive on its face as to affront current standards of decency.

(6) Performance means any play, motion picture, dance, or other exhibition performed before an audience.

(7) Promote means to manufacture, issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, or advertise or to offer or agree to do it for resale.

(8) Sexual conduct means:

(i) An act of sexual intercourse, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including genital-genital, anal-genital, or oral-genital intercourse, whether between human beings or between a human being and an animal.

(ii) Sado-masochistic abuse, meaning flagellation or torture by or upon a person in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification.

(iii) Masturbation, excretory functions, and lewd exhibitions of the genitals.

(9) Standards of decency means community standards of decency.

(c) If any of the depictions and descriptions of sexual conduct described in this section are declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawfully included because the depictions or descriptions are constitutionally protected or for any other reason, that declaration shall not invalidate this chapter as to other sexual conduct included in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-35.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-35.1
§ 11-47-35.1. Persons exempt from § 11-47-35.
Status: in_force

The provisions of § 11-47-35 shall not apply to full-time members of the state police, full-time members of the capitol police, full-time members of city or town police departments, or capitol police or correctional officers or persons licensed under § 11-47-11.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-27 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-44 / Section 11-44-27
§ 11-44-27. Fishing from Jamestown Bridge prohibited.
Status: in_force

No person shall take or attempt to take any fish from the waters of Narragansett Bay while the person is on any part of the roadway, walkway, or railings of the Jamestown Bridge, except a special walkway as may be constructed exclusively for the purpose of fishing. Any person violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-30 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-18 / Section 11-18-30
§ 11-18-30. Prearranged funerals  Receipt of money with intent to defraud.
Status: in_force

No person may arrange, promote, enter into, or sell any funeral service contract on behalf of a funeral service establishment unless the person is an embalmer or funeral director licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 33.2 of title 5. All monies received under these contracts shall be placed into segregated escrow accounts and marked accordingly. Any funeral director or licensed employee who receives monies under the contracts with intent to defraud the purchaser shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). Failure to hold such monies under the contract in segregated escrow accounts shall be prima facie evidence of the intent to defraud.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49-12 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-49 / Section 11-49-12
§ 11-49-12. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the 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 § 11-16-7 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-16 / Section 11-16-7
§ 11-16-7. Tampering with packaging.
Status: in_force

Every person who tampers with the contents of a package or container for sale to the public with the intent to injure a potential user of the contents shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-27-8 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-27 / Section 11-27-8
§ 11-27-8. Solicitation of business by agents prohibited.
Status: in_force

No person, partnership, corporation, or association shall act in any manner or in any capacity as an agent for an attorney at law in the solicitation or procurement of any law business, and every contract for professional services secured by an attorney at law through the services of an agent shall be void.

This section shall not be deemed to apply to an organization, or its representatives, meeting the criteria contained in subsection 11-27-3(b).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-65-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-65 / Section 11-65-3
§ 11-65-3. Immunity of motion picture theater owner.
Status: in_force

(a) Any theater owner or lessee, or an employee or agent of a theater owner or lessee, who observes any person committing an offense or attempting to commit an offense in violation of this chapter may stop the person. Immediately upon stopping the person, the theater owner, an employee or agent of a theater owner shall identify himself or herself and state his or her reason for stopping the person. If after his or her initial confrontation with the person under suspicion, the theater owner or lessee, or employee or agent of a theater owner or lessee, has reasonable grounds to believe that at the time stopped, the person was committing or attempting to commit the crime of unlawful operation of a recording device on the premises, the theater owner or lessee, or employee or agent of a theater owner or lessee, may detain the person for a reasonable time sufficient to summon a police officer to the premises. In no case shall the detention be for a period exceeding one hour. Detention must be accomplished in a reasonable manner without unreasonable restraint or excessive force, and may take place only on the premises of the motion picture theater establishment where the alleged crime occurred. Any person so stopped by a theater owner or lessee, or employee or agent of an owner or lessee pursuant to this section 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 the person until a police officer has taken him or her into custody.

(b) For the purposes of this section, reasonable grounds includes knowledge that a person appeared to be operating a recording device on the premises in violation of § 11-65-2, or appeared to be attempting to operate a recording device in violation of § 11-65-2 while on the premises.

(c) In detaining a person whom the theater owner, or an employee or agent of a theater owner has reasonable grounds to believe is committing the crime of unlawful operating of a recording device, the theater owner, or an employee or agent of a theater owner may use a reasonable amount of nondeadly 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 the unlawful audiovisual recording.

(d) The owner or lessee of a motion picture theater, or the agent or employee of such owner or lessee, who alerts law enforcement authorities of an alleged violation of this chapter shall not be liable in any civil action arising out of measures taken by such owner, lessee, agent or employee in the course of reasonably detaining a person that the owner, lessee, agent or employee had reasonable grounds to believe violated this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-32 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-32
§ 11-41-32. Theft of historic stone walls.
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be known as the Leona Kelley Act.

(b) Property, as defined in § 11-41-1, includes an historic stone wall as defined in subsection (c) of this section, and any person convicted of the theft of an historic stone wall, or portions of a wall, shall be subject to the penalties for larceny as provided in § 11-41-5.

(c) For the purposes of this chapter, historic stone wall is defined as a vertical structure of aligned natural stone, originally constructed in the 17th, 18th, 19th or 20th centuries, to designate a property boundary between farmsteads or to segregate agricultural activities with a single farmstead or to designate property lines. This definition includes new stone walls which closely approximate the appearance of adjoining stone walls with respect to coursing, stone type, joint width, construction and distribution of stones by size.

(d) Anyone convicted of the larceny of an historic stone wall, or portions of a wall, or convicted of attempt to commit larceny, shall be civilly liable to the property owner for the cost of replacing the stones and any other compensable damages related to the larceny.

(e) Any person who makes any plea to a charge under this section, or any person found guilty or convicted under this section, may be ordered to make restitution as a part of his or her sentence and/or disposition. That restitution shall include, but not be limited to, the value of the historic stone wall or portions of it, the reasonable value of any labor and other materials necessary to repair and/or return the wall to the condition it was in prior to the theft, and any other reasonable expenses that, in the discretion of the sentencing judge, are necessary to do justice in disposing of the case. This section is in addition to any other sanctions a sentencing judge may impose in his or her discretion.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-57 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-57
§ 11-47-57. Mace or similar substances.
Status: in_force

Any person eighteen (18) years of age or over may carry on his or her person and use, unless otherwise prohibited by law, any non-lethal noxious substance or liquid for his or her protection or the protection of others; however, the use of any non-lethal noxious substance or liquid for any other purpose shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-24 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-25 / Section 11-25-24
§ 11-25-24. Correctional employees  Sexual relations with inmates  Felony.
Status: in_force

Every employee of the department of corrections or the employee of a contractor who is under contract to provide services in a correctional institution who engages in sexual penetration as defined in § 11-37-1 with an inmate confined in a correction institution or who is otherwise under the direct custodial supervision and control of that employee 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 § 11-28-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-28 / Section 11-28-2
§ 11-28-2. Failure of officer to pay over fines, forfeitures, or penalties.
Status: in_force

Every officer who shall receive any fines, forfeitures, or penalties shall immediately pay them into the proper office where by law they ought to be paid. Every judicial, executive, or ministerial officer who shall refuse or neglect for three (3) months to pay over any fine, forfeiture, or penalty or any part of which that may have come to his or her hands to the proper officer to whom by law they should be paid or delivered, shall be fined three (3) times the value or amount of the fine, forfeiture, or penalty that was withheld or not paid over.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-12-7 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-12 / Section 11-12-7
§ 11-12-7. Aiding fight by appointment.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall be present at any fight as provided in § 11-12-6 as an aid, second or surgeon, or who shall advise, encourage or promote the fight, shall be imprisoned not more than five (5) years or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-43-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-43 / Section 11-43-1
§ 11-43-1. Treason.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall be convicted of treason against this state by levying war against the state or by adhering to the enemies of this state, giving them aid and comfort, shall be imprisoned during life.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-13 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-31 / Section 11-31-13
§ 11-31-13. Injunctive proceedings by attorney general.
Status: in_force

The attorney general, upon complaint being made to him or her under oath that any person is violating any of the provisions of §§ 11-31-1 and 11-31-12, may institute in his or her name as attorney general of the state of Rhode Island an action to enjoin the violation in a court of competent jurisdiction. The Rhode Island Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to all such actions whenever possible. Any person against whom an action has been brought shall be entitled to a trial of the issues within one day after the joinder of issue and to a decision by the court within forty-eight (48) hours of the conclusion of the trial. No restraining orders or preliminary injunctions shall be issued under this section, and the hearing shall be upon the merits of the case. After the hearing, the court may restrain and/or enjoin any person, firm, corporation, or association from violating any of the provisions of §§ 11-31-1 and 11-31-12 with regard to whether criminal proceedings have already been or may be instituted.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-27-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-27 / Section 11-27-1
§ 11-27-1. Hold himself or herself out and person defined.
Status: in_force

(a) Hold himself or herself out as used in this chapter includes the following: the assumption, use, or advertisement of the title of lawyer, attorney, attorney at law, counselor, counselor at law, solicitor, or any term or terms conveying the idea that the person in connection with whose name they or any of them are used is competent, qualified, authorized, or entitled to practice law, or the use of any kind of sign, token, symbol, card, letterhead, envelope, stationery, circular, or other writing, printing, or painting, or any representation by word or act, the purpose or tendency of which is to convey that idea.

(b) Person when used in the phrase another person in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, includes partnerships, corporations, and associations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-50-7 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-50 / Section 11-50-7
§ 11-50-7. Dealer coercion.
Status: in_force

Every person, firm, or corporation who coerces a retail dealer to participate in any promotion or advertising scheme or plan of the type set forth in § 11-50-1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Coercion includes, but is not limited to, circumstances in which a course of business conduct extending over a period of one year or longer between a supplier and a dealer is materially changed for no legitimate business reason, coincident with a failure or refusal of the dealer to participate in an above-mentioned promotion or advertising scheme or plan.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-48.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-48.1
§ 11-47-48.1. Report of lost or stolen weapons.
Status: in_force

Every person who owns a firearm shall report the loss or theft of their firearm to the local law enforcement agency within twenty-four (24) hours of the discovery of the loss or theft. Whoever knowingly violates 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 § 11-41-10 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-10
§ 11-41-10. Robbing of fish nets and weirs.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall rob or draw any fishpot, weir, or net belonging to any other person shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-28 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-28
§ 11-35-28. Trespassing on utility right-of-way.
Status: in_force

Every person who, without right, knowingly makes attachments to, or disposes on, the facilities or the rights-of-way of any electric, gas, telephone, or water utility, shall be subject to a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per incident, plus the cost of repair of the facility or right-of-way from the action. The fine shall be payable to the general fund of the municipality where the incident occurred.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-4
§ 11-47-4. Being armed prima facie evidence of intention.
Status: in_force

In the trial of a person for committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, the fact that he or she was armed with or had available a pistol or revolver without license to carry it, or was armed with or had available a machine gun, shall be prima facie evidence of his or her intention to commit the crime of violence.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-8-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-8 / Section 11-8-5
§ 11-8-5. Breaking and entering other buildings with criminal intent  Railroad cars  Tractor trailers.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall break and enter or enter in the nighttime, with intent to commit larceny or any felony or misdemeanor in it, any barn, stable, carriage house, or other building, for the breaking and entering or entering of which with that intent no punishment is otherwise prescribed by this title, and every person who shall at any time break and enter or enter any railroad car or the trailer portion of a tractor trailer or break any lock or seal on it with intent to commit larceny or other crime, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-19 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-19
§ 11-35-19. Prosecution for violations of §§ 11-35-17, 11-35-18.
Status: in_force

The crimes described in §§ 11-35-17 and 11-35-18 may be prosecuted and punished in the territorial jurisdiction in which the communication originates or is received.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-11-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-11 / Section 11-11-3
§ 11-11-3. Carrying on business or entertainment in vicinity of religious meeting.
Status: in_force

Whenever any religious society shall hold any camp, tent, grove or other out-door meeting, or the Society of General Six-principle Baptists of Rhode Island and Massachusetts shall hold their annual general meeting, for any purpose connected with the object for which the religious society was organized, no person, without the consent of the religious society or of its proper officers, shall keep in any shop, tent, booth, wagon or carriage or other place, for sale, or expose for sale any spirituous or intoxicating liquors or other drinks or food or merchandise of any kind, or hawk or peddle any liquors or merchandise mentioned in this section within one mile of the place of the meeting, nor shall any person engage in gaming, horse racing, or exhibit or offer to exhibit any show or play within the like distance of one mile of a meeting; and every person violating any provision of this section shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) nor less than five dollars ($5.00) or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be so construed as to prevent innkeepers, grocers, or other persons from pursuing their ordinary business at their usual place of doing business, nor to prevent any person from selling victuals in his or her usual place of abode.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-17-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-17 / Section 11-17-4
§ 11-17-4. Importation or possession of counterfeit certificate, bill, or note.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall bring into this state or have in his or her possession or custody within this state, any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered certificate or security, bank bill, or note, knowing it to be false, forged, counterfeited or altered, with intent to utter, pass or, tender it in payment the same as true, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-1-11 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-1 / Section 11-1-11
§ 11-1-11. Felons prohibited from possession of radio scanners.
Status: in_force

No person: (1) who has been convicted of a felony violation of chapter 28 of title 21 involving the illegal manufacture, sale or delivery or possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II; or (2) who has been convicted of a felony in violation of chapter 8 of this title involving the burglary or breaking and entering of a dwelling house or apartment, whether the house or apartment is occupied or not, any business place, or public building, with the intent to commit larceny; shall carry, transport, or have in his or her possession, or under his or her control outside of his or her own home, any operational police radio, police scanner, or any other device capable of monitoring police broadcasts. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-38-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-38 / Section 11-38-6
§ 11-38-6. Inciting riot at municipal detention facility.
Status: in_force

Any prisoner, detainee, or other person incarcerated or confined at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in the city of Central Falls who, with intent to cause a riotous assembly at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility created under chapter 54 of title 45, incites a riot or any continuance of a riot or destruction of property while rioting shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned at the adult correctional institutions for a term not to exceed ten (10) years, or be fined an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both; that term commences at the expiration of the original term of imprisonment of the prisoner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-15 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-15
§ 11-47-15. Proof of ability required for license or permit.
Status: in_force

No person shall be issued a license or permit to carry a pistol or revolver concealed upon his or her person until he or she has presented certification as prescribed in § 11-47-16 that he or she has qualified with a pistol or revolver of a caliber equal to or larger than the one he or she intends to carry, that qualification to consist of firing a score of one hundred ninety-five (195) or better out of a possible score of three hundred (300) with thirty (30) consecutive rounds at a distance of twenty-five (25) yards on the army L target, firing slow fire. The slow fire course shall allow ten (10) minutes for the firing of each of three (3) ten (10) shot strings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-9 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-9
§ 11-9-9. Powers of family court.
Status: repealed

Where in §§ 11-9-1  11-9-8 any authority is vested in any court, the authority vested in the court or courts mentioned is transferred to the family court. The family court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over any and all complaints and offenses set forth in §§ 11-9-2, 11-9-4, 11-9-8, 11-9-12, 11-9-14 [repealed], and 11-9-15, and shall have the authority to impose sentence as set forth in chapter 1 of title 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, jurisdiction for violations of §§ 11-9-1, 11-9-1.1, 11-9-1.2, 11-9-1.3, 11-9-1.5, 11-9-5, 11-9-5.3, and 11-9-5.4 shall be vested in the superior court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-8.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-8.1
§ 11-47-8.1. Modification of semi-automatic weapon.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person within this state to modify any semi-automatic weapon such that it can shoot, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot full-automatic fire with a single pull or hold of the trigger. The possession of such a modified semi-automatic weapon shall be evidence of guilty knowledge by the person having possession that the semi-automatic weapon was modified. Every person violating the provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both, and, except for a first conviction under this section, shall not be afforded the provisions of suspension or deferment of sentence, nor a probation.

(b) This section shall not apply to the purchase of any such device by the Rhode Island state police, by any city or town police department of the state of Rhode Island, or by the department of environmental management for display as a part of a firearms training course under its auspices.

(c) Weapons otherwise considered legal that are found modified by devices pursuant to this section shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to § 11-47-22.

(d) This section shall not be construed to prohibit use of a replacement trigger or trigger components designed and intended to decrease the weight of the trigger pull or to improve the quality and release of the trigger pull in a semi-automatic weapon.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-16 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-16
§ 11-19-16. Forfeiture of horses used in unlawful race.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in title 41, every person who shall knowingly suffer or permit any horse belonging to him or her or of which he or she has the care and charge to start, run, or trot for any bet or wager shall forfeit the horse starting, running, or trotting to the use of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-7 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-7
§ 11-41-7. Larceny from the person.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall steal or attempt to steal from the person of another any money, goods, chattels, or other article enumerated in § 11-41-1, shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than ten (10) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-31-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-31 / Section 11-31-2
§ 11-31-2. Forfeiture of obscene publications.
Status: in_force

Any obscene book, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper, or other thing mentioned in § 11-31-1 found by any officer in executing a search warrant or which shall be produced and brought into court shall be forfeited to the state. Further proceedings shall be had on them for their forfeiture as is prescribed by law in chapter 21 of title 12, and upon entry of final judgment of forfeiture the item shall be destroyed by order of the court. However, if any book, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper or other thing mentioned in § 11-31-1 is seized by any officer in executing a search warrant, it shall not be forfeited to the state unless the person, firm, corporation, or association claiming a proprietary interest in and to it or in whose possession it is found has been accorded the opportunity for a hearing on the question of whether it is obscene as provided by § 12-5-8.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-40 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-40
§ 11-19-40. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall adopt and issue rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of §§ 11-19-30  11-19-40. These rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42.

(b) In promulgating the rules and regulations, the director shall, in addition to the standards set forth in other provisions of this chapter, be guided by the following standards setting forth conduct, conditions and activity deemed undesirable:

(1) Fraud. The practice of any fraud or deception upon a participant in a permitted game of chance;

(2) Unsafe premises. The conduct of permitted games of chance in, at or upon premises which may be unsafe due to fire hazard or other conditions;

(3) Charitable funds. To assure that all the funds raised through bingo and permitted charitable games are maintained and expended for bona fide charitable purposes;

(4) Advertising. That advertising for all permitted games of chance and bingo is conducted in accordance with rules and regulations.

(c) The director may promulgate less stringent regulations for those charitable organizations that do not intend to run any permitted games more than once in any consecutive six (6) month period, and also for those charitable organizations where the prize for any permitted game will not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-5.4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-5.4
§ 11-9-5.4. Child endangerment.
Status: in_force

(a) When used in this section, the following words and phrases are construed as follows:

(1) Child means any person under eighteen (18) years of age.

(2) Serious bodily injury shall have the same definition as contained in § 11-5-2(c).

(3) Sexual abuse means any sexual contact or penetration prohibited by chapter 37 of this title.

(b) A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of a child when being a parent, guardian, or any other person who has custody or control of a child, the person:

(1) Wantonly or recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to the child or sexual abuse of the child; or

(2) Wantonly or recklessly fails to take reasonable steps to alleviate such risk to the child where there is a duty to act.

(c) For purposes of this section, such wanton and reckless behavior occurs when a person is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that their acts, or omissions where there is a duty to act, would result in a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to the child or sexual abuse of the child for whom they have custody or control. The risk must be of such nature and degree that disregard of the risk constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation.

(d) Any person who shall violate this section shall be guilty of a felony, and for the first offense, be imprisoned up to three (3) years or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

(e) Any person who has been previously convicted of child endangerment under this section and thereafter commits child endangerment shall be imprisoned up to ten (10) years or be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-22-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-22 / Section 11-22-6
§ 11-22-6. Removal of unlawful windmills.
Status: in_force

The city council of any city and the town council of any town may remove all windmills within their cities and towns respectively that are located, continued, or run contrary to the provisions of § 11-22-4.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-22-12 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-22 / Section 11-22-12
§ 11-22-12. Crawford Street Bridge in Providence.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall fasten any vessel to any part of Crawford Street Bridge shall forfeit twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense to the use of city of Providence.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-49 / Section 11-49-6
§ 11-49-6. Possession of machinery, plates or other contrivance or incomplete credit cards.
Status: in_force

A person other than the cardholder possessing two (2) or more incomplete credit cards with intent to complete them without the consent of the issuer or a person possessing with knowledge of its character any machinery, plates, or any other contrivance designed to reproduce instruments purporting to be the credit cards of an issuer who has not consented to the preparation of the credit cards violates this section and is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(b). A credit card is incomplete if part of the matter other than the signature of the cardholder, which an issuer requires to appear on the credit card before it can be used by a cardholder, has not yet been stamped, embossed, imprinted, or written on it.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-36-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-36 / Section 11-36-4
§ 11-36-4. Injuring railroad signals or signal lines.
Status: in_force

Whoever unlawfully and intentionally injures, molests, or destroys any electric or other signal of a railroad corporation, or any line, wire, post, or other structure or mechanism used in connection with a signal on a railroad, or destroys, or in any way interferes with, the proper working of the signal, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not exceeding two (2) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-34 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-34
§ 11-41-34. Fraud against the department of human services.
Status: in_force

(a) The following establishments and/or retail outlets are prohibited from accepting electronic benefit transfer cards issued by the department of human services:

(1) Liquor stores;

(2) Casinos or at facilities that conduct casino gaming as defined in chapter 61.2 of title 42;

(3) Gambling facilities as defined by chapter 9 of title 41;

(4) Retail establishments that provide adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment as defined in the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 608(a).

(b) A store owner who knowingly allows a prohibited, electronic-benefit transaction in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for a first offense; by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a second offense; and for a third, or subsequent, offense shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

(c) In addition to the penalties imposed by subsection (b), the department of human services is further authorized to suspend and/or revoke any license necessary to conduct business.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-14 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-44 / Section 11-44-14
§ 11-44-14. Breaking lamps or windows.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall willfully break any lamp, lantern, or window shall, for every lamp, lantern, or window broken, be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-3.2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-37 / Section 11-37-3.2
§ 11-37-3.2. Necessity of complaint from victim.
Status: in_force

No person shall be charged under § 11-37-3.1 unless and until the police department investigating the incident obtains from the victim a signed complaint against the person alleging a violation of § 11-37-3.1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-35-14 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-35 / Section 11-35-14
§ 11-35-14. Refusal to relinquish or to damage or to obstruct telephone.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who willfully refuses to relinquish a party line or who obstructs or damages an individual telephone line or telephone set when he or she knows or should have known that the party line, individual telephone line or telephone set is needed for an emergency call to a fire department or police department or for medical aid or ambulance service shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300) or be imprisoned ninety (90) days, or both, or any person who secures the use of a party line by falsely stating that the line is needed for an emergency call shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) or be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) months.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) Party line means a subscriber line telephone circuit consisting of two (2) or more main telephone stations connected with it, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number; and

(2) Emergency means a situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13.17 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-13.17
§ 11-9-13.17. Fines collected.
Status: in_force

(a) One-half (Â½) of all the fines collected pursuant to §§ 11-9-13.2  11-9-13.20 shall be transferred to the municipalities in which the citation originated.

(b) One-half (Â½) of all the fines collected pursuant to §§ 11-9-13.2  11-9-13.20 shall be transferred to the general fund.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-13 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-13
§ 11-47-13. Revocation of license or permit.
Status: in_force

Any license or permit may be revoked for just cause at any time by the authority granting it, and, upon revocation, the authority shall give immediate notice to the attorney general, who shall immediately note the revocation, with the date of revocation, upon the copy of the license or permit on file in his or her office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13.16 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-13.16
§ 11-9-13.16. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to fulfill the intent of §§ 11-9-13.2  11-9-13.20.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-6 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-30 / Section 11-30-6
§ 11-30-6. Annulment of lease by maintenance of nuisance.
Status: in_force

If any person, being a tenant or occupant under any lawful title of any building or tenement not owned by him or her, shall use the premises or any part for any of the purposes enumerated in §§ 11-30-1 and 11-30-2, that use shall annul the lease or other title under which the occupant holds, and, without any act of the owner, shall cause the right of possession to revert and vest in him or her, and the owner may make immediate entry on it and repossess himself or herself of the premises without process of law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-52-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-52 / Section 11-52-4
§ 11-52-4. Computer theft.
Status: in_force

Whoever, intentionally and without claim of right, takes, transfers, conceals or retains possession of any computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or data contained in a computer, computer system, computer program, or computer network with a value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) shall be guilty of a felony and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-52-5. If the value is five hundred dollars ($500) or less, then the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-46 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-46
§ 11-47-46. Sections 11-47-42  11-47-45 inapplicable to firearms.
Status: in_force

The provisions of §§ 11-47-42  11-47-45 shall not be construed to relate to the possession and carrying of air guns, pistols or firearms of any description.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-46-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-46 / Section 11-46-3
§ 11-46-3. Power boats on Spring Lake.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to use fuel powered motor boats, with the exception of emergency boats, on Spring Lake in the town of Burrillville.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-4
§ 11-9-4. Contributing to delinquency.
Status: in_force

Every person who knowingly or willfully encourages, aids, contributes to, or in any way causes any child under the age of sixteen (16) years to violate any law of this state, or the ordinances of any town or city in this state, or who knowingly or willfully encourages, aids, contributes to, or in any way causes any child under the age of sixteen (16) years to be guilty of any vicious or immoral conduct, or who, being the parent, parents, legal guardian, or person having the custody or the control of any such child, permits or suffers the child to habitually associate with vicious, immoral, or criminal persons, or to grow up in ignorance, idleness, or crime, or to wander about the streets of any city or town in the nighttime without being in any lawful business or occupation, or to enter any house of ill fame, policy shop, or place where any gambling is carried on or gaming device is operated, or to enter any place where intoxicating liquors are sold, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not exceeding one year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-1.5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-1.5
§ 11-9-1.5. Electronically disseminating indecent material to minors prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) Definitions as used in this section:

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

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

(3) Telecommunication device means an analog or digital electronic device that processes data, telephone, video, or sound transmission as part of any system involved in the sending and/or receiving at a distance of voice, sound, data, and/or video transmissions.

(4) Indecent visual depiction means any digital image or digital video depicting one or more persons engaging in sexually explicit conduct, is obscene as defined in § 11-31-1(b), and includes:

(i) Data stored on any computer, telecommunication device, or other electronic storage media that is capable of conversion into a visual image; or

(ii) Digital video depicting sexually explicit conduct transmitted live over a computer online service, internet service, or local electronic bulletin board service. If a digital image or digital video is part of a larger work, that larger work shall be the subject for the purpose of § 11-31-1(b) analysis.

(5) 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.

(b) No person shall knowingly and intentionally use a computer or telecommunication device to transmit an indecent visual depiction to a person he or she knows is, or believes to be, a minor.

(c) No minor shall be charged under this section if his or her conduct falls within § 11-9-1.4, Minor Electronically Disseminating Indecent Material to Another Person  Sexting Prohibited.

(d) No person shall be charged under this section if the minor to whom the indecent visual depiction was transmitted was fifteen (15) years of age or older and the person transmitting the indecent visual depiction was not more than four (4) years older than the minor.

(e) The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement officer was involved in the detection and investigation of an offense under this section shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution under this section.

(f) Those in violation of this section shall be guilty of a felony and subject to imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.

(g) Those in violation of this section shall be subject to sex offender registration requirements set forth in § 11-37.1-1 et seq., entitled Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification Act.

(h) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability upon the following entities as a result of content or information provided by another person:

(1) An interactive computer service;

(2) A provider of public or private mobile service; or

(3) A telecommunications network provider.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-3.3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-37 / Section 11-37-3.3
§ 11-37-3.3. Failure to report  Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly fails to report a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault as required under § 11-37-3.1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-47 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-47
§ 11-47-47. Display of weapons.
Status: in_force

No person, firm, or corporation shall display in a place of business by means of a window display any pistol, revolver, or other firearm, as defined in § 11-47-2, or any dagger, dirk, bowie knife, stiletto, metal knuckles, or blackjack; provided, that dealers in sporting goods may include in a window display pistols or revolvers upon a permit issued by the chief of police or town sergeant of any city or town. Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense and one hundred dollars ($100) for every subsequent offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-36-14 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-36 / Section 11-36-14
§ 11-36-14. Railroad corporation and company defined.
Status: in_force

Railroad corporation and railroad company, wherever used in this chapter, include in their meaning the National Railroad Foundation and Museum.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-49 / Section 11-49-5
§ 11-49-5. Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services.
Status: in_force

(a) Illegally obtained or illegally possessed credit card; forge. A person who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card by the cardholder or any agent or employees of the person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or the cardholder, furnishes money, goods, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card obtained or retained in violation of this law or a credit card which he or she knows is forged, expired, or revoked, violates this subsection and is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(a), if the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished in violation of this subsection does not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) in any six (6) month period. The violator is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(b) if the value does exceed one hundred dollars ($100) in any six (6) month period.

(b) Misrepresentation to issuer. A person who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card by the cardholder or any agent or employee of the person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or the cardholder, fails to furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value which he or she represents in writing to the issuer that he has furnished, violates this subsection and is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(a), if the difference between the value of all money, goods, services, and anything else of value actually furnished and the value represented to the issuer to have been furnished, does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in any six (6) month period. The violator is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(b) if the difference does exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in any six (6) month period.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-54-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-54 / Section 11-54-1
§ 11-54-1. Experimentation on human fetuses.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall use any live human fetus, whether before or after expulsion from its mothers womb, for scientific, laboratory research, or other kind of experimentation. This section shall not prohibit procedures incident to the study of a human fetus while it is in its mothers womb, provided that in the best medical judgment of the physician, made at the time of the study, the procedures do not substantially jeopardize the life or health of the fetus, and provided the fetus is not the subject of a planned abortion. In any criminal proceeding the fetus shall be conclusively presumed not to be the subject of a planned abortion if the mother signed a written statement at the time of the study that she was not planning an abortion.

(b) This section shall not prohibit or regulate diagnostic or remedial procedures, the purpose of which is to determine or to preserve the life or health of the fetus involved or the mother involved.

(c) A fetus is a live fetus for purposes of this section when, in the best medical judgment of a physician, it shows evidence of life as determined by the same medical standards as are used in determining evidence of life in a spontaneously aborted fetus at approximately the same stage of gestational development.

(d) No experimentation may knowingly be performed upon a dead fetus unless the consent of its mother has first been obtained, provided, that such consent shall not be required in the case of a routine pathological study. In any criminal proceeding, consent shall be conclusively presumed to have been granted for the purposes of this section by a written statement, signed by the mother, who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, to the effect that she consents to the use of her fetus for scientific, laboratory, research, or other kind of experimentation or study; that written consent shall constitute lawful authorization for the transfer of the dead fetus.

(e) No person shall perform or offer to perform an abortion where part or all of the consideration for the performance is that the fetal remains may be used for experimentation or other kinds of research or study.

(f) No person shall knowingly sell, transfer, distribute, or give away any fetus for a use which is in violation of the provisions of this section. For purposes of this section, the word fetus includes an embryo or neonate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-56-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-56 / Section 11-56-1
§ 11-56-1. Duty to assist.
Status: in_force

Any person at the scene of an emergency who knows that another person is exposed to, or has suffered, grave physical harm shall, to the extent that he or she can do so without danger or peril to himself or herself or to others, give reasonable assistance to the exposed person. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-16-4 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-16 / Section 11-16-4
§ 11-16-4. Furnishing wood alcohol for beverage purposes.
Status: in_force

Every person who sells, furnishes, or gives away wood alcohol or any preparation or compound containing wood alcohol, knowing that it is to be used for beverage purposes, shall be punished by imprisonment for life or any term of years, and he or she shall be liable to an action for damages for injuries to the person of anyone using the wood alcohol or the preparation or compound for beverage purposes, or if death results from that use, to an action for damages for the death of the person under the provisions of §§ 10-7-1  10-7-4.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-29 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-41 / Section 11-41-29
§ 11-41-29. Insurance fraud  Prohibited activities.
Status: in_force

(a) When used in this section:

(1) Insurer means, but is not limited to, an authorized insurer, self-insurer, re-insurer, broker, producer, or any agent of them.

(2) Larceny means the crime of larceny established in this chapter and by common law, including the requirement of specific intent.

(3) Person means any individual, partnership, association, firm, corporation, or any other legal entity.

(4) Statement means, but is not limited to, any written notice, statement, proof of loss, bill of lading, receipt for payment, invoice, account, estimate of property damages, bills for services, diagnosis, prescription, hospital or doctor records, x-rays, test result or other evidence of loss, injury or expense.

(b)(1) Every person who, with the intent to deceive, prepares or assists, abets, or solicits another to prepare or make any written statement that is intended to be presented to any insurer in connection with, or in support of, any application for the issuance of an insurance policy, knowing that the statement contains any false information material to the application, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a period of not more than one year, or both.

(2) Every person who, with the intent to deceive, prepares or assists, abets, or solicits another to prepare or make any written statement, including computer-generated documents, that is intended to be presented to any insurer in connection with, or in support of, any claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy, knowing that the statement contains any false information material to the claim, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a period of not more than one year, or both.

(3) Every person who, with the intent to deceive, presents or causes to be presented to any insurer any written statement, including computer-generated documents, as part of or in support of a claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy, knowing that the statement contains false information material to the claim, shall be deemed guilty of larceny.

(4) Every person who, with the intent to deceive, presents or causes to be presented to any claimant any written statement, including computer-generated documents, as part of or in support of its contest of any claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy, knowing that the statement contains any false information material to the claim, shall be deemed guilty of larceny.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49-10 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-49 / Section 11-49-10
§ 11-49-10. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is subject to the penalties of this subsection shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(b) A person who is subject to the penalties of this subsection shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000), or imprisoned not more than three (3) years, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-8 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-25 / Section 11-25-8
§ 11-25-8. Conveyance to prisoner of instruments for escape.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall convey to any prisoner confined upon any criminal charge or upon conviction in any prison, jail, lock-up, police station, or other place of detention, without the knowledge of the warden, jailer, or officer in charge of the prison, jail, lock-up, police station, or place of detention, any disguise, instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing which is adapted or useful to aid a prisoner in making his or her escape, shall if any prisoner escapes by means of a disguise, instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing so conveyed, be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. If there is no escape by means of the disguise, instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing so conveyed, then the person so conveying it shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49-13 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-49 / Section 11-49-13
§ 11-49-13. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Credit Card Crime Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-22 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-19 / Section 11-19-22
§ 11-19-22. Renting for gambling purposes.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall let or knowingly permit to be occupied any house, shop, or place belonging to or under the control of that person, to be used as a gambling house or place where gambling is carried on, or as a place where pools are sold, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-11-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-11 / Section 11-11-2
§ 11-11-2. Use of dangerous or offensive instruments or substances to disturb public assemblies.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall willfully place in, on, about, or upon any theater, motion picture house, hall, or other building or place where people are assembled for the purpose of entertainment or instruction, any substance or thing that does or is liable to interrupt and disturb the peace and order of that place, or is liable to interrupt, disturb, or throw into confusion or endanger the life and limb of persons assembled in that place, or which is liable to or does cause injury to the property of the owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupant of the theater, motion picture house, hall, or other building or place, or whoever willfully throws into, against or upon, or puts, places, and explodes or causes to be placed or exploded in or upon any theater, motion picture house, hall, or any other building or place of public assemblage, any bomb, torpedo, or other instrument or package loaded or filled with any explosive or offensive substance with intent unlawfully to destroy or injure the theater, motion picture house, hall, or other building or place of public assemblage, shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years, or shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-5 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-25 / Section 11-25-5
§ 11-25-5. Officer voluntarily allowing prisoner to escape.
Status: in_force

Every jailer or other officer, who shall voluntarily suffer any prisoner in his or her custody upon conviction or upon any criminal charge to escape, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-4.1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-25 / Section 11-25-4.1
§ 11-25-4.1. Sentence for assault or escape by prisoner  Consecutive term.
Status: in_force

The sentence for assault or escape, as prescribed in § 11-25-4, shall run consecutively to the original term of incarceration.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-18 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-25 / Section 11-25-18
§ 11-25-18. Receipt of gifts by employees of department of corrections.
Status: in_force

No employee of the department of corrections shall receive from any prisoner confined in the adult correctional institutions, nor from anyone on behalf of such a prisoner, any reward or gift, or promise of any reward or gift, either for services or supplies or as a gratuity. Any employee in violation of this provision shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days and shall, upon final conviction, be immediately dismissed from employment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-30-10 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-30 / Section 11-30-10
§ 11-30-10. Unlawful sale of beverages by club or association.
Status: in_force

All buildings, places, or tenements located within any town or city used by any club or other association, whether incorporated or not, for the purpose of selling, distributing, or dispensing intoxicating liquors to its members or others for beverage purposes, shall be deemed to be common nuisances, unless it shall be used for the sale, distribution, or dispensing of intoxicating or alcoholic beverages to its members under a validly existing license issued for that purpose by some board, body or official authorized to issue it. Whoever keeps, maintains, or assists in keeping or maintaining, a common nuisance shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and all costs of prosecution and conviction. Upon the conviction of any incorporated club or association or any officer, member, agent, or employee, under the provisions of this chapter, the charter of the club or association shall become null and void.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-60-1 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-60 / Section 11-60-1
§ 11-60-1. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds and declares that the welfare of the citizens of the state requires that vulnerable persons be protected from suicide and that the cost to the taxpayers of enforcing laws preventing assisted suicides will be reduced by promoting civil enforcement of such laws.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-17 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-17
§ 11-9-17. Sterilization.
Status: in_force

Every person who performs or aids and abets in the performance of a sterilization procedure on any person under the age of eighteen (18), unless the sterilization is incidental to, or is rendered necessary or unavoidable by, some other medical treatment or procedure required to preserve the life or health of that person, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment and a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-59 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-47 / Section 11-47-59
§ 11-47-59. Possession of knife during commission of crime.
Status: in_force

No person shall commit or attempt to commit any crime of violence while having in his or her possession a knife with a blade more than three (3) inches long. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced for a term not less than one year nor more than five (5) years and/or fined not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-7-2 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-7 / Section 11-7-2
§ 11-7-2. Acceptance of bribe by juror or person exercising judicial function.
Status: in_force

Every judge, justice of the peace, warden, juror, auditor, referee, arbitrator, master in chancery, or person summoned as a juror, who shall accept, receive, or agree for in any way any bribe, present, reward, or unsecured loan, to him or her offered, for the purpose of obtaining or influencing his or her opinion, judgment, verdict, sentence, report, or award in any matter or cause depending or to be tried before him or her alone or before him or her with others, shall be imprisoned not exceeding seven (7) years or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-13-3 — RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-13 / Section 11-13-3
§ 11-13-3. Sale of fulminate cartridges or contrivances to minors.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall sell to any child under the age of fifteen (15) years, without the written consent of a parent or guardian of the child, any cartridge or fixed ammunition of which any fulminate is a component part, or any gun, pistol or other mechanical contrivance arranged for the explosion of the cartridge or of any fulminate. Nothing in this section shall authorize the sale of any blank cartridge except as provided in § 11-13-5.

(b) Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.