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RI Gen L § 11-36-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-36 - Railroads and Carriers|Section 11-36-10 - Evasion of payment of fare.

§ 11-36-10. Evasion of payment of fare.Every person who shall fraudulently evade or attempt to evade the payment of any fare, rate or toll lawfully established by any railroad company, or a street railway company, or a toll bridge company, or by the owners or charterers of any steamboat or ferryboat, or by any steamship company, or by any owner or operator of a motor bus holding a certificate from the public utility commission, or by the Rhode Island public transit authority, either by giving a false answer to the collector of the fare, rate, or toll, or by presenting for his or her fare, rate, or toll a ticket good only for the transportation of another person, or by traveling beyond the point to which he or she may have paid his or her fare, rate, or toll, or by leaving the train, car, bridge, steamboat, ferryboat, or steamship without having paid the fair, rate, or toll established for the distance traveled, or otherwise, shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 43; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 46; P.L. 1916, ch. 1391, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 46; P.L. 1930, ch. 1534, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 46; G.L. 1956, § 11-36-10; P.L. 1997, ch. 151, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-36-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-36 - Railroads and Carriers|Section 11-36-11 - Unauthorized presence on locomotive or freight train.

§ 11-36-11. Unauthorized presence on locomotive or freight train.Every person who shall without right attach himself or herself to or shall be in or upon any locomotive, locomotive tender, freight car, or freight train upon any railroad track shall be fined not more than twenty dollars ($20.00), or be imprisoned not more than ten (10) days, or both. Any person violating this section may be arrested without a warrant by any police officer, or any railroad police officer, and proceeded against according to law.History of Section.P.L. 1909, ch. 373, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 73; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 81; G.L. 1956, § 11-36-11.
RI Gen L § 11-36-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-36 - Railroads and Carriers|Section 11-36-12 - Profiteering on tickets.

§ 11-36-12. Profiteering on tickets.No person shall resell or offer for resale a ticket or tickets for passage of a person on a common carrier at an increase in price in excess of one dollar ($1.00) over the established rate for the passage and, whenever the resale is completed, the seller shall give to the purchaser a receipt indicating the amount paid for the ticket or tickets. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 59; P.L. 1944, ch. 1415, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-36-12.
RI Gen L § 11-36-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-36 - Railroads and Carriers|Section 11-36-13 - Tampering with railroad switches.

§ 11-36-13. Tampering with railroad switches.Whoever unlawfully removes, turns, destroys, or tampers with any railroad switch or in any way interferes with the proper working of a switch shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment not exceeding three (3) years, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 76, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-36-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-36 - Railroads and Carriers|Section 11-36-14 - "Railroad corporation" and "company" defined.

§ 11-36-14. "Railroad corporation" and "company" defined."Railroad corporation" and "railroad company," wherever used in this chapter, include in their meaning the National Railroad Foundation and Museum.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 60, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-1 - Definitions.

§ 11-37-1. Definitions.The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings:(1) "Accused" means a person accused of a sexual assault.(2) "Force or coercion" means when the accused does any of the following:(i) Uses or threatens to use a weapon, or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the victim to reasonably believe it to be a weapon.(ii) Overcomes the victim through the application of physical force or physical violence.(iii) Coerces the victim to submit by threatening to use force or violence on the victim and the victim reasonably believes that the accused has the present ability to execute these threats.(iv) Coerces the victim to submit by threatening to at some time in the future murder, inflict serious bodily injury upon or kidnap the victim or any other person and the victim reasonably believes that the accused has the ability to execute this threat.(3) "Intimate parts" means the genital or anal areas, groin, inner thigh, or buttock of any person or the breast of a female.(4) "Mentally disabled" means a person who has a mental impairment which renders that person incapable of appraising the nature of the act.(5) "Mentally incapacitated" means a person who is rendered temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling his or her conduct due to the influence of a narcotic, anesthetic, or other substance administered to that person without his or her consent, or who is mentally unable to communicate unwillingness to engage in the act.(6) "Physically helpless" means a person who is unconscious, asleep, or for any other reason is physically unable to communicate unwillingness to an act.(7) "Sexual contact" means the intentional touching of the victim's or accused's intimate parts, clothed or unclothed, if that intentional touching can be reasonably construed as intended by the accused to be for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or assault.(8) "Sexual penetration" means sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, and anal intercourse, or any other intrusion, however slight, by any part of a person's body or by any object into the genital or anal openings of another person's body, or the victim's own body upon the accused's instruction, but emission of semen is not required.(9) "Spouse" means a person married to the accused at the time of the alleged sexual assault, except that such persons shall not be considered the spouse if the couple are living apart and a decision for divorce has been granted, whether or not a final decree has been entered.(10) "Victim" means the person alleging to have been subjected to sexual assault.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 13; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 13.
RI Gen L § 11-37-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-2 - First degree sexual assault.

§ 11-37-2. First degree sexual assault.A person is guilty of first degree sexual assault if he or she engages in sexual penetration with another person, and if any of the following circumstances exist:(1) The accused knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally incapacitated, mentally disabled, or physically helpless.(2) The accused uses force or coercion.(3) The accused, through concealment or by the element of surprise, is able to overcome the victim.(4) The accused engages in the medical treatment or examination of the victim for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or stimulation.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 59, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 355, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 75, § 1, effective June 23, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 76, § 1, effective June 23, 2021.
RI Gen L § 11-37-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-2.1 - Repealed.

§ 11-37-2.1. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-37-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-3 - Penalty for first degree sexual assault.

§ 11-37-3. Penalty for first degree sexual assault.Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the first degree shall be imprisoned for a period not less than ten (10) years and may be imprisoned for life.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-37-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-3.1 - Duty to report sexual assault.

§ 11-37-3.1. Duty to report sexual assault.Any person, other than the victim, who knows or has reason to know that a first degree sexual assault or attempted first degree sexual assault is taking place in his or her presence shall immediately notify the state police or the police department of the city or town in which the assault or attempted assault is taking place of the crime.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 268, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-3.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-3.2 - Necessity of complaint from victim.

§ 11-37-3.2. Necessity of complaint from victim.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.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 268, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-3.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-3.3 - Failure to report - Penalty.

§ 11-37-3.3. Failure to report — Penalty.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.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 268, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-3.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-3.4 - Immunity from liability.

§ 11-37-3.4. Immunity from liability.Any person participating in good faith in making a report pursuant to § 11-37-3.1 shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the report.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 268, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-3.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-3.5 - Duty to report sexual misconduct conviction.

§ 11-37-3.5. Duty to report sexual misconduct conviction.If a public school teacher or employee is convicted of a new violation of this chapter, the chief of police of the arresting department shall notify the appropriate school district, superintendent of schools, the department of public safety, and the commissioner of elementary and secondary education.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 484, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 178, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-4 - Second degree sexual assault.

§ 11-37-4. Second degree sexual assault.A person is guilty of a second-degree sexual assault if he or she engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exist:(1) The accused knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally incapacitated, mentally disabled, or physically helpless.(2) The accused uses force, element of surprise, or coercion.(3) The accused engages in the medical treatment or examination of the victim for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or stimulation.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 59, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-5 - Penalty for second degree sexual assault.

§ 11-37-5. Penalty for second degree sexual assault.Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the second degree shall be imprisoned for not less than three (3) years and not more than fifteen (15) years.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-37-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-6 - Third degree sexual assault.

§ 11-37-6. Third degree sexual assault.A person is guilty of third degree sexual assault if he or she is over the age of eighteen (18) years and engaged in sexual penetration with another person over the age of fourteen (14) years and under the age of consent, sixteen (16) years of age.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 219, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-7 - Penalty for third degree sexual assault.

§ 11-37-7. Penalty for third degree sexual assault.Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the third degree shall be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-37-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-8 - Penalty for assault with intent to commit first degree sexual assault.

§ 11-37-8. Penalty for assault with intent to commit first degree sexual assault.Every person who shall commit assault with intent to commit first degree sexual assault shall be imprisoned for not less than three (3) years or more than twenty (20) years.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-37-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-8.1 - First degree child molestation sexual assault.

§ 11-37-8.1. First degree child molestation sexual assault.A person is guilty of first degree child molestation sexual assault if he or she engages in sexual penetration with a person fourteen (14) years of age or under.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 59, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 219, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-8.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-8.2 - Penalty for first degree child molestation sexual assault.

§ 11-37-8.2. Penalty for first degree child molestation sexual assault.Every person who shall commit first degree child molestation sexual assault shall be imprisoned for a period of not less than twenty-five (25) years and may be imprisoned for life.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 59, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 206, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 207, § 3.
RI Gen L § 11-37-8.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-8.3 - Second degree child molestation sexual assault.

§ 11-37-8.3. Second degree child molestation sexual assault.A person is guilty of a second degree child molestation sexual assault if he or she engages in sexual contact with another person fourteen (14) years of age or under.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 59, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 219, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-8.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-8.4 - Penalty for second degree child molestation sexual assault.

§ 11-37-8.4. Penalty for second degree child molestation sexual assault.Every person who shall commit second degree child molestation sexual assault shall be imprisoned for not less than six (6) years nor more than thirty (30) years.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 59, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-37-8.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-8.5 - Identification of victims of child molestation sexual assault.

§ 11-37-8.5. Identification of victims of child molestation sexual assault.(a) All court records which concern the identity of a victim of child molestation sexual assault shall be confidential and shall not be made public.(b) Every agency of state or local government shall protect the confidentiality of documents containing the identity of victims of child molestation sexual assault.(c) A defendant charged with child molestation sexual assault may make application to the trial court for an order of disclosure of identifying information concerning the child victim in order to prepare his or her defense. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the disclosure of the victim's identity to the defendant at the time of his or her arraignment, provided, that the defendant shall make no disclosure of the victim's identity other than to his or her attorney and others directly involved in the preparation of his or her defense. Any disclosure by a defendant other than permitted in this section shall constitute contempt.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 380, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-37-8.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-8.6 - Special assessment - Payment for treatment or counseling.

§ 11-37-8.6. Special assessment — Payment for treatment or counseling.In addition to all other statutory costs and assessments, every person, adjudged guilty of the provisions of § 11-37-8.1 or 11-37-8.3, whether by trial, plea of guilty or plea of nolo contendere, shall pay a special assessment of one hundred dollars ($100). In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person convicted under §§ 11-37-8.1 — 11-37-8.3 may be required, as part of the sentence imposed by the court, to pay the cost of any necessary medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment of the child resulting from the act or acts for which the defendant is convicted.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 319, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-8.7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-8.7 - Parole of violators.

§ 11-37-8.7. Parole of violators.In the case of any person convicted and imprisoned for an offense under §§ 11-37-8.1 — 11-37-8.3, it shall be required that:(1) The department of attorney general or local prosecutor be informed by the parole board ninety (90) days prior to a parole hearing of the date of hearing, and the attorney general or local prosecutor provide the parole board with a complete statement of circumstances surrounding a conviction within forty-five (45) days prior to the scheduled parole hearing date.(2) The parole board shall notify the victim and his or her family of a scheduled parole hearing at least forty-five (45) days prior to the date of hearing, and the victim and/or family shall be permitted an opportunity to provide a statement for review by the parole board.(3) The convicted person shall be examined prior to parole by one independent psychiatrist to determine whether the person is a continued danger to children.(4) The convicted person shall receive outpatient treatment at his or her own expense after parole or release from hospitalization for a period of time to be set by the parole board, and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall oversee and provide these services. Any person willfully violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall serve not more than one year imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 528, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-8.8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-8.8 - Indecent solicitation of a child.

§ 11-37-8.8. Indecent solicitation of a child.(a) A person is guilty of indecent solicitation of a child if he or she knowingly solicits another person under eighteen (18) years of age or one whom he or she believes is a person under eighteen (18) years of age for the purpose of engaging in an act of prostitution or in any act in violation of chapter 9, 34, or 37 of this title.(b) As used in this section, the word "solicit" or "solicitation" means to command, authorize, urge, incite, request, or advise another to perform an act by any means including, but not limited to, in person, over the phone, in writing, by computer, through the Internet, or by advertisement of any kind.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 586, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 612, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-8.9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-8.9 - Penalty for indecent solicitation of a child.

§ 11-37-8.9. Penalty for indecent solicitation of a child.Every person who shall commit indecent solicitation of a child shall be imprisoned for not less than five (5) years.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 586, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 612, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-9 - Joinder of offenses.

§ 11-37-9. Joinder of offenses.Any person who shall be indicted for first, second, or third degree sexual assault and/or first or second degree child molestation sexual assault and/or § 11-37-8 may also be charged in the same indictment with either or all of the offenses described in §§ 11-37-2, 11-37-4, 11-37-6, 11-37-8, 11-37-8.1, and 11-37-8.3. If upon trial the jury shall acquit the person of any of the charges of sexual assault and shall find him or her guilty of any of the other offenses, judgment and sentence may be entered against him or her accordingly.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 59, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-10 - Subsequent offenses.

§ 11-37-10. Subsequent offenses.If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under the provisions of §§ 11-37-2, 11-37-4, 11-37-8, 11-37-8.1, and 11-37-8.3, the sentence imposed under these sections for the second or subsequent offenses shall not be less than twice the minimum number of years of sentence for the most recent offense.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 59, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-37-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-11 - Corroboration of victim's testimony unnecessary.

§ 11-37-11. Corroboration of victim's testimony unnecessary.The testimony of the victim need not be corroborated in prosecutions under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-37-11.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-11.1 - [Reserved.]

§ 11-37-11.1. [Reserved.]
RI Gen L § 11-37-11.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-37 - Sexual Assault|Section 11-37-11.2 - Speedy trial.

§ 11-37-11.2. Speedy trial.In any action under this chapter involving a child victim age fourteen (14) years or under or a victim sixty-five (65) years or older, the court and the attorney general's office shall take appropriate action to ensure a speedy trial to minimize the length of time the victim must endure the stress of involvement in the proceeding. In ruling on any motion or request for a delay or continuance of proceedings, the court shall consider any adverse impact the delay or continuance may have on the well-being of the victim or witness. This provision establishes a right to a speedy trial to the victim and shall not be construed as creating any additional rights to the defendant.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 354, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 219, § 1.