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RI Gen L § 11-47-53 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-53 - Limitation of prosecutions under §§ 11-47-49 - 11-47-52 - Fines.

§ 11-47-53. Limitation of prosecutions under §§ 11-47-49 — 11-47-52 — Fines.No complaint for a violation of any of the provisions of §§ 11-47-49 — 11-47-52 shall be sustained unless brought within thirty (30) days after the commission of the offense, and all fines for the violation shall inure to the state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 110, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-42; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-53; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-54 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-54 - Licensing of shooting galleries.

§ 11-47-54. Licensing of shooting galleries.Every person who shall keep any pistol gallery, rifle gallery, or other building or other enclosure in any city or town of this state where firearms are used without a license from the duly constituted licensing authority of the city or town shall, upon conviction, be fined two hundred dollars ($200) for the first offense, and five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent offense; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to organizations that receive arms and ammunition from the United States or this state.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-55 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-55 - Enforcement of chapter.

§ 11-47-55. Enforcement of chapter.Deputy sheriffs, the superintendent and members of the state police, members of the city or town police force, or other duly appointed law enforcement officers, including conservation officers, shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 41.
RI Gen L § 11-47-56 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-56 - Constitutionality.

§ 11-47-56. Constitutionality.If any part of this chapter is for any reason declared void, its invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-57 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-57 - "Mace" or similar substances.

§ 11-47-57. "Mace" or similar substances.Any person eighteen (18) years of age or over may carry on his or her person and use, unless otherwise prohibited by law, any non-lethal noxious substance or liquid for his or her protection or the protection of others; however, the use of any non-lethal noxious substance or liquid for any other purpose shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 406, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-58 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-58 - Firearms - State preemption.

§ 11-47-58. Firearms — State preemption.The control of firearms, ammunition, or their component parts regarding their ownership, possession, transportation, carrying, transfer, sale, purchase, purchase delay, licensing, registration, and taxation shall rest solely with the state, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 443, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-59 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-59 - Possession of knife during commission of crime.

§ 11-47-59. Possession of knife during commission of crime.No person shall commit or attempt to commit any crime of violence while having in his or her possession a knife with a blade more than three (3) inches long. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced for a term not less than one year nor more than five (5) years and/or fined not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000).History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-60 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-60 - Possession of firearms on school grounds.

§ 11-47-60. Possession of firearms on school grounds.(a) (1) No person shall have in his or her possession any firearm or other weapons on school grounds.(2) For the purposes of this section, "school grounds" means the property of a public or private elementary or secondary school or in those portions of any building, stadium, or other structure on school grounds that were, at the time of the violation, being used for an activity sponsored by or through a school in this state or while riding school-provided transportation.(3) Every person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five (5) years, or shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).(4) Any juvenile adjudicated delinquent pursuant to this statute shall, in addition to whatever other penalties are imposed by the family court, lose his or her license to operate a motor vehicle for up to six (6) months. If the juvenile has not yet obtained the necessary age to obtain a license, the court may impose as part of its sentence a delay in his or her right to obtain the license when eligible to do so, for a period of up to six (6) months.(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who shall be exempt pursuant to the provisions of § 11-47-9, who is a "peace officer" as defined in § 12-7-21; a retired law enforcement officer permitted under § 11-47-18(b) or pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 926B and 926C; or an individual in accordance with a contract entered into between a school and the individual or an employer of the individual to provide security services to the school; or to the following activities when the activities are officially recognized and sanctioned by the educational institution:(1) Firearm instruction and/or safety courses;(2) Government-sponsored military-related programs such as ROTC;(3) Interscholastic shooting and/or marksmanship events;(4) Military history and firearms collection courses and/or programs; and(5) The use of blank guns in theatrical and/or athletic events.(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to colleges, universities, or junior colleges.(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the possession of a firearm that is not loaded and is in a locked container or a locked rack that is in a motor vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 209, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 258, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 338, § 2, effective July 12, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 343, § 2, effective July 12, 2021.
RI Gen L § 11-47-60.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-60.1 - Safe storage.

§ 11-47-60.1. Safe storage.(a) Nothing in this section shall be construed to reduce or limit any existing right to purchase and own firearms and/or ammunition or to provide authority to any state or local agency to infringe upon the privacy of any family, home or business except by lawful warrant.(b) A person who stores or leaves on premises under his or her control a loaded firearm and who knows or reasonably should know that a child is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the child's parent or guardian, and the child obtains access to the firearm and causes injury to himself or herself or any other person with the firearm, is guilty of the crime of criminal storage of a firearm and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. For purposes of this section, a "child" is defined as any person who has not attained the age of sixteen (16) years.(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply whenever any of the following occurs:(1) The child obtains the firearm as a result of an illegal entry of any premises by any person or an illegal taking of the firearm from the premises of the owner without permission of the owner;(2) The firearm is kept in a locked container or in a location which a reasonable person would believe to be secured;(3) The firearm is carried on the person or within such a close proximity so that the individual can readily retrieve and use the firearm as if carried on the person;(4) The firearm is locked with a locking device;(5) The child obtains or obtains and discharges the firearm in a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another person;(6) The person who keeps a loaded firearm on any premises which is under his or her custody or control has no reasonable expectations, based on objective facts and circumstances, that a child is likely to be present on the premises.(d) (1) If the person who allegedly violated this section is the parent or guardian of a child who is injured or who dies as the result of an accidental shooting, the attorney general's department shall consider among other factors, the impact of the injury or death on the person who has allegedly violated this section when deciding whether to prosecute an alleged violation.(2) It is the intent of the general assembly that a parent or guardian of a child who is injured or who dies of an accidental shooting shall be prosecuted only in those instances in which the parent or guardian behaved in a grossly negligent manner.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 62, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-60.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-60.2 - Possession of weapons on school grounds - Notification.

§ 11-47-60.2. Possession of weapons on school grounds — Notification.(a) If a student is found to be carrying a weapon, as defined in § 11-47-42, a firearm or replica of a firearm, or commits an aggravated assault on school grounds as defined in § 11-47-60, the principal or designee shall immediately notify the student's parents and the local police and turn the weapon over, if any, to the local enforcement agency.(b) Any person who has reasonable cause to know that any person is in violation of this statute shall notify the principal or designee. The principal or designee shall immediately notify the student's parents and the local police. Any person acting in good faith who makes a report under this section shall have immunity from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of making the report.(c) School superintendents shall receive notice from the clerk of the family court regarding the disposition of all cases involving juveniles from their school districts adjudged pursuant to this statute. This information shall remain confidential and be shared with school officials who deal directly with the student.(d) The provisions of this section should not apply to the following activities when the activities are officially recognized and sanctioned by the educational institution:(1) Firearm instructed and/or safety course;(2) Government-sponsored military-related programs such as ROTC;(3) Interscholastic shooting and/or marksmanship events;(4) Military history and firearms collection courses and/or programs; and(5) The use of blank guns in theatrical and/or athletic events.(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to colleges, universities or junior colleges.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 313, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-60.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-60.3 - Trigger lock required.

§ 11-47-60.3. Trigger lock required.No licensed retail dealer shall deliver any pistol to any purchaser without providing a trigger lock or other safety device designed to prevent an unauthorized user from operating the pistol.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 221, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-47-61 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-61 - Drive-by shootings.

§ 11-47-61. Drive-by shootings.Every person who shall discharge a firearm from a motor vehicle in a manner which creates a substantial risk of death or serious injury shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisoned for not less than ten (10) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 284, § 3.
RI Gen L § 11-47-62 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-47 - Weapons|Section 11-47-62 - Rifle ranges - Immunity from prosecution - Criminal or civil.

§ 11-47-62. Rifle ranges — Immunity from prosecution — Criminal or civil.(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, it shall be lawful for an owner of a rifle, pistol, silhouette, archery, skeet, trap, black powder, or other similar range to operate the range in excess of the applicable noise or noise pollution, law, ordinance or bylaw, provided the owner of the range continues to be in compliance with any applicable noise control law, ordinance or bylaws in existence at the time of the construction of the range. No owner shall be liable in any action for nuisance, and no court shall enjoin the use or operation of the range on the basis of noise or noise pollution, provided the owner continues to be in compliance with any noise control law, ordinance or bylaws in effect at the time of the construction of the range.(b) No standards in rules adopted by any state, city or town agency for limiting levels of noise in terms of decibel level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere shall apply to the ranges exempted from liability under the provisions of this section.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit an owner of a rifle, pistol, silhouette, archery, skeet, trap, black powder, or other similar range to change the use and/or type of the range, or to expand the use and/or type of the range.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 225, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-48-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-48 - Substances Releasing Toxic Vapors|Section 11-48-1 - "Person" defined.

§ 11-48-1. "Person" defined."Person", as used in this chapter, includes any individual, firm, or corporation.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 25, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-48-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-48 - Substances Releasing Toxic Vapors|Section 11-48-2 - Sale, possession, and use.

§ 11-48-2. Sale, possession, and use.No person shall intentionally smell or inhale the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, stupefaction, or dulled senses or nervous system, nor possess, buy, or sell any substance for the purpose of violating or aiding another to violate this chapter; provided, that this chapter shall not apply to the inhalation of anesthesia for medical or dental purposes.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 25, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-48-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-48 - Substances Releasing Toxic Vapors|Section 11-48-3 - Penalty for violation.

§ 11-48-3. Penalty for violation.Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 25, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 191, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-49-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-49 - Credit Card Crime Act|Section 11-49-1 - Definitions.

§ 11-49-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Cardholder" means the person or organization named on the face of a credit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card is issued by an issuer.(2) "Credit card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the card holder in obtaining money, goods, services, or anything else of value on credit.(3) "Expired credit card" means a credit card which is no longer valid because the term shown on it has elapsed.(4) "Issuer" means the business organization or financial institution, or its duly authorized agent, which issues a credit card.(5) "Receives" or "receiving" means acquiring possession or control or accepting as security for a loan a credit card.(6) "Revoked credit card" means a credit card which is no longer valid because permission to use it has been suspended or terminated by the issuer.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 129, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-49-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-49 - Credit Card Crime Act|Section 11-49-2 - False statement as to financial condition or identity.

§ 11-49-2. False statement as to financial condition or identity.A person who makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, any false statement as to a material fact in writing, knowing it to be false and with intent that it be relied on respecting his or her identity or that of any other person, firm, or corporation or his or her financial condition or that of any other person, firm, or corporation, for the purpose of procuring the issuance of a credit card, violates this section and is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(a).History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 129, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-49-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-49 - Credit Card Crime Act|Section 11-49-4 - Fraudulent use of credit cards.

§ 11-49-4. Fraudulent use of credit cards.A person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or a person or organization providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value or any other person, uses, for the purpose of obtaining money, goods, services, or anything else of value, a credit card obtained or retained in violation of this law or a credit card which he or she knows is forged, expired, or revoked, or who obtains money, goods, services, or anything else of value by representing, without the consent of the cardholder, that he or she is the holder of a specified card or by representing that he or she is the holder of a card and the card has not in fact been issued, violates this section and is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(a), if the value of all moneys, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this subsection does not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) in any six (6) month period. The violator is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(b) if the value does exceed one hundred dollars ($100) in any six (6) month period. Knowledge of revocation shall be presumed to have been received by a cardholder four (4) days after it has been mailed to him or her at the address set forth on the credit card or at his or her last known address by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and, if the address is more than five hundred (500) miles from the place of mailing, by air mail. If the address is located outside the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone or Canada, notice shall be presumed to have been received ten (10) days after mailing by registered or certified mail.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 129, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-49-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-49 - Credit Card Crime Act|Section 11-49-5 - Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services.

§ 11-49-5. Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services.(a) Illegally obtained or illegally possessed credit card; forge. A person who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card by the cardholder or any agent or employees of the person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or the cardholder, furnishes money, goods, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card obtained or retained in violation of this law or a credit card which he or she knows is forged, expired, or revoked, violates this subsection and is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(a), if the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished in violation of this subsection does not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) in any six (6) month period. The violator is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(b) if the value does exceed one hundred dollars ($100) in any six (6) month period.(b) Misrepresentation to issuer. A person who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card by the cardholder or any agent or employee of the person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or the cardholder, fails to furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value which he or she represents in writing to the issuer that he has furnished, violates this subsection and is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(a), if the difference between the value of all money, goods, services, and anything else of value actually furnished and the value represented to the issuer to have been furnished, does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in any six (6) month period. The violator is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(b) if the difference does exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in any six (6) month period.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 129, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-49-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-49 - Credit Card Crime Act|Section 11-49-6 - Possession of machinery, plates or other contrivance or incomplete credit cards.

§ 11-49-6. Possession of machinery, plates or other contrivance or incomplete credit cards.A person other than the cardholder possessing two (2) or more incomplete credit cards with intent to complete them without the consent of the issuer or a person possessing with knowledge of its character any machinery, plates, or any other contrivance designed to reproduce instruments purporting to be the credit cards of an issuer who has not consented to the preparation of the credit cards violates this section and is subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(b). A credit card is incomplete if part of the matter other than the signature of the cardholder, which an issuer requires to appear on the credit card before it can be used by a cardholder, has not yet been stamped, embossed, imprinted, or written on it.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 129, § 2.