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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions › Chapter 10-21 - Rhode Island Commercial Receivership Act › Section 10-21-27. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

§ 10-21-27. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede § 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c)), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in § 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7003(b)).
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 107, § 1, effective June 20, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 108, § 1, effective June 20, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions › Chapter 10-21 - Rhode Island Commercial Receivership Act › Section 10-21-28. - Transition.

§ 10-21-28. Transition.
This chapter does not apply to a receivership for which the receiver was appointed before June 20, 2022.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 107, § 1, effective June 20, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 108, § 1, effective June 20, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions › Chapter 10-21 - Rhode Island Commercial Receivership Act › Section 10-21-28.1. - Emergency declaration temporary non-liquidating receivership transition provisions.

§ 10-21-28.1. Emergency declaration temporary non-liquidating receivership transition provisions.
(a)
Notwithstanding § 10-21-28, the court may for cause apply this chapter to a receivership for which a receiver was appointed before June 20, 2022, if the owner would otherwise be eligible for a temporary non-liquidating receivership.
(b)
Unless extended by the general assembly, the emergency declaration provisions apply only to a receivership in which the court first appoints a receiver:
(1)
If because of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the period beginning on the effective date of this chapter [June 20, 2022] and ending on June 30, 2022; or
(2)
If because of any other emergency, during the period beginning on the date the emergency declaration is issued and ending ninety (90) days after the end of the emergency.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 107, § 1, effective June 20, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 108, § 1, effective June 20, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions › Chapter 10-21 - Rhode Island Commercial Receivership Act › Section 10-21-29. - Official comments.

§ 10-21-29. Official comments.
It is the intention of the general assembly that the official comments to the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act as approved and recommended for enactment in all the States by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2015 represent the express legislative intent of the general assembly and shall be used as a guide for interpretation of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 107, § 1, effective June 20, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 108, § 1, effective June 20, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-1. - Common law offenses not covered by statute.

§ 11-1-1. Common law offenses not covered by statute.
Every act and omission which is an offense at common law, and for which no punishment is prescribed by the general laws, may be prosecuted and punished as an offense at common law. Every person who shall be convicted of any offense which is a misdemeanor at common law shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500). Every person who shall be convicted of any offense which is a felony at common law shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding five (5) years or be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 284, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 350, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2233, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 402, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 621, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-1-1; P.L. 1975, ch. 283, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-2. - Felony, misdemeanor — Petty misdemeanor, and violation distinguished.

§ 11-1-2. Felony, misdemeanor — Petty misdemeanor, and violation distinguished.
Unless otherwise provided, any criminal offense which at any given time may be punished by imprisonment for a term of more than one year, or by a fine of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), is declared to be a felony; any criminal offense which may be punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, is declared to be a misdemeanor; any criminal offense which may be punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both, is declared to be a petty misdemeanor; and any offense which may be punished by only a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) is declared to be a violation.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 74; P.L. 1941, ch. 983, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-1-2; P.L. 1971, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 173, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 462, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-2.1. - Violations — Effect of conviction — Standard of proof.

§ 11-1-2.1. Violations — Effect of conviction — Standard of proof.
Conviction of a violation shall not give rise to any disability or legal disadvantage based on conviction of a criminal offense. Conviction of a violation shall be supported by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 173, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-3. - Liability for aiding, abetting, counseling, hiring, or commanding offenses.

§ 11-1-3. Liability for aiding, abetting, counseling, hiring, or commanding offenses.
Every person who shall aid, assist, abet, counsel, hire, command, or procure another to commit any crime or offense, shall be proceeded against as principal or as an accessory before the fact, according to the nature of the offense committed, and upon conviction shall suffer the like punishment as the principal offender is subject to by this title.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 284, § 2; C.P.A. 1905, § 1178; G.L. 1909, ch. 350, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 402, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 623, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-1-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-4. - Harboring criminal.

§ 11-1-4. Harboring criminal.
Except where subsection 11-37-8.2.1(d) applies, every person not standing in the relation of husband or wife, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, or brother or sister, by consanguinity or affinity, to another who shall have committed any offense or been accessory before the fact to the commission of any offense, who shall be convicted of knowingly harboring or relieving the offender, with intent that he or she shall escape or avoid detection, arrest, trial, or punishment, shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 284, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 350, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 402, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 622, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-1-4; P.L. 2006, ch. 206, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 207, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-5. - Compounding or concealing felony.

§ 11-1-5. Compounding or concealing felony.
Every person who shall be convicted of having knowledge of the commission of any felony offense, and of taking any money, gratuity, or reward, or any engagement, upon an agreement or understanding, express or implied, to compound or conceal that crime or offense, or not to prosecute for the offense, or not to give evidence relative to the offense, shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years or be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), provided that the person shall not be subject to a fine or imprisonment exceeding the felony pertaining to this offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 11-1-5; P.L. 1981, ch. 177, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-5.1. - Reports of crimes to law enforcement officials.

§ 11-1-5.1. Reports of crimes to law enforcement officials.
A person who knows that another person is a victim of sexual assault, murder, manslaughter, or armed robbery and who is at the scene of the crime shall, to the extent that the person can do so without danger of peril to the person or others, report the crime to an appropriate law enforcement official as soon as reasonably practicable. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 285, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-6. - Conspiracy.

§ 11-1-6. Conspiracy.
Except as otherwise provided by law, every person who shall conspire with another to commit an offense punishable under the laws of this state shall be subject to the same fine and imprisonment as pertain to the offense which the person shall have conspired to commit, provided that imprisonment for the conspiracy shall not exceed ten (10) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 283, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-7. - Conspiracy to commit offense outside the state.

§ 11-1-7. Conspiracy to commit offense outside the state.
Every person who shall, within this state, conspire with another to engage in conduct in another state punishable under the laws of that state, which conduct would also be punishable under the laws of this state, shall be subject to the same fine and imprisonment as under the law of this state pertain to the offense which the person shall have conspired to commit, provided that imprisonment for the conspiracy shall not exceed ten (10) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 283, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-8. - Bail jumping.

§ 11-1-8. Bail jumping.
Every person accused of a felony offense who, by court order, has been released from custody or allowed to remain at liberty, either upon the person’s own recognizance or with surety or sureties, upon condition that he or she appear before the court where the felony is pending, or to which he or she may be bound over, to answer the felony whenever called upon to so do, who does not appear personally on the required date or voluntarily within thirty (30) days thereafter, or who fails to appear for any court session during the trial or on the day for sentencing, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be subject to the same fine and imprisonment as pertain to the offense for which he or she failed to answer, provided that imprisonment for the offense shall not exceed ten (10) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 35, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 195, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-9. - Soliciting another to commit a crime.

§ 11-1-9. Soliciting another to commit a crime.
Every person who solicits another to commit or join in the commission of a felony under the laws of this state shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be subject to the same fine and imprisonment as pertain to the offense which the person did solicit another to commit, provided that imprisonment for the solicitation shall not exceed ten (10) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 245, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-10. - Soliciting an incompetent person.

§ 11-1-10. Soliciting an incompetent person.
Every person who knowingly or willfully encourages, aids, contributes to, or in any way causes any person who as a result of mental and/or physical disability has had a guardian appointed for his or her person or estate to violate any law of this state or the ordinances of any town or city in the state, or who knowingly and willfully encourages, aids, contributes to, or in any way causes that disabled person to be guilty of any vicious or immoral conduct, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions › Section 11-1-11. - Felons prohibited from possession of radio scanners.

§ 11-1-11. Felons prohibited from possession of radio scanners.
No person: (1) who has been convicted of a felony violation of chapter 28 of title 21 involving the illegal manufacture, sale or delivery or possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II; or (2) who has been convicted of a felony in violation of chapter 8 of this title involving the burglary or breaking and entering of a dwelling house or apartment, whether the house or apartment is occupied or not, any business place, or public building, with the intent to commit larceny; shall carry, transport, or have in his or her possession, or under his or her control outside of his or her own home, any operational police radio, police scanner, or any other device capable of monitoring police broadcasts. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 515, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 330, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-2 - Abandonment and Nonsupport › Section 11-2-1. - Abandonment or nonsupport of spouse or children.

§ 11-2-1. Abandonment or nonsupport of spouse or children.
Every person who shall abandon his or her spouse or children, leaving them in danger of becoming a public charge, or who shall neglect to provide according to his or her means for the support of his or her spouse or children, or who shall neglect or refuse to aid in the support of his or her spouse and/or children, except as otherwise provided for in § 11-2-1.1, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months.
[See § 12-1-15 of the General Laws.]
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 281, § 38; P.L. 1907, ch. 1447, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 347, § 39; G.L. 1923, ch. 399, § 38; G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 38; G.L. 1956, § 11-2-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 304, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 374, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-2 - Abandonment and Nonsupport › Section 11-2-1.1. - Failure to pay child support.

§ 11-2-1.1. Failure to pay child support.
(a)
Every person who is obligated to pay child support pursuant to an order or decree established by or registered with the family court pursuant to chapter 11 of title 15, who has incurred arrearage of past-due child support in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and who shall willfully thereafter, having the means to do so, fail to pay three (3) or more installments of child support in an amount previously set by the court, according to the terms previously set by the court, shall be guilty of a felony for each instance of failure to make the subsequent payments and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
(b)
Every person who has for a period of three (3) years willfully failed to pay any installments of child support in an amount previously set by the court, according to the terms previously set by the court, and who shall thereafter, having the means to do so, fail to pay three (3) or more installments of child support in an amount previously set by the court, according to the terms previously set by the court, shall be guilty of a felony for each instance of failure to make the subsequent payments and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
(c)
For purposes of this section, “subsequent payments” means those payments or installments due and owing after a person has incurred an arrearage of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) as specified in subsection (a) of this section or those payments or installments due and owing after a person has failed to pay an installment for a period of three (3) years.
(d)
The court may in its discretion direct that the sentence be served pursuant to § 12-19-2(b).
[See § 12-1-15 of the General Laws.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 29, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 374, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 7; P.L. 2003, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 367, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-2 - Abandonment and Nonsupport › Section 11-2-2. - Desertion by leaving state — Decree as evidence.

§ 11-2-2. Desertion by leaving state — Decree as evidence.
Any husband or father who without just cause deserts his wife or minor child by going into another state, and leaves them or any or either of them without making reasonable provisions for their support, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both. No civil proceeding in any court shall be held to be a bar to a prosecution pursuant to this section for desertion or nonsupport. In a prosecution pursuant to this section for desertion or nonsupport against a husband, a decree or judgment of any court in a proceeding in which the husband appeared or was personally served with process, establishing the right of the wife to live apart, or her freedom to convey and deal with her property, or the right to the custody of the children, shall be admissible and shall be prima facie evidence of that right.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 423, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2238, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-2-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-2 - Abandonment and Nonsupport › Section 11-2-3. - Complaints for nonsupport — Liability for costs.

§ 11-2-3. Complaints for nonsupport — Liability for costs.
(a)
The director of the department of human services or his or her designee, or chief of police, or director of public welfare of any city or town, or any officer that the town council of any town or the city council of any city may appoint for the purpose, may make a complaint against any person for any of the offenses mentioned in § 11-2-1; and whenever any complaint shall be made by any of the officers listed in this subsection on account of the violation of § 11-2-1, the officer complainant shall not be required to give surety for costs, but shall give his or her personal recognizance and be liable in his or her individual capacity.
(b)
Pursuant to § 11-2-1.1, the department of human services, after an investigation to determine the extent of an arrearage and the ability of the obligor to pay the arrearage or some portion of it may refer the case to the attorney general for prosecution in the family court for the county in which the obligor resides, unless the person does not reside within the state, then the prosecution may be brought in the family court for Providence County.
[See § 12-1-15 of the General Laws.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 304, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 374, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-3 - Abortion › Section 11-3-1. - [Repealed.]

§ 11-3-1. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 15, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 2019, ch. 27, § 2, effective June 19, 2019.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-3 - Abortion › Section 11-3-2. - [Repealed.]

§ 11-3-2. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 15, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 2019, ch. 27, § 2, effective June 19, 2019.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-3 - Abortion › Section 11-3-3. - [Repealed.]

§ 11-3-3. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 15, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 2019, ch. 27, § 2, effective June 19, 2019.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-3 - Abortion › Section 11-3-4. - [Repealed.]

§ 11-3-4. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 15, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 2019, ch. 27, § 2, effective June 19, 2019.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-3 - Abortion › Section 11-3-5. - [Repealed.]

§ 11-3-5. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 15, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 2019, ch. 27, § 2, effective June 19, 2019.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-4 - Arson and Fires › Section 11-4-2. - Arson — First degree.

§ 11-4-2. Arson — First degree.
Any person who knowingly causes, procures, aids, counsels or creates by means of fire or explosion a substantial risk of serious physical harm to any person or damage to any building the property of that person or another, whether or not used for residential purposes, which is occupied or in use for any purpose or which has been occupied or in use for any purpose during the six (6) months preceding the offense or to any other residential structure, shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than five (5) years and may be imprisoned for life, or shall be fined not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or both; provided, further, that whenever a death occurs to a person as a direct result of the fire or explosion or to a person who is directly involved in fighting the fire or explosion, imprisonment shall be for not less than twenty (20) years. In all such cases, the justice 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 the minimum term 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.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 2; P.L. 1917, ch. 1473, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 2; P.L. 1927, ch. 1043, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-4-2; P.L. 1980, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 214, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-4 - Arson and Fires › Section 11-4-2.1. - Arson — Custody.

§ 11-4-2.1. Arson — Custody.
Any person who while under arrest or incarcerated knowingly causes, procures, aids, counsels or creates by means of fire or explosion the damage or destruction of any occupied or unoccupied building shall be guilty of arson in the first degree and shall be sentenced as provided in § 11-4-2.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 136, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-4 - Arson and Fires › Section 11-4-3. - Arson — Second degree.

§ 11-4-3. Arson — Second degree.
Any person who knowingly causes, aids, procures or counsels by means of fire or explosion the damage or destruction of any unoccupied building, structure or facility the property of that person or another shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both; provided, that if death occurs to a person as a direct result of the fire or explosion or to a person who is directly involved in fighting the fire or explosion, imprisonment shall be for not less than twenty (20) years.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 2; P.L. 1917, ch. 1473, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 2; P.L. 1927, ch. 1043, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-4-3; P.L. 1980, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 185, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-4 - Arson and Fires › Section 11-4-4. - Arson — Third degree.

§ 11-4-4. Arson — Third degree.
Any person who knowingly causes, procures, aids or counsels or creates by means of fire or explosion the damage or destruction of any property of that person or another with the purpose to defraud an insurer shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years or shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both; provided, that if death occurs to a person as a direct result of the fire or explosion or to a person who is directly involved in fighting the fire or explosion, imprisonment shall be for not less than twenty (20) years.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 4; G.L., ch. 397, § 3; P.L. 1927, ch. 1043, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-4-5; P.L. 1980, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 185, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-4 - Arson and Fires › Section 11-4-5. - Arson — Fourth degree.

§ 11-4-5. Arson — Fourth degree.
Any person who knowingly causes, procures, aids, counsels or creates by means of fire or explosion damage to or destruction of any personal property valued in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) and the property of another person shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than three (3) years, or shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, §§ 2, 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, §§ 2, 3; P.L. 1917, ch. 1473, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, §§ 2, 3; P.L. 1927, ch. 1043, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-4-4; P.L. 1980, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 185, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-4 - Arson and Fires › Section 11-4-6. - Arson — Fifth degree.

§ 11-4-6. Arson — Fifth degree.
Any person who knowingly attempts to cause, procure, aid, or counsel by fire or explosion the damage or destruction of any property mentioned in §§ 11-4-2 — 11-4-5 shall, upon conviction, be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than twenty (20) years.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, §§ 2-4; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, §§ 2-4; P.L. 1917, ch. 1473, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, §§ 2-4; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 4; P.L. 1927, ch. 1043, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-4-6; P.L. 1980, ch. 247, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-4 - Arson and Fires › Section 11-4-7. - Arson — Sixth degree.

§ 11-4-7. Arson — Sixth degree.
Any person who knowingly causes, procures, aids or counsels the destruction of woodlands by fire which shall run and spread at large shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years, or shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 11-4-8; P.L. 1980, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 185, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-4 - Arson and Fires › Section 11-4-8. - Arson — Seventh degree.

§ 11-4-8. Arson — Seventh degree.
Every person who shall make a bonfire in any public street, road, square, land or rotary, without special permission from the local governing body, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100). No complaint for a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be sustained unless it shall be brought within thirty (30) days after the commission of the offense, and all fines for the violation shall inure one-half (½) of the fine to the complainant and one-half (½) of the fine to the state. The local governing body may appoint a designee to grant permission under the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 247, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-4 - Arson and Fires › Section 11-4-10. - Interference with fire alarm apparatus — Penalty.

§ 11-4-10. Interference with fire alarm apparatus — Penalty.
Every person who unlawfully and without just cause willfully or knowingly tampers with, interferes with or in any way impairs any public fire alarm apparatus, wire or associated equipment shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand ($1,000) nor more than five thousand ($5,000) dollars, or shall be imprisoned for not less than one nor more than five (5) years, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 212, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-1. - Assault with intent to commit specified felonies.

§ 11-5-1. Assault with intent to commit specified felonies.
Every person who shall make an assault with intent to commit murder, robbery, sexual assault, burglary, or the abominable and detestable crime against nature, shall be imprisoned not exceeding twenty (20) years nor less than one year.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 11-5-1; P.L. 1981, ch. 76, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-2. - Felony assault.

§ 11-5-2. Felony assault.
(a)
Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, upon the person of another, with a dangerous weapon, or with acid or other dangerous substance, or by fire, or an assault or battery that results in serious bodily injury shall be guilty of a felony assault. If such assault results in serious bodily injury, it shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) years. Every other felony assault which results in bodily injury or no injury shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six (6) years.
(b)
Where the provisions of “The Domestic Violence Prevention Act,” chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.
(c)
“Serious bodily injury” means physical injury that:
(1)
Creates a substantial risk of death;
(2)
Causes protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily part, member, or organ;
(3)
Causes serious permanent disfigurement or circumcises, excises, or infibulates the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of a person; or
(4)
Results in the termination of a pregnancy where the person making the assault or battery is someone other than the pregnant person and knows or has reason to know that the person upon whom the assault or battery is made is pregnant.
(d)
This section shall not apply to acts committed by:
(1)
Any person relating to the performance of an abortion pursuant to chapter 4.13 of title 23, the Reproductive Privacy Act, for which the consent of the pregnant person, or a person authorized by law on her behalf, has been obtained or for which such consent is implied by law; or
(2)
Any person for any medical treatment of the pregnant person or the fetus.
(e)
“Bodily injury” means physical injury that causes physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 19; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 19; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 19; P.L. 1925, ch. 657, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 11-5-2; P.L. 1981, ch. 76, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 539, § 8; P.L. 1990, ch. 241, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 324, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 81, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 344, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 354, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 27, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-2.1. - Felony assault by use of devices similar in appearance to a firearm.

§ 11-5-2.1. Felony assault by use of devices similar in appearance to a firearm.
(a)
Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, with any device manufactured and designed to be substantially similar in appearance to a firearm shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years if serious injury results, and in the event that serious bodily injury does not result, punishment shall be imprisonment for not more than three (3) years.
(b)
“Serious bodily injury” means physical injury that:
(1)
Creates a substantial risk of death;
(2)
Causes protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily part, member or organ; or
(3)
Causes serious permanent disfigurement.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 604, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 324, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-2.2. - Battery — Criminal negligence.

§ 11-5-2.2. Battery — Criminal negligence.
(a)
When serious bodily injury, as defined in § 11-5-2, of any person, occurs as a proximate result of criminal negligence, the person committing the criminal negligence shall be guilty of battery and shall be deemed to have committed a felony and shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years or fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
(b)
For the purposes of this section: (i) “Criminal negligence” shall mean: Conduct which is such a departure from what would be that of an ordinary prudent or careful person in the same circumstance as to be incompatible with a proper regard for human life or an indifference to consequences. Criminal negligence is negligence that is aggravated, culpable or gross; (ii) “Person” shall mean an individual or any business entity recognized by the laws of the state of Rhode Island including, but not limited to, corporations, limited liability corporations, partnerships or limited liability partnerships.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 204, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-2.3. - Domestic assault by strangulation.

§ 11-5-2.3. Domestic assault by strangulation.
(a)
Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, by strangulation, on a family or household member as defined in subsection 12-29-2(b), shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years.
(b)
Where the provisions of “The Domestic Violence Prevention Act,” chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.
(c)
“Strangulation” means knowingly and intentionally impeding normal breathing or circulation of the blood by applying pressure on the throat or neck or by blocking the nose or mouth of another person, with the intent to cause that person harm.
History of Section.
P.L. 2012, ch. 278, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 284, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-3. - Simple assault or battery.

§ 11-5-3. Simple assault or battery.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in § 11-5-2, every person who shall make an assault or battery or both shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
(b)
Where the provisions of “The Domestic Violence Prevention Act”, chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 20; C.P.A. 1905, § 1171; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 11-5-3; P.L. 1988, ch. 539, § 8; P.L. 1992, ch. 329, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-3.1. - Assault or battery upon delivery person.

§ 11-5-3.1. Assault or battery upon delivery person.
(a)
“Delivery person” means any person engaged in the commercial delivery of any item, food product, or anything else of value to any home, residence, or business.
(b)
Every person who shall make an assault or battery upon any delivery person in the execution of the delivery person’s duty shall be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) years or fined not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both.
(c)
Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, with a dangerous weapon, or with acid or other dangerous substance, or by fire, or an assault or battery that results in serious bodily injury, to any delivery person shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than five (5) years, but not more than twenty (20) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 436, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 437, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-4. - Assault with dangerous weapon in dwelling house.

§ 11-5-4. Assault with dangerous weapon in dwelling house.
Whoever, being armed with a dangerous weapon, assaults another with intent to rob or murder, shall, if the assault is committed within a dwelling house, be punished by imprisonment in the adult correctional institution for not less than ten (10) years to life.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 99, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-5. - Assault of police officers and other officials.

§ 11-5-5. Assault of police officers and other officials.
Any person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, by knowingly and willfully either (1) striking, or (2) spraying with a noxious chemical, commonly used as a personal defense weapon, including Mace and an oleoresin capsicum product or like products, a uniformed member of the state police or metropolitan park police, environmental police officer, state properties patrol officer, probation and parole officers, state government case worker or investigator, judge of the supreme, superior, family, district court, traffic tribunal or municipal court, deputy sheriff, city or town police officer or firefighter, member of the capitol police, member of campus security force of state colleges and universities, member of the Rhode Island airport police department, member of the Rhode Island fugitive task force, Rhode Island public transit authority bus driver, or on-duty plainclothes member of the town, city, or state police force, investigator of the department of the attorney general appointed pursuant to § 42-9-8.1, or member of the railroad police after proper identification is displayed, or uniformed dog officer, or out-of-state police officer called into Rhode Island under a cooperative agreement to provide mutual aid at the request of the state of Rhode Island pursuant to chapter 37 of title 42, or assistant attorney general or special assistant attorney general, or employees of the department of environmental management responsible for administrative inspections or any constable authorized by chapter 45-16 of the Rhode Island general law causing bodily injury while the officer or official is engaged in the performance of his or her duty, shall be deemed to have committed a felony, and shall be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) years, or fined not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1965, ch. 206, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 76, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 305, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 277, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 78, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 428, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 59, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 152, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 491, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 60, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 81, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 29.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-6. - Assault and battery in the collection of a loan.

§ 11-5-6. Assault and battery in the collection of a loan.
Any person who commits an assault and battery upon another for the purpose of collecting any loan shall be punished upon the first conviction by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and upon a second or subsequent conviction by imprisonment for not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 264, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-7. - Assault of schoolteachers, school officials or other school department employees.

§ 11-5-7. Assault of schoolteachers, school officials or other school department employees.
Any person who shall knowingly and willfully strike a schoolteacher, student teacher, school security officer or school administrator, causing bodily injury, while the teacher, student teacher, security officer, administrator, or school department employee is engaged in the performance of his or her duty, shall be deemed to have committed a felony, and shall be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) years, or fined not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1972, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 70, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 203, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-8. - Assault on correctional officer, or training school employee.

§ 11-5-8. Assault on correctional officer, or training school employee.
Any person who shall knowingly and willfully strike a uniformed member of the correctional officer staff at the adult correctional institutions causing bodily injury, or willfully strikes a member who is out of uniform, knowing the person to be such a member, while the member is engaged in the performance of his or her duty, or who knowingly and without consent removes or attempts to remove a firearm from a correctional officer engaged in the lawful performance of his or her duties, or who knowingly and willfully strikes a training school employee at the training school for youth, causing bodily injury to the employee while the employee is engaged in the performance of his or her duty, shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years, or fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 349, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 192, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 138, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-8.1. - Assault with bodily fluid.

§ 11-5-8.1. Assault with bodily fluid.
Any person incarcerated or in custody at a state correctional facility including the juvenile training school who shall knowingly and willfully commit an assault upon a correctional officer or any other employee of the department of corrections with any bodily fluid, while the employee is engaged in the performance of his or her duty, shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years, or fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 35, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-10. - Assault on persons 60 years of age or older causing bodily injury.

§ 11-5-10. Assault on persons 60 years of age or older causing bodily injury.
Any person who shall commit an assault and battery upon a person sixty (60) years of age or older, causing bodily injury, shall be deemed to have committed a felony and shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years, or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 158, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-5 - Assaults › Section 11-5-10.1. - Assault on persons 60 years of age or older causing serious bodily injury.

§ 11-5-10.1. Assault on persons 60 years of age or older causing serious bodily injury.
(a)
Any person who shall commit an assault or battery, or both, upon a person sixty (60) years of age or older, causing serious bodily injury, shall be deemed to have committed a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less than three (3) years but not more than twenty (20) years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both. Every person so convicted shall be ordered to make restitution to the victim of the offense or to perform up to five hundred (500) hours of public community restitution work or attend violence counseling and/or substance abuse counseling, or any combination of them imposed by the sentencing judge. The court may not waive the obligation to make restitution and/or public community restitution work. The restitution and/or public community restitution work shall be in addition to any fine or sentence which may be imposed and not in lieu of the fine or sentence.
(b)
“Serious bodily injury” means physical injury that:
(1)
Creates a substantial risk of death;
(2)
Causes protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily part, member or organ; or
(3)
Causes serious permanent disfigurement.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 123, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 491, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 324, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 119, § 1.