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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-37.2 - Sexual Assault Protective Orders › Section 11-37.2-6. - Notice of penalties — Notice of renewal.

§ 11-37.2-6. Notice of penalties — Notice of renewal.
Each protective order issued under this chapter, including a temporary exparte order, shall have the following statements printed in bold-faced type or in capital letters:
A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS ORDER MAY BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND MAY BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF AS MUCH AS $1,000 AND/OR BY CONFINEMENT IN JAIL FOR AS LONG AS ONE YEAR, AND MAY BE ORDERED TO ATTEND COUNSELING. IF THE VICTIM WANTS THIS ORDER TO CONTINUE BEYOND THE EXPIRATION DATE, THE VICTIM MUST APPLY FOR A RENEWAL OF THE ORDER BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE.
History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 239, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 240, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-37.2 - Sexual Assault Protective Orders › Section 11-37.2-8. - Appeal.

§ 11-37.2-8. Appeal.
An order granting relief pursuant to § 8-8.1-3 shall remain in effect during the pendency of the appeal to the superior court unless the order is stayed by a justice of the superior court.
History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 239, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 240, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-37.3 - Child Safe Zones › Section 11-37.3-1. - Definitions.

§ 11-37.3-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
“Employee” means an individual hired directly by the entity; a contractual employee of the entity; an individual hired by a third party who has contracted with the entity; an independent contractor of the entity; or a volunteer of the entity.
(2)
“Child Safe Zone” means the following entities:
(i)
Any private, municipal, county, or state fair or carnival;
(ii)
Any children’s arcade, amusement center having coin-or token-operated devices for entertainment, movie theatre, or facilities providing programs or services intended primarily for minors;
(iii)
A public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, child care facility, or public library:
(iv)
Any place intended primarily for use by minors including, but not limited to, a playground, a children’s play area, recreational or sport-related activity area, a swimming or wading pool, or a beach; and
(v)
Any healthcare facility intended primarily for minors.
(3)
“Minor” means a person under the age of eighteen (18) years old.
(4)
“Offender” means a person who is, or is required to be, registered as a sex offender in this state or any other jurisdiction and whose victim was a minor.
History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 506, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-37.3 - Child Safe Zones › Section 11-37.3-2. - Prohibition from employment.

§ 11-37.3-2. Prohibition from employment.
(a)
Any entity that is a child safe zone is prohibited from employing a person who is an offender.
(b)
The individual who made the final hiring decision for an entity that is a child safe zone that knowingly employs an offender as prohibited in § 11-37.3-3(a) shall be subject to a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day the offender is employed.
(c)
Any offender who knowingly misrepresents or omits his or her sex offender registration status to obtain employment in a child safe zone shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, be subject to imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 506, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-37.3 - Child Safe Zones › Section 11-37.3-3. - Prohibition from ownership or operation.

§ 11-37.3-3. Prohibition from ownership or operation.
(a)
Any offender is prohibited from owning or operating an entity that is a child safe zone. This prohibition shall not apply to any offender who owned or operated an entity that is a child safe zone prior to August 1, 2014.
(b)
Any offender who knowingly owns or operates an entity that is a child safe zone shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, be subject to imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 506, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-37.3 - Child Safe Zones › Section 11-37.3-4. - Immunity from liability.

§ 11-37.3-4. Immunity from liability.
An entity that is a child safe zone that declines to hire, or declines to continue an offender’s employment, on the basis of the employment prohibition in § 11-37.3-2(a) shall not be liable for civil damages or subject to any claim, demand, cause of action, or proceeding of any nature as a result of the prohibition.
History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 506, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-38 - Riotous Assembly › Section 11-38-5. - Inciting riot at correctional institution.

§ 11-38-5. Inciting riot at correctional institution.
Any person who, with intent to cause a riotous assembly at the adult correctional institutions, shall incite a riot or a continuance of a riot or destruction of property while rioting, shall, upon being found guilty of the offense, be fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 148, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-38 - Riotous Assembly › Section 11-38-6. - Inciting riot at municipal detention facility.

§ 11-38-6. Inciting riot at municipal detention facility.
Any prisoner, detainee, or other person incarcerated or confined at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in the city of Central Falls who, with intent to cause a riotous assembly at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility created under chapter 54 of title 45, incites a riot or any continuance of a riot or destruction of property while rioting shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned at the adult correctional institutions for a term not to exceed ten (10) years, or be fined an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both; that term commences at the expiration of the original term of imprisonment of the prisoner.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 362, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 477, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-39 - Robbery › Section 11-39-1. - Penalty for robbery.

§ 11-39-1. Penalty for robbery.
(a)
Every person who shall commit: (1) robbery by use of a dangerous weapon; (2) robbery where a victim is injured; or (3) robbery where the victim is a person who is severely impaired or an elderly person; shall be guilty of first degree robbery and shall be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) years and may be imprisoned for life, or fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or both.
(b)
Every person who shall commit robbery or other larceny from the person by force or threat, where there is no weapon and no injury and the victim is neither a severely impaired person or an elderly person, shall be guilty of second degree robbery and shall be imprisoned for not less than five (5) years nor more than thirty (30) years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
(c)
For the purposes of this section:
(1)
“Person who is severely impaired” has the same definition as provided in § 11-5-11; and
(2)
“Elderly person” means a person sixty (60) years of age or older.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-39-1; P.L. 1980, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 201, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 15; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-39 - Robbery › Section 11-39-2. - Robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle.

§ 11-39-2. Robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle.
(a)
Every person who shall unlawfully seize a motor vehicle from its lawful owner, lessor, or occupant by use or threat of use of a dangerous weapon against the owner, lessor, or occupant resulting in serious bodily injury, as defined in § 11-5-10.2, shall be guilty of first degree robbery and shall be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) years and may be imprisoned for life, or fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or both. In all such cases, the justice imposing sentence shall impose a minimum sentence of ten (10) years imprisonment and may only impose a sentence less than the minimum if he or she finds that substantial and compelling circumstances exist which justify imposition of the alternative sentence. That finding may be based upon the character and background of the defendant, the cooperation of the defendant with law enforcement authorities, the nature and circumstances of the offense, and/or the nature and quality of the evidence presented at trial. If a sentence which is less than imprisonment for a term of ten (10) years is imposed, the trial justice shall set forth on the record the circumstances which he or she found as justification for imposition of the lesser sentence. A person sentenced to prison for violation of this subsection shall not be eligible for parole until at least one-half (½) of the sentence has been served in prison.
(b)
Every person who shall unlawfully seize a motor vehicle from its lawful owner, lessor, or occupant by force or threat of force against the owner, lessor, or occupant shall be guilty of second degree robbery and shall be imprisoned for not less than five (5) years nor more than thirty (30) years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
(c)
Every person who shall commit robbery of a motor vehicle by seizing it from its lawful owner, lessor, or occupant under the circumstances set forth in subsection (a) or (b) of this section, resulting in the death of the owner, lessor or occupant, shall be guilty of first degree murder and shall be sentenced to life imprisonment, and may be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole if ordered by the court pursuant to chapter 19.2 of title 12. A person sentenced to life imprisonment for violation of this subsection shall not be eligible for parole until at least twenty (20) years of the sentence has been served in prison.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 177, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-1. - Stealing as larceny.

§ 11-41-1. Stealing as larceny.
Every person who shall steal any money, goods, or chattels, or any note of the general treasurer of this state for the payment of money, any bank bill, any certificate of any bank or of any public officer or corporation securing the payment of money to any person or certifying it to be due, any certificate of stock in any corporation, any order entitling a person to money or other article, or any bill of exchange, bill of lading, railroad ticket, bond, warrant, obligation, bill, or promissory note for the payment of money, or other valuable property, or any record or paper belonging to any public officer, or any writ, warrant, or other legal process, or any book or part of one containing an account, any receipt for money or other article paid or delivered, any adjustment or document of any kind relating to the payment of money or delivery of any article, any indenture of apprenticeship, or any deed, covenant, indenture, or assurance whatsoever respecting any property, real or personal, shall be deemed guilty of larceny.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 11; C.P.A. 1905, § 1172; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 11; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-2. - Receiving stolen goods.

§ 11-41-2. Receiving stolen goods.
Every person who shall fraudulently receive any stolen money, goods, securities, chattels, or other property, knowing it to be stolen, shall be deemed guilty of larceny, although the person who stole the property may not have been prosecuted or convicted for it. The possession of any stolen property shall be evidence of guilty knowledge by the person having possession that the property was stolen, unless the person shows that it was acquired in the due course of trade and for adequate consideration.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 13; C.P.A. 1905, § 1173; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 13; P.L. 1928, ch. 1208, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-3. - Embezzlement and fraudulent conversion.

§ 11-41-3. Embezzlement and fraudulent conversion.
Every official of a financial institution and every officer, agent, clerk, servant, or other person to whom any money or other property shall be entrusted for any specific purpose, and every person acting as executor, administrator, conservator, guardian, receiver, assignee, custodian, or trustee appointed by order, decree or judgment of court, or by deed, will or other instrument in writing, who shall embezzle or fraudulently convert to his or her own use, or who shall take or secrete, with intent to embezzle or fraudulently convert to his or her own use, any money or other property which shall have come into his or her possession or shall be under his or her care or charge by virtue of his or her employment or for that specific purpose or by virtue of his or her acting as executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, receiver, assignee, custodian, or trustee, and every person who shall collect or receive money or property from another for a commission to be retained out of the money or other property so collected or received, and who shall fraudulently retain out of that money or property so collected or received more than the amount of the commission, and shall embezzle or fraudulently convert it to his or her own use, or shall take or secrete it with intent to embezzle or fraudulently to convert the same to his or her own use, shall be deemed guilty of larceny and shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or three (3) times the value of the money or property thus embezzled or converted, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than twenty (20) years, or both, except that if the sum or value of the property embezzled is less than one hundred dollars ($100), he or she shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 16; C.P.A. 1905, § 1175; P.L. 1908, ch. 1521, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 16; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-3; P.L. 1991, ch. 138, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-4. - Obtaining property by false pretenses or personation.

§ 11-41-4. Obtaining property by false pretenses or personation.
Every person who shall obtain from another designedly, by any false pretense or pretenses, any money, goods, wares, or other property, with intent to cheat or defraud, and every person who shall personate another or who shall falsely represent himself or herself to be the agent or servant of another and shall receive any money or other property intended to be delivered to the person so personated, or to the alleged principal or master of that agent or servant, shall be deemed guilty of larceny.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, §§ 14, 15; C.P.A. 1905, § 1174; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, §§ 14, 15; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-6. - Attempted larceny.

§ 11-41-6. Attempted larceny.
Whoever attempts to commit larceny by doing any act toward the commission of the offense, but fails in its perpetration, shall, unless otherwise provided, suffer the same punishment which might have been inflicted if the attempted offense had been committed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 402, § 4; P.L. 1923, ch. 480, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-7. - Larceny from the person.

§ 11-41-7. Larceny from the person.
Every person who shall steal or attempt to steal from the person of another any money, goods, chattels, or other article enumerated in § 11-41-1, shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than ten (10) years.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-8. - Stealing of animals.

§ 11-41-8. Stealing of animals.
Every person who shall steal or attempt to steal any horse or other domestic animal shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both; in case a fine is imposed, one-half (½) shall inure to the use of the complainant.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 68; P.L. 1908, ch. 1569, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 71; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 71; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 78; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-9. - Theft of poultry — Receiving stolen poultry.

§ 11-41-9. Theft of poultry — Receiving stolen poultry.
Every person who steals poultry from any building or enclosure in which poultry are kept or confined, or whoever shall receive poultry, knowing it to have been stolen, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both. One-half (½) of any fine imposed under this section shall inure to the complainant.
History of Section.
P.L. 1899, ch. 672, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 26; P.L. 1912, ch. 853, § 1; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-10. - Robbing of fish nets and weirs.

§ 11-41-10. Robbing of fish nets and weirs.
Every person who shall rob or draw any fishpot, weir, or net belonging to any other person shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 25; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-11. - Embezzlement by bank officer or employee.

§ 11-41-11. Embezzlement by bank officer or employee.
Every officer, agent, or servant of any bank, savings bank, or trust company who shall embezzle or appropriate to his or her own use any moneys, goods, effects, or funds of any bank, savings bank or trust company with intent to cheat or defraud it or any person, shall be deemed guilty of larceny, and shall be fined not exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding twenty (20) years.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 17; P.L. 1908, ch. 1590, § 81; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-11.1. - Unlawful appropriation.

§ 11-41-11.1. Unlawful appropriation.
Any person to whom any money or other property of another shall be entrusted or delivered for a particular purpose, who shall intentionally appropriate to his or her own use that money or property, shall be deemed guilty of unlawful appropriation and shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or three (3) times the value of the money or property thus appropriated, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than twenty (20) years, or both. However, if the sum or value of the property so appropriated is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), he or she shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 154, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-12. - Fraudulent conversion by agent or factor.

§ 11-41-12. Fraudulent conversion by agent or factor.
Every agent or factor who shall deposit or pledge any goods, wares, or merchandise or any bill of lading, receipt, or certificate of a warehouse keeper or inspector, or any warrant or order for the delivery of goods with which he or she shall have been entrusted, or which shall have been consigned to him or her as a security for any money or other property borrowed or received by the agent or factor, and shall apply or dispose of the proceeds to his or her own use, in violation of good faith, and with intent to defraud any owner of the goods, shall be deemed and taken to be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 21; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-12; P.L. 2022, ch. 69, § 1, effective June 15, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 70, § 1, effective June 15, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-13. - Obtaining signature by false pretenses.

§ 11-41-13. Obtaining signature by false pretenses.
Every person who, by any false pretense or pretenses, with intent to cheat or defraud, shall obtain the signature of any person to any written instrument, the false making of which would be punished as forgery, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 15; G.L., ch. 345, § 14, as enacted by P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-14. - Failure to return book or other library property.

§ 11-41-14. Failure to return book or other library property.
(a)
Any person who shall take or borrow any book or other library property from any of the libraries or collections as defined in § 11-44-15(b), and who, upon neglect to return it within the time required and specified in the bylaws, rules, or regulations of the library owning the property, after receiving notice in writing by the librarian or other proper custodian of the property that it is overdue, shall upon further neglect to return it within sixty (60) days from the date of the notice be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), the fine to be for the use of the library. A written or printed notice given personally or sent by mail to a last known or registered place of residence shall be considered a sufficient notice. In addition, if the book should be lost, destroyed, or not returned, the person shall within sixty (60) days after being so notified pay to the custodian the replacement value of the book, including all reasonable processing costs, as determined by the governing board having jurisdiction.
(b)
All library users shall be notified of the penalties provided in subsection (a) of this section at the time they obtain or renew their library privileges. The final notice provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall also contain notice of the penalties.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 53; P.L. 1907, ch. 1463, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 56; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 56; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 64; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-14; P.L. 1983, ch. 296, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 436, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-15. - Recovered stolen property.

§ 11-41-15. Recovered stolen property.
(a)
The officer who shall apprehend any person as principal or accessory in any robbery or larceny shall secure the property alleged to be stolen and shall be answerable for the property, and shall annex a schedule of it to his or her return. Upon receipt of the property from the apprehending officer, the clerk or person in charge of the storage of alleged stolen property for a police department shall enter into a book a description of every article of property alleged to be stolen which was brought to the police department and shall attach a number to each article.
(b)(1)
The clerk or person in charge of the storage of alleged stolen property may deliver the property to the owner of the property upon satisfactory proof of ownership, provided that the following steps are followed:
(i)
A complete photographic record of the property is made;
(ii)
The person from whom custody of the property was taken is served with a notice of the claim of ownership and is given a reasonable opportunity to be heard as to why the property should not be delivered to the person claiming ownership;
(iii)
A signed declaration of ownership under penalty of perjury is obtained from the person to whom the property is delivered.
(2)
The delivery of property to the owner shall be without prejudice to the state or any other person who may have a claim to the property. Any property subject to forfeiture under any provision of law shall not be returned pursuant to this section.
(c)
Upon application to the superior court by the person from whom custody of the property was taken, a review of the determination of the clerk or the person in charge of the storage of alleged stolen property shall be made within thirty (30) days of the receipt of that application. The court shall have the power to order the property taken into the custody of the court upon a finding that the person to whom the property was delivered was not entitled to it.
(d)
The clerk or person in charge of the storage of alleged stolen property shall not be liable for damages for any official act performed in good faith in the course of carrying out the provisions of this section.
(e)
The photographic record of the alleged stolen property required by paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section shall be allowed to be introduced as evidence in any court of this state in place of the actual alleged stolen property.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 26; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-15; P.L. 1976, ch. 170, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-16. - Sale or concealment of property leased or purchased on conditional sale.

§ 11-41-16. Sale or concealment of property leased or purchased on conditional sale.
Whoever, being in possession of personal property, other than wearing apparel, received upon a written and conditional contract of sale or acquired upon a written lease, or in which any person, firm, or corporation shall have a valid and perfected security interest in accordance with the provisions of title 6A, sells, conveys, conceals, or aids in concealing the property, or any part of it, or refuses to return the property with intent to defraud, before performance of the conditions precedent to acquiring its title, shall be guilty of larceny and be subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-41-5.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 58; P.L. 1926, ch. 828, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 55; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-16; P.L. 1975, ch. 173, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 249, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-16.1. - Sale or concealment of leased personal property.

§ 11-41-16.1. Sale or concealment of leased personal property.
(a)
Any person being in possession of personal property under a lease who sells, transfers, conceals, or aids in concealing the property, or any part of it, or refuses to return the leased personal property after the time of expiration of the lease with the intent of depriving the owner of the property, shall be guilty of larceny and be subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-41-5.
(b)
The use of a false or fictitious name or address in obtaining leased personal property shall constitute prima facie evidence of intent to violate this section.
(c)
“Leased personal property”, as used in this section, means any personal property received pursuant to a written contract, by which one owning the property (lessor) grants to another (lessee) the right to possess, use, and enjoy the personal property for a specified period of time for a specified sum.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 249, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-17. - Unauthorized transfer of vehicle sold on conditional sale.

§ 11-41-17. Unauthorized transfer of vehicle sold on conditional sale.
Every person who, with intent to place beyond the control of the vendor, any motor vehicle sold on condition that the title shall remain in the vendor after delivery, shall remove, conceal, or aid or abet the removal or concealment of the vehicle, and any vendee of a conditional sale who shall sell or convey the property without the consent of the vendor, and without informing the person to whom he or she sells or conveys that it is subject to the conditional sale, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1926, ch. 803, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 79; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-18. - Defacement or conversion of rental battery.

§ 11-41-18. Defacement or conversion of rental battery.
Any person, other than the owner or the owner’s duly authorized agent, who shall wrongfully or maliciously remove, deface, alter, or destroy, or cause to be removed, defaced, altered, or destroyed, the word “rental” printed, painted, stamped upon or attached to any electric storage battery, or who shall wrongfully sell, give, or attempt to sell or give to any person any electric storage battery so marked, or who shall, without the written consent of the owner, retain in his or her possession any electric storage battery so marked, with intent to wrongfully keep or dispose of the battery by sale or gift, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 75; P.L. 1927, ch. 1041, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 82; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-19. - Refusal to return rental battery.

§ 11-41-19. Refusal to return rental battery.
Every person having in his or her possession any electric storage battery, the property of another, who neglects or refuses for a period of fourteen (14) days after demand for it shall have been made to deliver it to its owner, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than twenty dollars ($20.00), and shall be liable to the owner in an action of the case for the value of the electric storage battery at the time it was delivered to the person. Demand for the return of an electric storage battery shall be made in writing and shall be served upon the person upon whom demand is made by leaving it in his or her hands and possession or by sending it to him or her, postage fully prepaid, by registered or certified mail, to the address given by him or her at the time he or she received the battery.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 76; P.L. 1932, ch. 1882, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 83; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-41-19.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-20.1. - Shoplifting — Use of implements in concealment.

§ 11-41-20.1. Shoplifting — Use of implements in concealment.
Whoever shall willfully take possession of any goods, wares, or merchandise offered for sale by any store or other mercantile establishment, or whoever shall willfully conceal upon his or her person, among his belongings, or upon the person or among the belongings of another unpurchased goods, wares, or merchandise of any store or other mercantile establishment either inside the store or other mercantile establishment or outside, but in its immediate vicinity, with the intention of converting it to his or her own use without paying the purchase price, with intention of depriving the owner of all or some part of the value, while wearing any article of clothing, or carrying any implement of any kind specifically designed or adapted for the purpose of concealing, carrying away, or otherwise unlawfully removing any merchandise from a store, knowing the clothing or implement to be designed or adapted for that purpose, with the intent to use or employ it or allow it be used or employed for an unlawful purpose, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 214, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-22. - Severability of shoplifting provisions.

§ 11-41-22. Severability of shoplifting provisions.
If any section, clause, sentence, paragraph or part of §§ 11-41-20 — 11-41-22 shall for any reason be adjudged invalid, the remainder of §§ 11-41-20 — 11-41-22 shall not be affected.
History of Section.
P.L. 1959, ch. 133, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-23. - Larceny of marine equipment.

§ 11-41-23. Larceny of marine equipment.
Every person who shall steal or attempt to steal any boat, marine motor, marine electronic equipment, marine rescue or safety equipment, or navigational equipment, or who shall fraudulently receive any boat, marine motor, marine electronic equipment, marine safety or navigation equipment, or marine equipment with serial numbers removed, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 209, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-24. - Habitual offender.

§ 11-41-24. Habitual offender.
Any person who shall be convicted three (3) times for the crime of shoplifting as defined in § 11-41-20 or larceny as defined in § 11-41-1 or receiving stolen goods as defined in § 11-41-2, or who shall have been convicted three (3) times of any combination of the crimes described in this section, shall also be charged as an habitual offender and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) and shall be imprisoned not less than six (6) months nor more than one year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 142, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-25. - Siphoning of gasoline.

§ 11-41-25. Siphoning of gasoline.
Every person who shall siphon or otherwise steal gasoline from a motor vehicle shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) for the first offense, and thereafter by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 145, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-25.1. - Theft of motor fuel.

§ 11-41-25.1. Theft of motor fuel.
Every person who shall leave the premises of a retail motor fuel dealer without paying said dealer for fuel taken shall be guilty of larceny. Any person convicted of violating this section, and the retail value of the fuel taken was five hundred dollars ($500) or less, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or both. Any person convicted of violating this section, and the retail value of the fuel taken exceeds five hundred dollars ($500), shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 2006, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 439, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-26. - Two-way mirrors and video cameras in retail store’s dressing rooms prohibited.

§ 11-41-26. Two-way mirrors and video cameras in retail store’s dressing rooms prohibited.
No person who owns or operates a retail mercantile establishment as defined in § 11-41-20(a)(6) which sells clothing to the public shall maintain in any dressing room on the premises any two-way mirror or electronic video camera or any similar device capable of filming or projecting an image of a person inside the dressing room or booth. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 316, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-27. - Wrongful conversion by officer or state or municipal employee.

§ 11-41-27. Wrongful conversion by officer or state or municipal employee.
Whoever, being an officer or employee of the state of Rhode Island, or any department, agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of the state, or any city or town, embezzles or wrongfully converts to his or her own use or benefit, or to the use or benefit of any other, any money or property which comes into his or her possession or control in the execution of that office or employment, shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or three (3) times the value of the money or property thus embezzled or converted, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than twenty (20) years, or both; except that if the sum or value of the property embezzled is less than one hundred dollars ($100) he or she shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 153, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-28. - Civil restitution for shoplifting.

§ 11-41-28. Civil restitution for shoplifting.
(a)
An adult or emancipated minor who commits or attempts to commit a larceny of goods for sale on the premises of a merchant as set forth in § 11-41-20 shall be civilly liable to the merchant in an amount consisting of:
(1)
Not more than the retail value of the merchandise if not recovered in merchantable condition; plus
(2)
A penalty of not more than one hundred dollars ($100); plus
(3)
Court costs.
(b)
A store employee shall be liable in a civil action for larceny of goods for sale on the premises of his or her merchant employer and for larceny of cash from the merchant. The civil liability to the merchant shall be in the amount consisting of:
(1)
Not more than the value of the goods or cash; plus
(2)
A penalty assessed of not more than one hundred dollars ($100); plus
(3)
Court costs.
(c)
A conviction or a plea of guilty to the offense of shoplifting is not a prerequisite to the bringing of a civil suit, obtaining a judgment, or collecting that judgment under this section.
(d)
The fact that a merchant may bring action against an individual as provided in this section shall not limit the right of the merchant to demand, orally or in writing, that a person who is liable for damages and penalties under this section remit the damages prior to the consideration of the commencement of any legal action.
(e)
An action for recovery of damages and penalties under this section may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction, including the small claims court of a district court, if the total damages do not exceed the jurisdictional limit of the small claims court.
(f)
The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit or limit any other course of action permitted by law which a merchant may have against a person who unlawfully takes merchandise from the merchant’s premise.
(g)
If the person to whom a written demand is made complies with the demand within twenty (20) days after the receipt of the demand, that person shall be given a written release from further civil liability with respect to the specific act of retail theft; provided, that written demand shall not include penalties.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 228, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 576, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-29. - Insurance fraud — Prohibited activities.

§ 11-41-29. Insurance fraud — Prohibited activities.
(a)
When used in this section:
(1)
“Insurer” means, but is not limited to, an authorized insurer, self-insurer, re-insurer, broker, producer, or any agent of them.
(2)
“Larceny” means the crime of larceny established in this chapter and by common law, including the requirement of specific intent.
(3)
“Person” means any individual, partnership, association, firm, corporation, or any other legal entity.
(4)
“Statement” means, but is not limited to, any written notice, statement, proof of loss, bill of lading, receipt for payment, invoice, account, estimate of property damages, bills for services, diagnosis, prescription, hospital or doctor records, x-rays, test result or other evidence of loss, injury or expense.
(b)(1)
Every person who, with the intent to deceive, prepares or assists, abets, or solicits another to prepare or make any written statement that is intended to be presented to any insurer in connection with, or in support of, any application for the issuance of an insurance policy, knowing that the statement contains any false information material to the application, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a period of not more than one year, or both.
(2)
Every person who, with the intent to deceive, prepares or assists, abets, or solicits another to prepare or make any written statement, including computer-generated documents, that is intended to be presented to any insurer in connection with, or in support of, any claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy, knowing that the statement contains any false information material to the claim, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a period of not more than one year, or both.
(3)
Every person who, with the intent to deceive, presents or causes to be presented to any insurer any written statement, including computer-generated documents, as part of or in support of a claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy, knowing that the statement contains false information material to the claim, shall be deemed guilty of larceny.
(4)
Every person who, with the intent to deceive, presents or causes to be presented to any claimant any written statement, including computer-generated documents, as part of or in support of its contest of any claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy, knowing that the statement contains any false information material to the claim, shall be deemed guilty of larceny.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 350, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-30. - Fraud as to health insurer.

§ 11-41-30. Fraud as to health insurer.
Every person who shall obtain health care services from a provider of those services by any false pretense or pretenses with intent to cheat or defraud a health care services insurer or a service corporation organized under chapters 18, 19, 20, 20.1, 20.2 or 41 of title 27 shall be deemed guilty of larceny.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 64, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 263, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-41 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation › Section 11-41-32. - Theft of historic stone walls.

§ 11-41-32. Theft of historic stone walls.
(a)
This section shall be known as the “Leona Kelley Act.”
(b)
“Property”, as defined in § 11-41-1, includes an historic stone wall as defined in subsection (c) of this section, and any person convicted of the theft of an historic stone wall, or portions of a wall, shall be subject to the penalties for larceny as provided in § 11-41-5.
(c)
For the purposes of this chapter, “historic stone wall” is defined as a vertical structure of aligned natural stone, originally constructed in the 17th, 18th, 19th or 20th centuries, to designate a property boundary between farmsteads or to segregate agricultural activities with a single farmstead or to designate property lines. This definition includes new stone walls which closely approximate the appearance of adjoining stone walls with respect to coursing, stone type, joint width, construction and distribution of stones by size.
(d)
Anyone convicted of the larceny of an historic stone wall, or portions of a wall, or convicted of attempt to commit larceny, shall be civilly liable to the property owner for the cost of replacing the stones and any other compensable damages related to the larceny.
(e)
Any person who makes any plea to a charge under this section, or any person found guilty or convicted under this section, may be ordered to make restitution as a part of his or her sentence and/or disposition. That restitution shall include, but not be limited to, the value of the historic stone wall or portions of it, the reasonable value of any labor and other materials necessary to repair and/or return the wall to the condition it was in prior to the theft, and any other reasonable expenses that, in the discretion of the sentencing judge, are necessary to do justice in disposing of the case. This section is in addition to any other sanctions a sentencing judge may impose in his or her discretion.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 251, § 1.