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RI Gen L § 11-47-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-34 - Firearms permits to minors.

§ 11-47-34. Firearms permits to minors.The Rhode Island state police or the chief of police of the city or town in which the person resides shall issue permits to any person under eighteen (18) years of age only upon satisfactory proof of being engaged in a course of training in the use of firearms at a regular and recognized camp or rifle range, and provided that the person has the written consent of a parent or guardian. Valid membership cards of junior gun clubs or of junior divisions of senior gun clubs incorporated in the state of Rhode Island shall be prima facie evidence of the person under eighteen (18) years of age being engaged in a course of training in the use of firearms at a regular and recognized camp or rifle range.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 25; P.L. 1950, ch. 2452, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-28; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-34; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 374, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-35.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-35.1 - Persons exempt from § 11-47-35.

§ 11-47-35.1. Persons exempt from § 11-47-35.The provisions of § 11-47-35 shall not apply to full-time members of the state police, full-time members of the state marshal's office, full-time members of city or town police departments, or state marshals or correctional officers or persons licensed under § 11-47-11.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 135, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 383, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 202, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-35.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-35.3 - Annual report on application process administration.

§ 11-47-35.3. Annual report on application process administration.The attorney general shall provide the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives an annual report including the number of applications made pursuant to this section for the prior calendar year. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of applications received from sellers, the number of applications resulting in a determination that the potential buyer or transferee was prohibited from receipt or possession of a firearm pursuant to Rhode Island or federal law, the estimated costs of administering this chapter, and the number of instances in which a person requests amendment of the record pertaining to the person pursuant to §§ 11-47-35 and 11-47-35.2.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 300, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-47-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-36 - Purchase of concealable firearms from out of state dealers.

§ 11-47-36. Purchase of concealable firearms from out of state dealers.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.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-37 - Sale to minors and others forbidden.

§ 11-47-37. Sale to minors and others forbidden.No person shall sell a pistol or revolver to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) or to one who he or she has reasonable cause to believe falls under the provisions of § 11-47-5, 11-47-6, 11-47-7, or 11-47-23.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-38 - Dealers to be licensed.

§ 11-47-38. Dealers to be licensed.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.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-39 - Issuance and conditions of dealer's license.

§ 11-47-39. Issuance and conditions of dealer's license.The duly constituted licensing authorities of any city, town, or political subdivision of this state may grant licenses in form prescribed by the attorney general effective for not more than one year from date of issue permitting the licensee to sell pistols and revolvers at retail within this state, subject to the following conditions in addition to those specified in §§ 11-47-35 and 11-47-36, for breach of any of which the license shall be forfeited and the licensee subject to punishment as provided in this chapter:(1) The business shall be carried on only in the building designated in the license.(2) The license or a copy of it, certified by the issuing authority, shall be displayed on the premises where it can easily be read.(3) No pistol or revolver shall be sold in violation of any provision of this chapter, nor shall a pistol or revolver be sold under any circumstances unless the purchaser is personally known to the seller or shall present clear evidence of his or her identity.(4) The fee for issuing the license shall be five dollars ($5.00). The fee charged for the issuing of the license shall be applied for the use and benefit of the city or town.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-40 - Register of sales of firearms - Display of firearms.

§ 11-47-40. Register of sales of firearms — Display of firearms.(a) Every person, firm, or corporation selling a pistol, revolver, or other firearm whether the seller is a retail dealer, pawnbroker, or otherwise shall keep a register in which shall be entered at the time of sale the date of sale, name, age, and residence of every purchaser of the a pistol, revolver, or other firearm, together with the caliber, make, model, manufacturer's number, or other mark of identification on the pistol, revolver, or other firearm. Every person, firm, or corporation who shall fail to keep a register and to enter the acts required by this section shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in this chapter. The register shall be open at all reasonable hours for the mandatory monthly inspection of licensed firearm dealers to be conducted by state and/or local police officials.(b) This section shall not apply to wholesale dealers' bona fide sales at wholesale to duly licensed retail dealers. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation dealing in firearms to display any pistol, revolver, or imitation, or any firearm of a size which may be concealed upon the person, or placard advertising the sale of one, in any part of the premises of the person, firm, or corporation where it can be readily seen from the outside. "Firearm" as utilized in this section only does not apply to an air rifle, air pistol, "blank gun," or "BB gun."History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1421, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 405, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-30; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-40; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-41 - Government firearm registration prohibited.

§ 11-47-41. Government firearm registration prohibited.No government agency of this state or its political subdivisions shall keep or cause to be kept any list or register of privately owned firearms or any list or register of the owners of those firearms; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to firearms which have been used in committing any crime of violence, nor to any person who has been convicted of a crime of violence.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-43 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-43 - Collectors and police officers exempt from § 11-47-42.

§ 11-47-43. Collectors and police officers exempt from § 11-47-42.The provisions of § 11-47-42, so far as they forbid the possession of certain instruments or weapons, shall not apply to any person who possesses or is making a collection of the weapons as curios or for educational, professional, scientific, or any other lawful purpose, without intent to use the instrument or weapon unlawfully. Nor shall the provisions of § 11-47-42, so far as they relate to the possession or carrying of any billy, apply to sheriffs, town constables, police constables, police, or other officers or guards whose duties require them to arrest or to keep and guard prisoners or property, nor to any person summoned by those officers to aid them in the discharge of their duties while actually engaged in their duties.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 23; P.L. 1908, ch. 1572, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 32; P.L. 1910, ch. 591, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 33; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 33; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 32; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-33; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-43; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 18; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 18.
RI Gen L § 11-47-44 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-44 - Standard of proof under §§ 11-47-42 and 11-47-43.

§ 11-47-44. Standard of proof under §§ 11-47-42 and 11-47-43.No negative allegation of any kind need be averred or proved in any complaint under §§ 11-47-42 and 11-47-43, and the possession of any blackjack, slungshot, billy, sandclub, sandbag, metal knuckles, bludgeon, dirk, dagger, stiletto, or other similar weapon designed to cut and stab another, and the carrying or use of any the instrument or weapons or of any of the instruments or weapons forbidden by § 11-47-42 to be carried, worn, or used shall be evidence that the possession, use, wearing, or carrying, as the case may be, of any the instrument or weapon, is unlawful, but the respondent in any the case may show any fact that would render the possession or use, or wearing or carrying of the instrument or weapon lawful.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 26; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 35; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 34; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 34; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 33; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-34; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-44; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-45 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-45 - Arrest and detention for possession of weapon prohibited by § 11-47-42.

§ 11-47-45. Arrest and detention for possession of weapon prohibited by § 11-47-42.Every officer authorized to make an arrest for any criminal offense may arrest without complaint and warrant any person who has in his or her possession any instrument or weapon described in § 11-47-42 whenever the officer has reasonable ground to suspect that the person possesses, or is using, wearing or carrying the instrument or weapon contrary to law. Any person so arrested may be detained a reasonable time, not exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, for the purpose of making an investigation concerning the person, but no person so arrested shall be detained longer than twenty-four (24) hours without complaint being made against him or her before some proper court or justice. If the officer making the arrest shall at any time within the twenty-four (24) hours satisfy himself or herself that there is no ground for making a criminal complaint against the person, he or she shall be discharged from custody.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 35; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 35; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 34; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-35; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-45; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-46 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-46 - Sections 11-47-42 - 11-47-45 inapplicable to firearms.

§ 11-47-46. Sections 11-47-42 — 11-47-45 inapplicable to firearms.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.History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-36; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-46; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-47 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-47 - Display of weapons.

§ 11-47-47. Display of weapons.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.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1380, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 607, §§ 11, 12; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-37; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-47; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-48 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-48 - Report of gunshot wounds.

§ 11-47-48. Report of gunshot wounds.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).History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1384, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 607, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-38; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-48; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-48.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-48.1 - Report of lost or stolen weapons.

§ 11-47-48.1. Report of lost or stolen weapons.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).History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 87, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-49 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-49 - Firing across highways prohibited.

§ 11-47-49. Firing across highways prohibited.Every person who shall discharge any firearm or other contrivance arranged to discharge shot, bullets, arrows, darts, or other missiles in or across any public road, street, square, or lane shall, upon conviction, 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.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 110, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-39; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-49; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-49.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-49.1 - Firing in Blackstone Valley Flood Plain prohibited.

§ 11-47-49.1. Firing in Blackstone Valley Flood Plain prohibited.Every person who shall hunt or discharge any firearm within the Blackstone Valley Flood Plains or Marshes, also known as the "Valley Marshes," shall be subject to:(1) A fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense;(2) A fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for sixty (60) days, or both, for the second offense; and(3) For any subsequent offense a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for ninety (90) days, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 43, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-50 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-50 - Firing without landowner's permission - Firing in compact area.

§ 11-47-50. Firing without landowner's permission — Firing in compact area.(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′) of a dwelling house.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 110, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, § 3; P.L. 1954, ch. 3280, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-40; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-50; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 333, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-51 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-51 - Loaded weapons in vehicles.

§ 11-47-51. Loaded weapons in vehicles.It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun or a rifle or shotgun from the magazine of which all shells and cartridges have not been removed in or on any vehicle or conveyance or its attachments while upon or along any public highway, road, lane, or trail within this state; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to 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, investigators of the department of attorney general appointed pursuant to § 42-9-8.1, the director, assistant director and other inspectors and agents at the Rhode Island state fugitive task force appointed pursuant to § 12-6-7.2, nor to other duly appointed law enforcement officers, including conservation officers, nor to members of the Army, Navy, Air force, or Marine Corps of the United States, or the National Guard or organized reserves, when on duty, nor to officers or employees of the United States authorized by law to carry a concealed firearm, nor to any civilian guard or criminal investigator carrying sidearms or a concealed firearm in the performance of his or her official duties under the authority of the commanding officer of the military establishment in the state of Rhode Island where he or she is employed by the United States.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 286, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 423, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 41.
RI Gen L § 11-47-51.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-51.1 - Discharge of firearm or incendiary or explosive substance or device from motor vehicle.

§ 11-47-51.1. Discharge of firearm or incendiary or explosive substance or device from motor vehicle.(a) (1) No person shall unlawfully discharge a firearm or incendiary or explosive substance or device from a motor vehicle in a manner which creates a substantial risk of death or serious personal injury to another person. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) years nor more than twenty (20) years and shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), or both.(2) In all cases under this subsection, the justice imposing sentence shall impose not less than the minimum sentence of ten (10) years imprisonment and may only impose a sentence less than that minimum if he or she finds that substantial and compelling circumstances exist which justify imposition of the alternative sentence. The finding may be based upon the character and background of the defendant, the cooperation of the defendant with law enforcement authorities, the nature and circumstances of the offense and/or the nature and quality of the evidence presented at trial. If a sentence which is less than imprisonment for a term of ten (10) years is imposed, the trial justice shall set forth on the record the circumstances which he or she found as justification for imposition of the lesser sentence.(b) Any person injured as a result of a violation of this section shall be entitled to the civil remedies provided by § 7-15-4.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 312, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-52 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-52 - Carrying of weapon while under the influence of liquor or drugs.

§ 11-47-52. Carrying of weapon while under the influence of liquor or drugs.It is unlawful to carry or transport any firearm in this state when intoxicated or under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.