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RI Gen L § 11-52.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.2 - Software Fraud|Section 11-52.2-3 - Unlawful control of a computer.

§ 11-52.2-3. Unlawful control of a computer.It is unlawful for a person who is not an owner or operator to transmit computer software to the owner or operator's computer with actual knowledge or with conscious avoidance of actual knowledge and to use the software to do any of the following:(1) Take control of the computer by:(a) Accessing or using the modem or internet service for such computer to cause damage to the computer or cause an owner or operator to incur financial charges for a service that is not authorized by the owner or operator;(b) Opening multiple, sequential, stand-alone advertisements in the owner or operator's internet browser without the authorization of an owner or operator and that a reasonable computer user cannot close without turning off the computer or closing the internet browser;(2) Modify any of the following settings related to the computer's access to, or use of, the internet:(a) Settings that protect information about the owner or operator in order to steal the owner or operator's personally identifiable information; and(b) Security settings in order to cause damage to a computer; and(3) Prevent an owner or operator's reasonable efforts to block the installation of, or to disable, computer software by doing any of the following:(a) Presenting the owner or operator with an option to decline installation of computer software with knowledge that, when the option is selected, the installation nevertheless proceeds; and(b) Falsely representing that computer software has been disabled.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 583, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-52.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.2 - Software Fraud|Section 11-52.2-4 - Deceptive sale of software.

§ 11-52.2-4. Deceptive sale of software.It is unlawful for a person who is not an owner or operator to do any of the following with regard to the owner or operator's computer:(1) Induce an owner or operator to install a computer software component onto the computer by intentionally misrepresenting the extent to which installing the software is necessary for security or privacy reasons or in order to open, view, or play a particular type of content; and(2) Deceptively cause the execution on the computer of a computer software component with the intent of causing an owner or operator to use the component in a manner that violates any other provision of this section.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 583, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-52.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.2 - Software Fraud|Section 11-52.2-5 - Exemptions.

§ 11-52.2-5. Exemptions.Section 11-52.2-3 or 11-52.2-4 does not apply to any monitoring of, or interaction with, a subscriber's internet or other network connection or service, or a computer, by a telecommunications carrier, cable operator, computer hardware or software provider, or provider of information service or interactive computer service for network or computer security purposes, diagnostics, technical support, maintenance, repair, authorized updates of software or system firmware, authorized remote system management, or detection or prevention of the unauthorized use of a fraudulent or other illegal activities in connection with a network, service, or computer software, including scanning for and removing software under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 583, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-52.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.2 - Software Fraud|Section 11-52.2-6 - Civil action.

§ 11-52.2-6. Civil action.(1) A person who is injured under this chapter may bring a civil action in the superior court to enjoin further violations, or to seek up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation, or actual damages, whichever is greater. The injured individuals may bring their cause of action as a class action. Nothing in this section prohibits the attorney general from bringing a class action suit under § 6-13.1-5.(2) In an action under subsection (1) of this section, a court may increase the damages up to three (3) times the damages allowed by subsection (1) of this section if the defendant has engaged in a pattern and practice of violating this chapter. The court may also award costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 583, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-52.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.2 - Software Fraud|Section 11-52.2-7 - Legislative intent.

§ 11-52.2-7. Legislative intent.It is the intent of the legislature that this chapter is a matter of statewide concern. This chapter supersedes and preempts all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, and other laws adopted by a city, county, city and county, municipality, or local agency regarding spyware and notices to consumers from computer software providers regarding information collection.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 583, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-52.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.2 - Software Fraud|Section 11-52.2-8 - Severability.

§ 11-52.2-8. Severability.If any one or more sections, clauses, sentences or parts of this chapter shall for any reason be adjudged unconstitutional or otherwise invalid in any court, that judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this chapter but shall be confined in its operation to the specific provisions so held unconstitutional or invalid and the inapplicability or invalidity of any section, clause or provisions of this chapter in any one or more instances or circumstances shall not be taken to affect or prejudice in any way its applicability or validity in any other instance.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 583, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-52.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.3 - Online Property Offenses|Section 11-52.3-1 - Definitions.

§ 11-52.3-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(a) "Access" means to use, instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve or intercept data from, or otherwise utilize any services of a computer.(b) "Computer" means a device that accepts, processes, stores, retrieves or outputs data, and includes, but is not limited to, auxiliary storage and telecommunications devices connected to computers.(c) "Internet" means an interactive computer service or system or an information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, and includes, but is not limited to, an information service, system, or access software provider that provides access to a network system commonly known as the Internet, or any comparable system or service and also includes, but is not limited to, a World Wide Web page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on any interactive computer service or system or other online service.(d) "Online" means the use of any electronic or wireless device to access the Internet.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 467, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-52.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.3 - Online Property Offenses|Section 11-52.3-2 - Online sale of stolen property.

§ 11-52.3-2. Online sale of stolen property.A person commits the offense of online sale of stolen property when he or she uses or accesses the Internet with the intent of selling property gained through unlawful means.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 467, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-52.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.3 - Online Property Offenses|Section 11-52.3-3 - Online theft by deception.

§ 11-52.3-3. Online theft by deception.A person commits the offense of online theft by deception when he or she uses the Internet to purchase or attempt to purchase property from a seller with a mode of payment that he or she knows is fictitious, stolen, or lacking the consent of the valid account holder.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 467, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-52.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.3 - Online Property Offenses|Section 11-52.3-4 - Online fencing.

§ 11-52.3-4. Online fencing.A person commits the offense of online fencing when he or she sells stolen property using the Internet, knowing that the property was stolen. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a person who unknowingly purchases stolen property over the Internet.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 467, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-52.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-52.3 - Online Property Offenses|Section 11-52.3-5 - Penalties.

§ 11-52.3-5. Penalties.(a) Any person convicted of any offense under §§ 11-52.3-2 and 11-52.3-4, if the value of the property is less than five hundred dollars ($500), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. If the property has a value of five hundred dollars ($500) or more, the person shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be imprisoned for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 467, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-53-1 - 11-53-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-53 - Defamation|Section 11-53-1 - 11-53-3 - Repealed.

§ 11-53-1 — 11-53-3. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-54-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-54 - Experimentation on Human Fetuses|Section 11-54-1 - Experimentation on human fetuses.

§ 11-54-1. Experimentation on human fetuses.(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.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 231, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-54-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-54 - Experimentation on Human Fetuses|Section 11-54-2 - Penalties.

§ 11-54-2. Penalties.Any person who performs any of the acts prohibited by this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) or shall be imprisoned for a period of at least one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 231, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-55-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-55 - Paramilitary Training|Section 11-55-1 - Definitions.

§ 11-55-1. Definitions.For the purposes of this chapter:(1) "Civil disorder" means any public disturbance involving acts of violence by assemblages of three (3) or more persons, which causes an immediate danger of, or results in, damage or injury to the property or person of any other individual.(2) "Explosive or incendiary device" means:(i) Dynamite and all other forms of high explosives;(ii) Any explosive bomb, grenade, missile, or similar device; and(iii) Any incendiary bomb or grenade, fire bomb, or similar device, including any device which:(A) Consists of or includes a breakable container including a flammable liquid or compound, and a wick composed of any material which, when ignited, is capable of igniting the flammable liquid or compound; and(B) Can be carried or thrown by one individual acting alone.(3) "Firearm" means any weapon which is designed to, or may readily be converted to, expel any projectile by the action of an explosive; or the frame or receiver of any weapon of that type.(4) "Law enforcement officer" means any officer or employee of the United States, any state, or any political subdivision of a state acting in his or her official capacity; the term shall specifically include, but shall not be limited to, members of the National Guard, as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 101(9), the naval militia, the independent chartered military organizations set forth in § 30-1-4 and the department of environmental management in the operation of a firearm training course under its auspices.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 391, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-55-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-55 - Paramilitary Training|Section 11-55-2 - Paramilitary training prohibited.

§ 11-55-2. Paramilitary training prohibited.(a) Any person who teaches or demonstrates to any other person the use, application, or making of any firearm, explosive or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to persons, knowing or having reason to know or intending that it will be unlawfully employed for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder; or any person who assembles with one or more persons for the purpose of training with, practicing with, or being instructed in the use of any firearm, explosive, or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to persons, intending to employ it unlawfully for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder shall be guilty of a felony.(b) Nothing contained in this section shall make unlawful any act of any law enforcement officer which is performed in the lawful performance of his or her official duties.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 391, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-55-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-55 - Paramilitary Training|Section 11-55-3 - Penalty for violation.

§ 11-55-3. Penalty for violation.Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years, or be fined not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 391, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-56-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-56 - Duty to Render Assistance|Section 11-56-1 - Duty to assist.

§ 11-56-1. Duty to assist.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.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 416, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-57-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-57 - Racketeer Violence|Section 11-57-1 - Violent crime in aid of racketeering.

§ 11-57-1. Violent crime in aid of racketeering.Every person who either: (1) as consideration for anything of pecuniary value from a person or persons engaged in racketeering activity as defined in chapter 15 of title 7; or (2) as the means of gaining entrance to or maintaining or increasing his financial position in an enterprise in violation of chapter 15 of title 7; commits murder, kidnapping, mayhem, assault with a dangerous weapon, or assault resulting in serious bodily injury, or threatens a person with the commission of such an offense against him or her, or attempts or conspires to commit that offense, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be sentenced, in addition to the sentence for the offense, to a term of imprisonment of not less than two (2) years and not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, or both. A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this section shall be served consecutively to any other sentence of imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 449, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-57-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-57 - Racketeer Violence|Section 11-57-2 - Solicitation to commit a violent crime in aid of racketeering.

§ 11-57-2. Solicitation to commit a violent crime in aid of racketeering.Every person who solicits another to commit a violation of § 11-57-1 shall be guilty of a felony and shall be sentenced, in addition to any other sentence imposed, to a term of imprisonment of not less than two (2) years and not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, or both. A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this section shall be served consecutively to any other sentence of imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 449, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-58-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-58 - Falsifying Educational Records|Section 11-58-1 - Purpose.

§ 11-58-1. Purpose.The purpose of this chapter shall be to:(1) Prohibit forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of a transcript, diploma, or grade report of a postsecondary educational institution;(2) Prohibit certain uses of a forged, counterfeit, or altered transcript, diploma, or grade report, including, but not limited to, obtaining employment or any license; and(3) Provide a certain penalty for violation of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-58-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-58 - Falsifying Educational Records|Section 11-58-2 - Uses prohibited.

§ 11-58-2. Uses prohibited.(a) A person shall not falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting a transcript, diploma, or grade report of a postsecondary educational institution.(b) A person shall not use, offer, or present as genuine a false, forged, counterfeited, or altered transcript, diploma, or grade report of a postsecondary educational institution.(c) A person shall not use, offer, or present a transcript, diploma, or grade report of a postsecondary educational institution in a fraudulent manner.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-58-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-58 - Falsifying Educational Records|Section 11-58-3 - Penalties for violation.

§ 11-58-3. Penalties for violation.Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or shall be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-59-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-59 - Stalking|Section 11-59-1 - Definitions.

§ 11-59-1. Definitions.For the purpose of this chapter:(1) "Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, evidencing a continuity of purpose. Constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of "course of conduct."(2) "Harasses" means a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person with the intent to seriously alarm, annoy, or bother the person, and which serves no legitimate purpose. The course of conduct must be such as would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, or be in fear of bodily injury.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 201, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 382, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 358, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 183, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-59-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-59 - Stalking|Section 11-59-2 - Stalking prohibited.

§ 11-59-2. Stalking prohibited.(a) Any person who: (1) harasses another person; or (2) willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows another person with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear of bodily injury, is guilty of the crime of stalking.(b) Stalking shall be deemed a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 382, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 358, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 7, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 65, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 183, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-59-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-59 - Stalking|Section 11-59-3 - Repealed.

§ 11-59-3. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-60-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-60 - Assisted Suicide|Section 11-60-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 11-60-1. Legislative findings.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.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 183, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-60-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-60 - Assisted Suicide|Section 11-60-2 - Definitions.

§ 11-60-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Licensed health care professional" means a physician, surgeon, podiatrist, osteopath, osteopathic physician and surgeon, physician assistant, nurse, nurse anesthetist, dentist, or pharmacist licensed pursuant to title 5.(2) "Suicide" means the act or instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 183, § 1.