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RI Gen L § 11-22-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-2 - Injuries to road signs - Advertising on highway.

§ 11-22-2. Injuries to road signs — Advertising on highway.A person who willfully or maliciously: (1) displaces, removes, injures, destroys, or places a political advertisement on a mile board, mile stone, danger sign or signal, or guide sign or post, or any inscription on it, lawfully within a public highway; (2) in any manner paints, prints, places, puts, or affixes, or causes to be painted, printed, placed, or affixed, any business, commercial advertisement on or to any stone, tree, fence, stump, pole, building, or other object which is the property of another, without first obtaining the written consent of the owner, or (3) in any manner paints, prints, places, puts, or affixes, or causes to be painted, placed, or affixed, an advertisement on or to any stone, tree, fence, stump, pole, mile board, mile stone, danger sign, danger signal, guide sign, guide post, billboard, building, or other object within the limits of a public highway, without first obtaining the written consent of the chief of police of the city or town in which the highway is located; is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days, or both. In addition, the person shall be required to pay any and all expenses incurred in the repair or replacement of the mile board, mile stone, danger sign or signal, or guide sign or post. Any advertisement in or upon a public highway in violation of the provisions of this section may be taken down, removed or destroyed by anyone. Any and all costs incurred by the state of Rhode Island due to damages/loss under this section shall be fully reimbursed by the party or parties causing the damage.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 37; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 41; P.L. 1915, ch. 1203, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 41; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 41; P.L. 1953, ch. 3207, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-2; P.L. 1976, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 281, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 494, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-22-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-3 - Billboards near grade crossings or intersections.

§ 11-22-3. Billboards near grade crossings or intersections.No person, partnership, or corporation shall erect, construct, or maintain any billboard along the line of any public highway or street within three hundred (300) feet of any place where a railroad crosses a public highway or street at grade, nor within a distance of fifty (50) feet of the intersection of any public highway or street. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to the erection, construction, or maintenance of any billboard whenever it shall be erected, constructed, or maintained upon the top of any building or buildings not less than ten (10) feet in height. Any person, partnership, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00).History of Section.P.L. 1914, ch. 1075, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 119, §§ 26, 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 376, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-3.
RI Gen L § 11-22-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-4 - Windmills in proximity to highway.

§ 11-22-4. Windmills in proximity to highway.No windmill shall be erected, placed, or continued within twenty-five (25) rods of any traveled street or road.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 125, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 151, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 181, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 385, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-4.
RI Gen L § 11-22-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-5 - Penalty for unlawful windmill.

§ 11-22-5. Penalty for unlawful windmill.Every person who shall erect, locate, or run any windmill within twenty-five (25) rods of any traveled street or road shall be fined for every offense not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) nor less than one hundred dollars ($100), one-half (½) inuring to the use of the city or town where the offense shall have been committed and one-half (½) to the use of the state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 125, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 151, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 181, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 385, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-5.
RI Gen L § 11-22-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-6 - Removal of unlawful windmills.

§ 11-22-6. Removal of unlawful windmills.The city council of any city and the town council of any town may remove all windmills within their cities and towns respectively that are located, continued, or run contrary to the provisions of § 11-22-4.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 125, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 151, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 181, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 385, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-6.
RI Gen L § 11-22-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-7 - Council authority for location of windmill.

§ 11-22-7. Council authority for location of windmill.The city council of any city and town council of any town may, upon petition in writing to them presented, authorize or continue the location of any mill in their discretion at any place within the limits of their respective towns.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 125, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 151, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 181, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 385, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-7.
RI Gen L § 11-22-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-8 - Windmills exempt.

§ 11-22-8. Windmills exempt.The provisions of §§ 11-22-4 — 11-22-7 shall not apply to any mill which shall be located by decree of the town council of the town in which it is situated, nor to any mill situated in the towns of New Shoreham or Jamestown, nor to any patented wind engine or mill.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 125, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 151, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 181, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 385, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-8.
RI Gen L § 11-22-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-9 - Letting team go at large.

§ 11-22-9. Letting team go at large.Every person having charge of any wheel carriage of any kind, or sled or sleigh, with any kind of team, who shall negligently or willfully let the team go at large in any highway, shall be fined five dollars ($5.00).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 74, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 87, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 99, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 81, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-9.
RI Gen L § 11-22-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-10 - Scattering debris on highway.

§ 11-22-10. Scattering debris on highway.Every person who shall knowingly throw or place or cause to be thrown or placed, in or upon any highway, or bridge any tacks, nails, wire, scrap metal, glass, crockery, or other substance injurious to the feet of persons or animals, or to the tires or wheels of bicycles or other vehicles, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). Any violation shall be heard by the traffic tribunal in accordance with chapter 41.1 of title 31.History of Section.P.L. 1896, ch. 318, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 87, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 99, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 81, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-10; P.L. 1976, ch. 287, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 325, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-22-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-11 - Testing speed of horse.

§ 11-22-11. Testing speed of horse.Every person who shall drive any horse over any of the public highways, for the purpose of racing or trying the speed of the horse, shall be fined not more than twenty dollars ($20.00) or imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) days.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 74, § 6; P.L. 1901, ch. 925, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 87, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 99, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 81, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-11.
RI Gen L § 11-22-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-12 - Crawford Street Bridge in Providence.

§ 11-22-12. Crawford Street Bridge in Providence.Every person who shall fasten any vessel to any part of Crawford Street Bridge shall forfeit twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense to the use of city of Providence.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 75, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 89, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 101, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 84, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-12.
RI Gen L § 11-22-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-13 - Apponaug River Bridge.

§ 11-22-13. Apponaug River Bridge.Every person who shall lay any sloop or other vessel to the bridge over Apponaug River, or there load or unload wood or other heavy merchandise, shall forfeit twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense; one-half (½) to the use of the city of Warwick and one-half (½) to the use of the person who shall sue for it.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 75, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 89, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 101, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 84, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-13.
RI Gen L § 11-22-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-14 - Pawtuxet Falls bridge.

§ 11-22-14. Pawtuxet Falls bridge.Every person who shall make fast any canoe or boat to either of the abutments or any part of the bridge at Pawtuxet Falls, or throw any stones off from the bridge, shall forfeit five dollars ($5.00); one-half (½) to the use of the city of Warwick and the city of Cranston and one-half (½) to the use of the person who shall sue for it. The city of Warwick and the city of Cranston may each appoint one suitable person to take care of the bridge and to prevent damage or injury being done to it. Each of the persons so appointed shall prosecute for every forfeiture incurred under this section.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 75, §§ 3-5; G.L. 1909, ch. 89, §§ 3-5; G.L. 1923, ch. 101, §§ 3-5; G.L. 1938, ch. 84, §§ 3-5; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-14.
RI Gen L § 11-22-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-15 - Wire strung across highways.

§ 11-22-15. Wire strung across highways.No wire shall be strung across a highway less than fourteen (14) feet above the surface of the highway. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 325, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-22-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-22 - Highways|Section 11-22-16 - Motorist aid call system - False reports - Damage to equipment.

§ 11-22-16. Motorist aid call system — False reports — Damage to equipment.Any person who willfully gives or causes to be given a false report or false information through the use of a telephone call-box installed along any highway by the department of transportation through its motorist aid call system, or who willfully damages, destroys, or removes any telephone call-box or other equipment of the system, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined two hundred dollars ($200). For a second or subsequent conviction under this section, a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) shall be imposed.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 290, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-23-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-23 - Homicide|Section 11-23-1 - Murder.

§ 11-23-1. Murder.The unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought is murder. Every murder perpetrated by poison, lying in wait, or any other kind of willful, deliberate, malicious, and premeditated killing, or committed in the perpetration of, or attempt to perpetrate, any arson or any violation of § 11-4-2, 11-4-3, or 11-4-4, rape, any degree of sexual assault or child molestation, burglary or breaking and entering, robbery, kidnapping, or committed during the course of the perpetration, or attempted perpetration, of felony manufacture, sale, delivery, or other distribution of a controlled substance otherwise prohibited by the provisions of chapter 28 of title 21, or committed against any law enforcement officer in the performance of his or her duty or committed against an assistant attorney general or special assistant attorney general in the performance of his or her duty, or perpetrated from a premeditated design unlawfully and maliciously to effect the death of any human being other than him or her who is killed, is murder in the first degree. Any other murder is murder in the second degree. The degree of murder may be charged in the indictment or information, and the jury may find the degree of murder, whether the murder is charged in the indictment or information or not, or may find the defendant guilty of a lesser offense than that charged in the indictment or information, in accordance with the provisions of § 12-17-14.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 1; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1392, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1943, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-23-1; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 5; P.L. 1979, ch. 178, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 247, § 3; P.L. 1990, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 284, § 4; P.L. 1996, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 128, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 199, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-23-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-23 - Homicide|Section 11-23-2 - Penalties for murder.

§ 11-23-2. Penalties for murder.Every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall be imprisoned for life. Every person guilty of murder in the first degree: (1) committed intentionally while engaged in the commission of another capital offense or other felony for which life imprisonment may be imposed; (2) committed in a manner creating a great risk of death to more than one person by means of a weapon or device or substance which would normally be hazardous to the life of more than one person; (3) committed at the direction of another person in return for money or any other thing of monetary value from that person; (4) committed in a manner involving torture or an aggravated battery to the victim; (5) committed against any member of the judiciary, law enforcement officer, corrections employee, assistant attorney general or special assistant attorney general, or firefighter arising from the lawful performance of his or her official duties; (6) committed by a person who at the time of the murder was committed to confinement in the adult correctional institutions or the state reformatory for women upon conviction of a felony; or (7) committed during the course of the perpetration or attempted perpetration of felony manufacture, sale, delivery or other distribution of a controlled substance otherwise prohibited by the provisions of chapter 28 of title 21; shall be imprisoned for life and if ordered by the court pursuant to chapter 19.2 of title 12 that person shall not be eligible for parole from imprisonment. Every person guilty of murder in the second degree shall be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) years and may be imprisoned for life.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 277, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-23-2; P.L. 1973 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 221, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 284, § 4; P.L. 1996, ch. 152, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-23-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-23 - Homicide|Section 11-23-2.1 - Penalty for murder of a kidnapped person under the age of eighteen (18).

§ 11-23-2.1. Penalty for murder of a kidnapped person under the age of eighteen (18).If any person under the age of eighteen (18) who is kidnapped in violation of § 11-26-1 by a person other than his or her natural or adopted parent dies as a direct result of the kidnapping, then the person convicted of the offense shall be guilty of murder in the first degree and shall be punished by imprisonment for life, and the court may, pursuant to chapter 19.2 of title 12, order that that person not be eligible for parole.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 362, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-23-2.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-23 - Homicide|Section 11-23-2.2 - Penalty for murder in the first degree.

§ 11-23-2.2. Penalty for murder in the first degree.Every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall serve not less than fifteen (15) years of his or her sentence before being eligible for parole.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-23-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-23 - Homicide|Section 11-23-3 - Manslaughter.

§ 11-23-3. Manslaughter.(a) Every person who shall commit manslaughter shall be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) years.(b) Where the provisions of The Domestic Violence Prevention Act, chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-23-3; P.L. 1985, ch. 421, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 539, § 9.
RI Gen L § 11-23-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-23 - Homicide|Section 11-23-4 - Joinder of murder count with count for concealment of birth.

§ 11-23-4. Joinder of murder count with count for concealment of birth.Any woman, who shall be indicted or charged by information for the murder of her infant child born out of wedlock, may also be charged in the same indictment or information with either or both of the offenses mentioned in § 11-18-4, and if, upon trial, the jury shall acquit her on the charge of murder and find her guilty of the other offenses, or either of them, judgment and sentence may be awarded against her accordingly.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 281, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 347, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 399, § 11; P.L. 1926, ch. 858, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 11-23-4; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 5.
RI Gen L § 11-23-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-23 - Homicide|Section 11-23-5 - [Repealed.]

§ 11-23-5. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 231, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2019, ch. 27, § 4, effective June 19, 2019.
RI Gen L § 11-23-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-23 - Homicide|Section 11-23-6 - Controlled substance transaction resulting in death of minor.

§ 11-23-6. Controlled substance transaction resulting in death of minor.Any person who sells, delivers, or distributes a controlled substance, the sale of which would constitute a felony under chapter 28 of title 21, to a minor, or knowingly provides a controlled substance for sale, delivery, or distribution to a minor, and death has resulted to the minor because of the ingestion orally or the injection or inhalation of the controlled substance, shall be imprisoned for life.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 287, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 105, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 111, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-23-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-23 - Homicide|Section 11-23-7 - Controlled substance delivery resulting in death.

§ 11-23-7. Controlled substance delivery resulting in death.(a) A person is guilty of a controlled substance delivery resulting in death when, as a result of an unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in exchange for anything of value to an adult, death results to that adult because of the ingestion orally, or the injection or inhalation of the controlled substance.(b) A person is guilty of a controlled substance delivery resulting in death when, as a result of an unlawful delivery of a controlled substance to another person who subsequently delivers such controlled substance to an adult, death results to that adult because of the ingestion orally or the injection or inhalation of the controlled substance.(c) Those in violation of subsection (a) or (b), upon conviction, shall be imprisoned up to life.(d) For the purposes of this section only, any person who, in good faith, without malice and in the absence of evidence of an intent to defraud, seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing a controlled substance overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for a violation of this section, if the evidence for the charge was gained as a result of the seeking of medical assistance.(e) The phrase "in exchange for anything of value" does not apply to the act of sharing a controlled substance when the sharing results in the proximate cause of a person's death under this section.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 105, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 111, § 3.
RI Gen L § 11-24-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-24 - Hotels And Public Places|Section 11-24-1 - All persons entitled to full and equal accommodations.

§ 11-24-1. All persons entitled to full and equal accommodations.All persons within the jurisdiction of this state shall be entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 28; P.L. 1925, ch. 658, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 28; P.L. 1952, ch. 2958, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-24-1.
RI Gen L § 11-24-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-24 - Hotels And Public Places|Section 11-24-2 - Discriminatory practices prohibited.

§ 11-24-2. Discriminatory practices prohibited.No person, being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement shall directly or indirectly refuse, withhold from, or deny to any person on account of race or color, religion, country of ancestral origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges of that public place. No person shall directly or indirectly publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or mail any written, printed or painted communication, notice, or advertisement, to the effect that any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of any public accommodation place shall be refused, withheld from, or denied to any person on account of race or color, religion, country of ancestral origin, disability, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age or that the patronage or custom at that place of any person belonging to or purporting to be of any particular race or color, religion, country of ancestral origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression is unwelcome, objectionable, or not acceptable, desired, or solicited. The production of any written, printed, or painted communication, notice, or advertisement, purporting to relate to any public place and to be made by any person being its owner, lessee, proprietor, superintendent, or manager, shall be presumptive evidence in any action that its production was authorized by that person.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 28; P.L. 1925, ch. 658, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 28; P.L. 1952, ch. 2958, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-24-2; P.L. 1979, ch. 144, § 5; P.L. 1988, ch. 227, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 32, § 6; P.L. 1997, ch. 150, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 340, § 5.