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RI Gen L § 11-37-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-12 - Proof of resistance unnecessary.

§ 11-37-12. Proof of resistance unnecessary.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.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 273, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-13 - Prior sexual conduct of complainant - Admissibility of evidence.

§ 11-37-13. Prior sexual conduct of complainant — Admissibility of evidence.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.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-37-13.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-13.1 - Recording - Grand jury testimony - Child assault.

§ 11-37-13.1. Recording — Grand jury testimony — Child assault.(a) In any grand jury proceeding investigating a sexual assault alleged to have been committed against a child, a recording of a statement from the alleged victim who is fourteen (14) years of age or younger at the time of the proceeding shall be admissible into evidence at the proceeding if:(1) The statement is sworn to under oath by the child, and the significance of the oath is explained to the child;(2) The recording is both visual and aural and is recorded on film or videotape or by other electronic means;(3) The recording equipment was capable of making an accurate recording, the operator of the equipment was competent, and the recording is accurate and has not been altered;(4) Every voice on the recording is identified;(5) The statement was not made in response to questioning calculated to lead the child to make a particular statement;(6) The person conducting the interview is an attorney in the department of the attorney general or another person chosen by the attorney general to make the proceeding less intimidating to the child, and the interviewer is available to testify at the proceeding;(7) The child is available to testify if requested by the grand jurors; and(8) The recording is made a part of the record of the grand jury.(b) In any grand jury proceeding investigating a sexual assault alleged to have been committed against a child, a recording of a statement from the alleged victim who is more than fourteen (14) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the proceeding shall be admissible into evidence at the proceeding if:(1) The attorney general petitions the court for permission to introduce the recording at the proceeding; and(2) The court grants the petition upon a finding that the child would suffer unreasonable and unnecessary mental or emotional harm if required to appear personally before the grand jury in order to testify; and(3) All of the conditions as set forth in subsection (a) of this section are followed.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 385, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 473, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-13.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-13.2 - Alternative methods of victim testimony - Child victim.

§ 11-37-13.2. Alternative methods of victim testimony — Child victim.(a) In any judicial proceeding in which a person has been charged with sexual assault of a child who at the time of trial is seventeen (17) years of age or less, the court may order, upon a showing that the child is unable to testify before the court without suffering unreasonable and unnecessary mental or emotional harm, that the testimony of the child be taken in a room other than the courtroom and either be recorded for later showing before the court and/or the finder of fact in the proceeding or be broadcast simultaneously by closed circuit television to the court and/or finder of fact in the proceeding. When the child is fourteen (14) years of age or younger at the time of trial, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the child is unable to testify before the court without suffering unreasonable and unnecessary mental or emotional harm. Only the judge, attorneys for the parties, persons necessary to operate the recording or broadcasting equipment, and any person whose presence would contribute to the welfare and well-being of the child may be present in the room with the child during his or her testimony. Examination and cross-examination shall proceed in the same manner as permitted at the trial or hearing.(b) The persons operating the equipment shall be confined to an adjacent room or behind a screen or mirror which permits them to see and hear the child during his or her testimony, but does not permit the child to see or hear them. The court shall permit the defendant to observe and hear the testimony of the child in person, but ensure that the child cannot hear or see the person alleged to have committed the assault. The defendant shall be afforded a means of communicating with his or her attorney throughout the proceedings, and, upon request of the defendant or his or her attorney, recesses shall be permitted to allow them to confer. The court shall ensure that:(1) The recording or broadcast is both visual and aural and is recorded on film or videotape or by other electronic means;(2) The recording equipment was capable of making an accurate recording, the operator of the equipment was competent, and the recording is accurate and has not been altered;(3) Each voice on the recording is identified;(4) Each party is afforded an opportunity to view any recording made prior to trial before it is shown in the courtroom; and(5) The statement is sworn to under oath by the child.(c) If the court orders the testimony of a child to be so recorded or broadcast, the child shall not be required to testify at the proceeding for which the testimony was taken, and the testimony shall be used in lieu of the live testimony of the child.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 355, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 385, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 473, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-13.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-13.3 - Sexual assault reports.

§ 11-37-13.3. Sexual assault reports.(a) A law enforcement officer who responds to or investigates a sexual assault or child molestation sexual assault incident, shall, upon determination of probable cause for arrest or referral to the attorney general's office, complete a sexual assault report (DV/SA-1).(b) For the purpose of establishing data on the extent and severity of arrests for sexual assault and child molestation sexual assault in the state and on the degree of compliance with the requirements of this section the domestic violence training and monitoring unit of the court system shall prescribe a form for making sexual assault reports. The form shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:(1) Name of the parties;(2) Relationship of the parties;(3) Sex of the parties;(4) Date of birth of the parties;(5) Time and date of the alleged incident;(6) Whether children were allegedly involved or whether the alleged act of sexual assault or child molestation sexual assault was committed in the presence of children;(7) Type and extent of the alleged abuse;(8) Number and types of alleged weapons involved;(9) Existence of any prior court order; and(10) Any other data that may be necessary for a complete analysis of all circumstances leading to the arrest.(c) Each police department shall forward copies of the reports to the unit at the end of each month.(d) Upon adjudication of acquittal, dismissal or other exoneration the sexual assault report form will be expunged by the domestic violence training and monitoring unit.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 381, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 411, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-14 - Severability.

§ 11-37-14. Severability.If the provisions of this chapter or their application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, their 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 the chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-37-15, 11-37-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-15, 11-37-16 - Repealed.

§ 11-37-15, 11-37-16. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-37-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-17 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - Mandatory testing.

§ 11-37-17. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) — Mandatory testing.(a) Any person who has admitted to or been convicted of or adjudicated wayward or delinquent by reason of having committed any sexual offense involving sexual penetration, as defined in § 11-37-1, whether or not sentence or fine is imposed or probation granted, shall be ordered by the court upon the petition of the victim, immediate family members of the victim or legal guardian of the victim, to submit to a blood test for the presence of a sexually transmitted disease including, but not limited to, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as provided for in chapter 23-6.3.(b) Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by §§ 23-6.3-7 and 5-37.3-4, the results of the HIV test shall be reported to the court, which shall then disclose the results to any victim of the sexual offense who requests disclosure. Review and disclosure of blood test results by the courts shall be closed and confidential, and any transaction records relating to them shall also be closed and confidential.(c) [Deleted by P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 3, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 3].(d) [Deleted by P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 3, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 3].(e) [Deleted by P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 3, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 3].History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 105, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 3; P.L. 2010, ch. 239, § 17.
RI Gen L § 11-37.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37.1 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification|Section 11-37.1-1 - Short title.

§ 11-37.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and be cited as the "Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification Act".History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 104, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37.1 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification|Section 11-37.1-8 - Verification of address.

§ 11-37.1-8. Verification of address.(a) For a person required to register under § 11-37.1-3(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), or (a)(9) on each anniversary of the person's initial registration date during the period in which the person is required to register:(1) The designated state law enforcement agency or local law enforcement agency shall mail a non-forwardable verification form to the last reported address of the person;(2) The person shall mail the verification form to the designated state law enforcement agency or local law enforcement agency within ten (10) days after receipt of the form;(3) The verification form shall be signed by the person, and state that the person still resides at the address last reported to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the city or town in which the person having the duty to register resides; and(4) If the person fails to mail the verification form to the designated state law enforcement agency or local law enforcement agency within ten (10) days after receipt of the form, the person shall be in violation of this chapter unless the person proves that the person has not changed the residence address from that which he or she last registered.(b) The provisions of subsections (a)(1) — (a)(4) of this section shall apply to a person required to register under § 11-37.1-3(a)(3), (4), or (5), except that the registration address verification shall take place quarterly.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 255, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 259, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37.1 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification|Section 11-37.1-10 - Penalties.

§ 11-37.1-10. Penalties.(a) Any person who is required to register or verify his or her address or give notice of a change of address or residence who knowingly fails to do so shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, be imprisoned not more than ten (10) years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.(b) Any person who is required to register or verify his or her address or give notice of a change of address or residence who knowingly fails to do so shall be in violation of the terms of his or her release, regardless of whether or not the term was a special condition of his or her release on probation, parole, home confinement or other form of supervised release.(c) Except in the case of a level-three (3) sex offender, any person who is required to register or verify his or her address, who knowingly resides within three hundred feet (300′) of any school as defined in § 11-37.1-2, which distance shall be measured from the nearest boundary line of the real property supporting the residence of the person to the nearest boundary line of the real property that supports or upon which there exists a school shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, may be imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.(d) Any level-three (3) sex offender who knowingly resides within one thousand feet (1,000′) of any school as defined in § 11-37.1-2, which distance shall be measured from the nearest boundary line of the real property supporting the residence of the person to the nearest boundary line of the real property that supports or upon which there exists a school shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, may be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years, or fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 219, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 240, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 259, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37.1 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification|Section 11-37.1-11 - Release of information.

§ 11-37.1-11. Release of information.(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, no information obtained under this chapter shall be released or transferred without the written consent of the person or his or her authorized representative.(b) No consent for release or transfer of information obtained under this chapter shall be required in the following instances:(1) Information may be disclosed to law enforcement agencies for law enforcement purposes;(2) Information may be disclosed to government agencies conducting confidential background checks;(3) The designated state law enforcement agency and any local law enforcement agency authorized by the state agency may release relevant information that is necessary to protect individuals concerning a specific person required to register under this chapter, except that the identity of a victim of an offense that requires registration under this section shall not be released;(4) Information may be released or disseminated in accordance with the provisions of § 11-37.1-12;(5) Information shall be disclosed by the local police department to the general public in a city or town for those registered offenders determined to be either a level 2 or level 3 offender as determined consistent with parole board guidelines; and(6) Information shall be disclosed by the local police department to the local school department for those registered offenders determined to be level 3 offenders by the parole board for the purposes of notifying parents of students whose school bus stop is within one thousand feet (1,000′) of a level 3 sex offender's residence, which distance shall be measured from the nearest boundary line of the real property supporting the residence of the level 3 sex offender to the school bus stop.(c) Any local law enforcement agency shall release relevant information collected pursuant to § 11-37.1-3(c) to any campus police agency appointed pursuant to § 16-52-2 or police for private institutions appointed pursuant to § 12-2.1-1 for any person having a duty to register who is enrolled in, employed by, or carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education. That agency may release relevant information that is necessary to protect individuals concerning a specific person required to register under this chapter, except that the identity of a victim of an offense that requires registration under this section shall not be released.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 330, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 348, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 259, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37.1 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification|Section 11-37.1-13 - Notification procedures for tiers two (2) and three (3).

§ 11-37.1-13. Notification procedures for tiers two (2) and three (3).If after review of the evidence pertaining to a person required to register according to the criteria set forth in § 11-37.1-12, the board is satisfied that risk of re-offense by the person required to register is either moderate or high, the sex offender community notification unit of the parole board shall notify the person, in writing, by letter or other documentation:(1) That community notification will be made not less than ten (10) business days from the date of the letter or other document evidencing an intent to promulgate a community notice in accordance with § 11-37.1-12(b), together with the level, form and nature that the notification will take;(2) That unless an application for review of the action is filed within the time specified by the letter or other documentation, which in any case shall not be less than ten (10) business days, by the adult offender subject to community notification, with the criminal calendar judge of the superior court for the county in which the adult offender who is the subject of notification resides or intends to reside upon release, or by the juvenile offender subject to community notification over whom the family court exercises jurisdiction, with the clerk of the family court for the county in which the juvenile offender resides or intends to reside upon release, whose name shall be specified in the letter or other document, requesting a review of the determination to promulgate a community notification, that notification will take place;(3) That the person has a right to be represented by counsel of their own choosing or by an attorney appointed by the court, if the court determines that he or she cannot afford counsel; and(4) That the filing of an application for review may be accomplished, in the absence of counsel, by delivering a letter objecting to the notification and/or its level, form or nature, together with a copy of the letter or other documentation describing the proposed community notification, addressed to the judge described in the communication to the clerk of the superior court in the county in which the adult offender resides or intends to reside upon release, or in the case of juvenile offenders over whom the family court exercises jurisdiction, addressed to the judge described in the communication to the clerk of the family court in the county in which the juvenile offender resides or intends to reside upon release.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 40, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 227, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 255, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 410, § 7; P.L. 2010, ch. 103, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 109, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37.1 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification|Section 11-37.1-14 - Preliminary proceedings on objection to community notification - Procedures.

§ 11-37.1-14. Preliminary proceedings on objection to community notification — Procedures.Upon receipt of a request from a person subject to community notification under § 11-37.1-12(b), the superior court, or the family court of the county in which the person resides or intends to reside upon release, shall:(1) Set a date for hearing and decision on the matter;(2) Provide notice of the date for the hearing to both the applicant or his or her counsel and to the attorney general;(3) Appoint counsel for the applicant if he or she cannot afford one; and(4) Direct that the attorney general promptly provide copies of all papers, documents and other materials which formed the basis for the determination of the level and manner of community notification be provided to the court and the applicant or his or her counsel.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 40, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 227, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 255, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 410, § 7.
RI Gen L § 11-37.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37.1 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification|Section 11-37.1-15 - Application hearing procedures.

§ 11-37.1-15. Application hearing procedures.(a) On the date set for the hearing on the review of the application the court shall:(1) In camera, review the materials provided in accordance with § 11-37.1-14(4);(2) Determine whether and to what extent the production of witnesses and cross examination shall be required or permitted depending on the complexities of the matter involved, the extent of doubt concerning the correctness of the level, nature and extent of the notification proposed; and(3) Presume the need for a prompt determination.(b) In any application hearing proceeding the rules of evidence shall not apply and the court may rely on documentary presentations, including expert opinion on all issues.(c) Nothing in this section should be construed to allow the applicant to relitigate the adjudication of guilt.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 170, § 1.