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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-7. - Misappropriation of vehicle, boat, or animal.

§ 11-44-7. Misappropriation of vehicle, boat, or animal.
Every person who shall willfully, mischievously, or without right, take, drive, ride, or use any carriage, wagon, or other vehicle other than a motor vehicle, or any boat, or any horse, ox, or cow, or milk any cow, the property of another, without the consent of the owner or of the person having the lawful custody of the property, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; provided that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to apply to any case where property is taken with the intent to steal the property or where it is taken under a claim of right.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 41; P.L. 1902, ch. 963, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 45; P.L. 1909, ch. 460, § 1; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 45; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 45; impl. am. P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 12, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-7; P.L. 1989, ch. 214, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-8. - Injury to or interference with water-control structures.

§ 11-44-8. Injury to or interference with water-control structures.
Every person who shall willfully and maliciously break down, injure, remove, or destroy any dam, reservoir, canal, or trench, or any gate, flume, flash-board, or other appurtenance, or any of the wheels, mill-gear, or machinery of a water-mill, or willfully or wantonly, without color of right, draw off the water contained in a millpond, reservoir, canal, or trench, or willfully and maliciously, without color of right, obstruct the water of a mill-pond, reservoir, canal, or trench from flowing out of it, shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years or be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 38; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 42; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 42; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 42; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-9. - Firing of weapon near baiting place.

§ 11-44-9. Firing of weapon near baiting place.
Every person who, between the first day of April and the first day of November in any year, shall maliciously fire any gun, musket, blunderbuss, or pistol, within eighty (80) rods of any baiting place, not his or her own property, and actually used in the proper season for the baiting and netting of wild pigeons, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00), nor less than five dollars ($5.00).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-10. - Injurious substances on baiting places.

§ 11-44-10. Injurious substances on baiting places.
Every person who shall strew or place any powder or brimstone or other sulfurous substance upon any baiting place not his or her own property, or shall burn upon that place any of those substances saturated with tar or turpentine, shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty dollars ($20.00).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-11. - Injury to boundary or line markers.

§ 11-44-11. Injury to boundary or line markers.
Every person who shall willfully break down, remove, injure, obscure, or destroy any monument erected for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any town or city or any tract or lot of land, or any tree marked for that purpose, or any stake set up to mark the line or grade of any railroad, or any marker erected for the purpose of designating a public right-of-way to water areas of the state, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 34; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 38; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 38; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 38; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-11; P.L. 1971, ch. 27, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-12. - Injury to public property.

§ 11-44-12. Injury to public property.
Every person who shall willfully cut or deface or otherwise injure any public building or fence or other property shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) unless the amount of damage exceeds one hundred dollars ($100). If that amount shall exceed one hundred dollars ($100), then he or she shall be punished by a fine which is not less than three (3) times the amount of the damage nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, and, in addition to any sentence, shall be ordered to make restitution in the full amount of damage done.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 278, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 344, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 396, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 607, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-12; P.L. 1982, ch. 243, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-12.1. - Damage to instrumentality of public transportation.

§ 11-44-12.1. Damage to instrumentality of public transportation.
Every person who shall willfully cut or deface or otherwise injure any instrumentality of public transportation managed by or belonging to a public corporation shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 238, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-13. - Injury to public statues and monuments.

§ 11-44-13. Injury to public statues and monuments.
Every person who shall willfully trespass upon, deface, mutilate, cover or keep covered, or otherwise injure the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in the city of Providence, or any other public statue or monument, may be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and/or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, and shall, in addition to imprisonment and/or fine, be ordered to make full restitution to the public or governmental entity incurring the expense of repairing the statue or monument.
History of Section.
P.L. 1908, ch. 1542, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 344, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 396, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 607, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-13; P.L. 2009, ch. 326, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 327, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 341, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 375, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-14. - Breaking lamps or windows.

§ 11-44-14. Breaking lamps or windows.
Every person who shall willfully break any lamp, lantern, or window shall, for every lamp, lantern, or window broken, be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 278, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 344, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 396, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 607, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-14; P.L. 1978, ch. 285, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-15. - Injuring or destroying books and other property of libraries, archives, or other records repositories.

§ 11-44-15. Injuring or destroying books and other property of libraries, archives, or other records repositories.
(a)
Any person who willfully, maliciously, or wantonly writes upon, injures, defaces, tears, cuts, mutilates, or destroys any book, record, or other property belonging to or in the custody of any public county or regional library, the state library, the state archives, the state records center or other repository of public records, museum, or any library or collection belonging to or in the custody of any educational, eleemosynary, benevolent, hereditary, or historical library, or patriotic institution, organization, or society, or state or local agency, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be ordered to make restitution in the full retail value of the books, records or other property, and may be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100), to be for use of the library, archives, or records repository.
(b)
“Book, records, or other property” as used in this section includes any book, plate, picture, photograph, engraving, painting, drawing, map, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, broadside, manuscript, document, letter, public record, equipment, microform, sound recording, audiovisual materials in any format, magnetic or other tapes, electronic data processing records, artifacts, or other documentary, written, or printed material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, belonging to, on loan to, or otherwise in the custody of, any library, museum, archives, or repository of public or other records institution.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 52; P.L. 1907, ch. 1463, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 55; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 55; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 63; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-15; P.L. 1983, ch. 296, §§ 3, 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 436, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 499, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-16. - Removal of gravel from or deposit of debris on Easton’s Beach.

§ 11-44-16. Removal of gravel from or deposit of debris on Easton’s Beach.
Every person who shall remove any sand or any gravel from any part of Easton’s Beach, as defined in § 11-44-18, shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00) for every offense. Every person who shall deposit or leave on the beach any dead animal, offal, filth, rubbish, or refuse matter, shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00) for every offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 58; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 61; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 61; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 69; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-17. - Enforcement of § 11-44-16.

§ 11-44-17. Enforcement of § 11-44-16.
Any police constable of Newport or of Middletown, viewing any offense committed in violation of § 11-44-16, shall immediately arrest the offender, whether in Newport or in Middletown, and cause him or her to be prosecuted for the offense as soon as may be possible before the district court.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 59; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 62; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 62; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 70; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-18. - Bounds of Easton’s Beach.

§ 11-44-18. Bounds of Easton’s Beach.
Easton’s Beach, for the purposes of §§ 11-44-16 and 11-44-17, shall embrace all the lands bounded and described as follows: a tract of land in Newport, bounded northerly on land now or formerly of George H. Norman, easterly on the division line between the town of Middletown and the city of Newport, southerly on the ocean at low-water mark, and westerly on land now or formerly of the Gibbs Land Company to the Bath Road, and along and across that road to and along the cliffs at land now or formerly of J. W. Chandler; and a tract of land in Middletown, bounded northerly on the northern side of a road which runs from the foot of Bath Road in Newport, easterly through the above bounded beach or land, and then onward over the lands between Easton’s Beach and Sachuest Beach, easterly on the line of the old fence or wall which has hitherto separated the upland of the Benjamin Easton Farm from Easton’s Beach and the sandy tract adjoining it, southerly on the ocean at low-water mark, and westerly on the division line between Newport and Middletown.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 60; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 63; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 63; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 71; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-19. - Deposit of debris on Middletown beaches.

§ 11-44-19. Deposit of debris on Middletown beaches.
Every person who shall deposit or leave on any beach in the town of Middletown, any dead animal, offal, filth, rubbish, waste, or refuse matter, shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00) for every offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 73; P.L. 1922, ch. 2225, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 74; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 72; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-19.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-20. - Property of life saving corps — Interference or deception.

§ 11-44-20. Property of life saving corps — Interference or deception.
Every person who shall willfully destroy any of the property or apparatus of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps, or steal or misappropriate it, or any part of it, or willfully interfere with any of its life savers in the performance of their duty, or who shall call for help or aid while in or on the water with intent to deceive any of the life savers, shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 72; P.L. 1911, ch. 663, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 72; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-20.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-21. - Vandalizing alarms or call boxes — False alarms.

§ 11-44-21. Vandalizing alarms or call boxes — False alarms.
Whoever opens a signal box connected with a police, fire, or motorist aid call system for the purpose of giving or causing to be given a false alarm, or interferes in any way with a signal box by breaking, cutting, injuring, or defacing it; or, without authority, opens, tampers, or meddles with a signal box, or with any part or parts of it, or with the police signal wires, or with anything connected with it, or, with that purpose, willfully or knowingly tampers or meddles with a signal box connected with a fire signal system or with any part or thing connected with it, or, with that purpose, willfully or knowingly tampers or meddles with a motorist aid call box, or by any means gives or aids or abets in the giving of a false alarm of fire or emergency or falsely summons an ambulance or rescue apparatus, shall be subject to punishment by imprisonment for up to one year, or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both. Upon conviction for any offense referred to in this section, the court shall, in addition to imposing a fine and/or imprisonment, order the offender to make restitution to the appropriate state, city, or town authority or agency for any expenditures necessitated by the commission of the offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 278, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 344, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 396, § 7; P.L. 1928, ch. 1155, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 607, § 7; P.L. 1941, ch. 1009, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1238, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 2881, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-21; P. L. 1971, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 153, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-21.1. - Graffiti — Defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property.

§ 11-44-21.1. Graffiti — Defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property.
(a)(1)
Every person who shall willfully, maliciously or mischievously write upon, paint, or otherwise deface the private property or residence of another, any office building, business or commercial property or public building or public property, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, for the first and second offense, said penalty shall not exceed a one thousand dollars ($1,000) fine and community service not exceeding two hundred (200) hours. Every person convicted of a third or subsequent offense under this section shall be guilty of a felony, subject to imprisonment not exceeding two (2) years, a fine of up to two thousand dollars ($2,000), and shall be required to perform up to three hundred (300) hours of community service. The court, upon conviction or adjudication, shall order restitution to the victim in the amount of removal, repair, or replacement costs.
(2)
If the graffiti is positioned on an overpass or an underpass and requires that traffic be interfered with in order to remove it, or the entity responsible for the area in which the clean-up is to take place must provide assistance in order for the removal to take place safely, the court shall order an additional assessment of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b)
If the person is a minor, upon adjudication, in addition to the penalties in subsection (a):
(1)
The family court may, in addition to any other order or decree the court makes under this chapter, order the division of motor vehicles to:
(i)
Suspend the minor’s operator’s license; or
(ii)
Invalidate the minor’s learner’s permit; for one year beginning the date of the order.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the family court may order the parent or legal guardian of any minor found to have committed the crime of graffiti, to submit restitution to the victim or victims of such graffiti by payment in money if the minor is in the custody of and residing with such parent or guardian, and if the family court finds, after hearing, that the graffiti was a direct result of the parent or legal guardian having neglected to exercise reasonable supervision and control of the minor’s conduct. For the purposes of this section, liability for compensation shall be limited to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(3)
If the person violates the family court’s order to submit restitution under this section, such person shall be guilty of contempt. The court may permit payments under this section to be made in installments, for a period of up to seven (7) years, to be administered by the court.
History of Section.
P.L. 2007, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 497, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 508, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-21.2. - Restitution or removal of graffiti — Rescission of order suspending or invalidating operator’s license or learner’s permit.

§ 11-44-21.2. Restitution or removal of graffiti — Rescission of order suspending or invalidating operator’s license or learner’s permit.
If a court of suitable jurisdiction has entered an order for suspension or invalidation of a minor’s operator’s license or a learner’s permit pursuant to § 11-44-21.1, and if the same court subsequently determines that the minor has fulfilled his or her restitution obligation, the court may:
(1)
Rescind the order for suspension or invalidation; and/or
(2)
Allow the minor to receive a license or permit before the period of suspension or invalidation ends.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 497, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 508, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-22. - Throwing articles at moving vehicles.

§ 11-44-22. Throwing articles at moving vehicles.
Every person who shall willfully throw, shoot, or in any other manner propel a snowball or any other object at any moving motor or other vehicle in use upon the roads or highways of this state shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1967, ch. 124, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-23. - Throwing objects at police officer, firefighter or police or fire vehicles.

§ 11-44-23. Throwing objects at police officer, firefighter or police or fire vehicles.
Every person who shall willfully throw, shoot, or in any other manner propel a rock or any other object at any police officer, firefighter, or any police or fire vehicle, whether moving or not, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 268, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 221, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-24. - Blocking or obstructing public rights-of-way to water.

§ 11-44-24. Blocking or obstructing public rights-of-way to water.
Every person who shall obstruct or block or cause any obstruction of any public rights-of-way to water areas of the state shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 142, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-25. - Deposit of debris on public rights-of-way to water.

§ 11-44-25. Deposit of debris on public rights-of-way to water.
Every person who shall deposit or leave on any public right-of-way to water areas of the state, any dead animal, offal, filth, rubbish, waste, or refuse matter, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for every offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 22, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-26. - Willful trespass — Remaining on land after warning — Exemption for tenants holding over.

§ 11-44-26. Willful trespass — Remaining on land after warning — Exemption for tenants holding over.
(a)
Every person who willfully trespasses or, having no legitimate purpose for his or her presence, remains upon the land of another or upon the premises or curtilage of the domicile of any person legally entitled to the possession of that domicile, after having been forbidden to do so by the owner of the land or the owner’s duly authorized agent or a person legally entitled to the possession of the premises, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both.
(b)
This section shall not apply to tenants or occupants of residential premises who, having rightfully entered the premises at the commencement of the tenancy or occupancy, remain after that tenancy or occupancy has been or is alleged to have been terminated. The owner or landlord of the premises may recover possession only through appropriate civil proceedings.
(c)
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.
P.L. 1973, ch. 279, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 175, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 539, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-26.1. - Mandatory minimum fine for willful trespass within school buildings.

§ 11-44-26.1. Mandatory minimum fine for willful trespass within school buildings.
Every person who willfully trespasses or, having no legitimate purpose for his or her presence, or having been suspended from attendance at any school, remains within a building used for a public or private school, college, university, junior college, or other public or private educational institution, or on the school grounds or campus grounds of any public or private school, college, university, junior college, or other public or private educational institution after having been forbidden so to do by a local or state police officer or a guard, security officer, or an official of the school, college, university, junior college or other educational institution, shall for the first offense be punished at least by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), and shall for the second offense be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), and for the third or any subsequent offense by a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), and may in addition, be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 52, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 197, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-27. - Fishing from Jamestown Bridge prohibited.

§ 11-44-27. Fishing from Jamestown Bridge prohibited.
No person shall take or attempt to take any fish from the waters of Narragansett Bay while the person is on any part of the roadway, walkway, or railings of the Jamestown Bridge, except a special walkway as may be constructed exclusively for the purpose of fishing. Any person violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 284, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-28. - Trespass upon premises of private recreational facilities.

§ 11-44-28. Trespass upon premises of private recreational facilities.
Every person who willfully trespasses and remains upon the land or premises of private recreational facilities, after having been forbidden to do so by the owner or the person having control over the facility, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500); provided, the existing rights of fishers shall not be infringed. “Facilities” as used in this section means private property used for games, sports, or entertainment, including, without limitation, golf courses, beaches, and bathing facilities.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 68, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-29. - Willful breaking of glass.

§ 11-44-29. Willful breaking of glass.
Every person who shall willfully break glass on any public highway, public property, or public building within this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 188, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-30. - Posting of signs — Types.

§ 11-44-30. Posting of signs — Types.
Whenever any signs are required to be posted to indicate no trespassing, shooting, trapping, fishing, or the like, it shall be sufficient to post the land conspicuously with clear and legible signs which signs can be affixed with cloth, metal, or paperboard, or by conspicuously stencil-painting the word “Posted.”
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 195, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-31. - Desecration of places of public assemblage.

§ 11-44-31. Desecration of places of public assemblage.
Every person who shall, willfully and maliciously or mischievously, injure or destroy or write upon, paint, or otherwise damage or deface: (1) any church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship or other religious purpose; (2) any cemetery, mortuary, or other facility used for the purpose of burial or memorializing the dead; (3) any building used for educational purposes or as a community meeting place and which is owned by an organization exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. § 501; (4) any public building owned and/or operated by the government of the United States or by the government of the state of Rhode Island or its political subdivisions; (5) the grounds adjacent to and owned or rented by any institution, facility, building, structure, or place described in subdivisions (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section; or (6) any personal property contained in any institution, facility, building, structure, or place described in subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this section; shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 374, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 512, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism › Section 11-44-32. - Clearance of public rights of way.

§ 11-44-32. Clearance of public rights of way.
(a)
Every person, firm, or corporation who is the owner of land abutting a public sidewalk shall keep the sidewalk free of any shrubs or other debris under the control of the owner. The owner shall also be required to see that the branches of any tree under his or her control which overhang a public sidewalk are at least seven (7) feet above the sidewalk.
(b)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall, upon adjudication be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 396, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-45 - Disorderly Conduct › Section 11-45-1. - Disorderly conduct.

§ 11-45-1. Disorderly conduct.
(a)
A person commits disorderly conduct if he or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:
(1)
Engages in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior;
(2)
In a public place or near a private residence that he or she has no right to occupy, disturbs another person by making loud and unreasonable noise which under the circumstances would disturb a person of average sensibilities;
(3)
Directs at another person in a public place offensive words which are likely to provoke a violent reaction on the part of the average person so addressed;
(4)
Alone or with others, obstructs a highway, street, sidewalk, railway, waterway, building entrance, elevator, aisle, stairway, or hallway to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access or any other place ordinarily used for the passage of persons, vehicles, or conveyances;
(5)
Engages in conduct which obstructs or interferes physically with a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering;
(6)
Enters upon the property of another and for a lascivious purpose looks into an occupied dwelling or other building on the property through a window or other opening; or
(7)
Who without the knowledge or consent of the individual, looks for a lascivious purpose through a window, or any other opening into an area in which another would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, including, but not limited to, a restroom, locker room, shower, changing room, dressing room, bedroom, or any other such private area, notwithstanding any property rights the individual may have in the location in which the private area is located.
(8)
[Deleted by P.L. 2008, ch. 183, § 1].
(b)
Any person, including a police officer, may be a complainant for the purposes of instituting action for any violation of this section.
(c)
Any person found guilty of the crime of disorderly conduct shall be imprisoned for a term of not more than six (6) months, or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
(d)
In no event shall subdivisions (a)(2) — (5) of this section be construed to prevent lawful picketing or lawful demonstrations including, but not limited to, those relating to a labor dispute.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 304, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 44, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 539, § 12; P.L. 1998, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 301, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 193, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 206, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 330, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 183, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-45 - Disorderly Conduct › Section 11-45-2. - Indecent exposure — Disorderly conduct.

§ 11-45-2. Indecent exposure — Disorderly conduct.
(a)
A person commits indecent exposure/disorderly conduct when for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification or stimulation, such person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:
(1)
Exposes his or her genitals to the view of another under circumstances in which his or her conduct is likely to cause affront, distress, or alarm to that person;
(b)
Any person may be a complainant for the purposes of instituting action for any violation of this section. This act shall not apply to any conduct between consenting adults where the complainant is an unintended witness;
(c)
Any person found guilty of, or who pleads nolo contendere to the crime of indecent exposure/disorderly conduct, shall be imprisoned for a term of not more than one year, or fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. Any subsequent offense shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of up to three (3) years;
(d) Counseling.
Every person convicted of, or placed on probation for a violation of this section, may be ordered to attend appropriate professional counseling to address his or her behavior;
(e)
In no event shall the provisions of this section be construed to apply to breastfeeding in public.
History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 183, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-45.1 - Unreasonable Noise Levels › Section 11-45.1-1. - Declaration of policy.

§ 11-45.1-1. Declaration of policy.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to prohibit unreasonable, excessive and annoying noise levels from all sources subject to its police power. At certain levels, low frequency sound (between 100-20 cps) when substantially amplified, often referred to as sub-woofer frequency, can be extremely penetrating, disturbing and poses a danger to the health and safety of the individual using equipment creating the sound, and to other individuals in the immediate area from which the sound is being generated. The noise being generated may originate from radios, CD players, DVD players, tape players, televisions and other audio-producing equipment.
History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 203, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-45.1 - Unreasonable Noise Levels › Section 11-45.1-2. - Violations of acceptable noise levels.

§ 11-45.1-2. Violations of acceptable noise levels.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any equipment as set forth in § 11-45.1-1 from which the sound created by this equipment is capable of penetrating a closed vehicle from twenty (20) feet away from the location at which the sound is being generated, or heard from one hundred (100) feet away by a person outside from which the sound is originating. This section shall include, but not be limited to, sound electronically generated by autos, trucks, motor homes, mobile homes, houses, apartment buildings, condominiums, commercial buildings, or from any type of portable sound producing equipment that can be carried or placed outdoors which through its operation exceeds the provision of this chapter. All state and municipal vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter, nor any person firm, corporation or other legal entity which holds a valid state or municipal entertainment license to sponsor a parade, carnival or other similar special event.
History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 203, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-45.1 - Unreasonable Noise Levels › Section 11-45.1-3. - Penalties.

§ 11-45.1-3. Penalties.
Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) for a first offense, two hundred dollars ($200) for a second offense, and three hundred dollars ($300) for the third and any subsequent offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 203, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-46 - Waters › Section 11-46-1. - Boats required to have underwater exhaust.

§ 11-46-1. Boats required to have underwater exhaust.
It shall be unlawful to use a boat propelled in whole or in part by gas, gasoline, naphtha, or other explosive material unless the engine operated by the gas, gasoline, naphtha, or other explosive material is provided with an underwater exhaust or a muffler.
History of Section.
P.L. 1910, ch. 593, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 119, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 602, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-46-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-46 - Waters › Section 11-46-2. - Penalty for violations.

§ 11-46-2. Penalty for violations.
Any person operating or causing to be operated upon the public waters of this state a boat in violation of the provisions of § 11-46-1 shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1910, ch. 593, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 119, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 602, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-46-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-46 - Waters › Section 11-46-3. - Power boats on Spring Lake.

§ 11-46-3. Power boats on Spring Lake.
It shall be unlawful to use fuel powered motor boats, with the exception of emergency boats, on Spring Lake in the town of Burrillville.
History of Section.
P.L. 1961, ch. 189.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-46.1 - Intertidal Salt Marshes › Section 11-46.1-1. - Disturbing intertidal salt marshes — Penalty.

§ 11-46.1-1. Disturbing intertidal salt marshes — Penalty.
(a)
Whereas:
(1)
Article I, § 17 of the constitution of the state of Rhode Island guarantees to the people the free right of fishery; and
(2)
The free right of fishery cannot be enjoyed unless both finfish and shellfish are in abundance to be caught; and
(3)
The metabolism and catabolism of plants and animals which constitute the estuarine complex found in salt marshes furnishes the nitrates, phosphates, sugars, plankton, and organic chemicals necessary for the nurture of finfish and shellfish throughout the Narragansett Bay area and its environs; and
(4)
All the salt marshes of this state are in jeopardy of despoliation by persons unmindful of the economic and esthetic consequences of that spoliation.
(b)
Any person who dumps or deposits mud, dirt, or rubbish upon, or who excavates and disturbs the ecology of, intertidal salt marshes, or any part of one, without first obtaining a permit issued by the department of environmental management shall be fined for each offense five hundred dollars ($500), one half (½) to the use of the state and one half (½) to the use of the complainant.
(c)
Any person who violates an order of the director of the department of environmental management to cease dumping or excavating shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day he or she continues the dumping or excavating.
(d)
Any person who so disturbs the ecology of an intertidal salt marsh may, upon complaint of the director of the department, filed in the superior court, be required to restore the salt marsh to the extent practical.
(e)
For the purposes of this chapter an intertidal salt marsh shall be prima facie presumed to be those areas upon which grow some, but not necessarily all, of the following: salt marsh grass (Spartina Alterniflora), black grass (Juncus gerardi), seaside lavender (Limonium carolinianum), saltwort (Salicornea europaea), salt meadow grass (Spartina patens), spike grass (Distichlis spicata), salt marsh bullrush (Scirpus maritima) and sand spurrey (Spergularia marina), and upon which exists salt marsh peat.
(f)
The director of natural resources shall refuse to issue such permit if, in his or her judgment, the dumping or depositing of mud, dirt or rubbish or excavation would disturb the ecology of intertidal salt marshes.
History of Section.
P.L. 1965, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 73, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 175, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-47 - Weapons › Section 11-47-1. - Short title.

§ 11-47-1. Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the “Firearms Act”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-1; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-47 - Weapons › Section 11-47-3. - Carrying dangerous weapons or substances when committing crime of violence.

§ 11-47-3. Carrying dangerous weapons or substances when committing crime of violence.
No person shall commit or attempt to commit a crime of violence when armed with or having available any firearm, explosive substance, noxious liquid, gas or substance, or acid. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished: (1) for the first conviction by imprisonment for not less than three (3) nor more than ten (10) years; (2) for a second conviction under this section by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) years; and (3) for a third or subsequent conviction the person convicted shall be sentenced to not less than fifteen (15) years to life imprisonment. For the penalties provided in this section he or she shall not be afforded the provisions of suspension or deferment of sentence, nor of probation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-3; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 16, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 544, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-47 - Weapons › Section 11-47-3.1. - Carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence.

§ 11-47-3.1. Carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence.
No person shall commit a crime of violence when armed with or having available a stolen firearm. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished: (1) for the first conviction by imprisonment for not less than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15) years; (2) for a second conviction under this section by imprisonment for not less than fifteen (15) nor more than twenty (20) years; and (3) for a third or subsequent conviction under this section by imprisonment for not less than twenty (20) years and may be imprisoned for life. The sentence imposed shall be consecutive to the underlying sentence for the crime of violence.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 438, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 455, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 464, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-47 - Weapons › Section 11-47-3.2. - Using a firearm when committing a crime of violence.

§ 11-47-3.2. Using a firearm when committing a crime of violence.
(a)
No person shall use a firearm while committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished: (1) for the first offense by imprisonment for ten (10) years; however, if the violation was committed by use of a machine gun as defined in § 11-47-2(10), the term of imprisonment shall be thirty (30) years; (2) for a second conviction under this section by imprisonment for twenty (20) years; however, if the violation was committed by use of a machine gun as defined in § 11-47-2(10), the term of imprisonment shall be life; and (3) for a third or subsequent conviction, the person shall be sentenced to life, or life without the possibility of parole by the sentencing judge after consideration of aggravating and mitigating circumstances contained in §§ 12-19.2-3 and 12-19.2-4. Any sentence imposed upon a person pursuant to this section shall be imposed consecutively to and not concurrently with any sentence imposed for the underlying crime or attempted crime, and the person shall not be afforded the benefits of deferment of sentence or parole; provided, that unless sentenced to life without the possibility of parole pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection, a person sentenced to life under this section may be granted parole.
(b)
Every person who, while committing an offense violating subsection (a) of this section, discharges a firearm shall be guilty of a felony and be imprisoned as follows:
(1)
Ten (10) years, if no injury to any other person results from the discharge;
(2)
Twenty (20) years, if a person other than a police officer is injured by the discharge of the firearm, or if a police officer who is engaged in the performance of his or her duty is deliberately endangered by the person’s discharge of the firearm;
(3)
Life, if a police officer who is engaged in the performance of his or her duty is injured by the discharge of the firearm; and
(4)
Life, if the death or permanent incapacity of any person (other than the person convicted) results from the discharge of the firearm; provided that, involuntary manslaughter shall not be considered a “crime of violence” for the purpose of subdivision (b)(4) only.
(c)
The penalties defined in subsection (b) of this section shall run consecutively, and not concurrently, to any other sentence imposed and, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 8 of title 13, the person shall not be afforded the benefits of deferment of sentence or parole; provided, that a person sentenced to life under subdivision (b)(3) or (b)(4) of this section may be granted parole.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 158, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 285, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 230, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-47 - Weapons › Section 11-47-4. - Being armed prima facie evidence of intention.

§ 11-47-4. Being armed prima facie evidence of intention.
In the trial of a person for committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, the fact that he or she was armed with or had available a pistol or revolver without license to carry it, or was armed with or had available a machine gun, shall be prima facie evidence of his or her intention to commit the crime of violence.
History of Section.
P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-3; G.L., § 11-47-4; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.