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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-24 - Hotels and Public Places › Section 11-24-3. - “Places of public accommodation” construed.

§ 11-24-3. “Places of public accommodation” construed.
A “Place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement” within the meaning of §§ 11-24-1 — 11-24-3 includes, but is not limited to: (1) inns, taverns, roadhouses, hotels, whether conducted for the entertainment or accommodation of transient guests or of those seeking health, recreation or rest; (2) restaurants, eating houses or any place where food is sold for consumption on the premises; (3) buffets, saloons, barrooms, or any stores, parks, or enclosures where spirituous or malt liquors are sold; (4) ice cream parlors, confectioneries, soda fountains, and all stores where ice cream, ice and fruit preparations or their derivatives, or beverages of any kind are retailed for consumption on the premises; (5) retail stores and establishments, dispensaries, clinics, hospitals, rest rooms, bath houses, barber shops, beauty parlors, theaters, motion picture houses, music halls, airdromes, roof gardens, race courses, skating rinks, amusement and recreation parks, fairs, bowling alleys, golf courses, gymnasiums, shooting galleries, billiard and pool parlors, swimming pools, seashore accommodations and boardwalks, and public libraries; (6) garages; (7) all public conveyances operated on land, water or in the air as well as their stations and terminals; (8) public halls and public elevators of buildings occupied by two (2) or more tenants or by the owner and one or more tenants; and (9) public housing projects. Nothing in this section shall be construed to include any place of accommodation, resort, or amusement which is in its nature distinctly private.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 28; P.L. 1952, ch. 2958, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-24-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-24 - Hotels and Public Places › Section 11-24-3.1. - Sex discrimination — Limitation on prohibition.

§ 11-24-3.1. Sex discrimination — Limitation on prohibition.
Nothing contained in this chapter that refers to “sex” shall be construed to mandate joint use of restrooms, bath houses, and dressing rooms by males and females.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 144, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-24 - Hotels and Public Places › Section 11-24-3.2. - Age discrimination — Limitation on prohibition.

§ 11-24-3.2. Age discrimination — Limitation on prohibition.
For the purposes of this chapter, “age” is construed as anyone over the age of eighteen (18).
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 144, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-24 - Hotels and Public Places › Section 11-24-4. - Enforcement of anti-discrimination provisions.

§ 11-24-4. Enforcement of anti-discrimination provisions.
The Rhode Island commission for human rights is empowered and directed, as provided in this section, to prevent any person from violating any of the provisions of §§ 11-24-1 — 11-24-3; provided, that before instituting a formal hearing it shall attempt by informal methods of conference, persuasion, and conciliation to induce compliance with those sections. Upon the commission’s own initiative or whenever an aggrieved individual or an organization chartered for the purpose of combating discrimination or racism or of safeguarding civil liberties, or rights of persons with disabilities (that individual or organization being subsequently referred to as the complainant), makes a charge to the commission that any person, agency, bureau, corporation, or association, subsequently referred to as the respondent, has violated or is violating any of the provisions of §§ 11-24-1 — 11-24-3 the commission may proceed in the same manner and with the same powers as provided in §§ 28-5-16 — 28-5-26 and the provisions of §§ 28-5-13 and 28-5-16 — 28-5-36 as to the powers, duties and rights of the commission, its members, hearing examiners, the complainant, respondent, interviewer and the court shall apply in any proceedings under this section.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 29; P.L. 1952, ch. 2958, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-24-4; P.L. 1997, ch. 150, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-24 - Hotels and Public Places › Section 11-24-5. - Liberal construction of provisions.

§ 11-24-5. Liberal construction of provisions.
The provisions of §§ 11-24-1 — 11-24-6 shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of their purposes, and any law inconsistent with their provisions shall not apply. Nothing contained in these sections shall be deemed to repeal any of the provisions of any law of this state relating to discrimination because of race or color, religion or country of ancestral origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.
History of Section.
P.L. 1952, ch. 2958, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-24-5; P.L. 1979, ch. 144, § 5; P.L. 1988, ch. 227, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 32, § 6; P.L. 1997, ch. 150, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 340, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-24 - Hotels and Public Places › Section 11-24-6. - Severability of provisions.

§ 11-24-6. Severability of provisions.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of §§ 11-24-1 — 11-24-6 or their application to any person or circumstances shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the sections or their application to other persons or circumstances.
History of Section.
P.L. 1952, ch. 2958, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 11-24-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-24 - Hotels and Public Places › Section 11-24-7. - Discrimination against members of armed forces prohibited.

§ 11-24-7. Discrimination against members of armed forces prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any common carrier, innkeeper, or proprietor or lessee of any place of public amusement or entertainment, or any agent, servant, or representative of any common carrier, innkeeper, proprietor, or lessee, to debar from the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges of any public conveyance on land or water, of any inn, or of any place of public amusement or entertainment, any person in the military, air, or naval service of the United States or of this state wearing the uniform prescribed for him or her at that time or place by law, regulation of the service, or custom, on account of his or her wearing the uniform, or being in the military service.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 31; P.L. 1908, ch. 1562, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 46; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 49; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 47; G.L. 1956, § 11-24-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-24 - Hotels and Public Places › Section 11-24-8. - Civil action for discrimination against armed forces.

§ 11-24-8. Civil action for discrimination against armed forces.
Any person who is debarred from the enjoyment, contrary to the provision of § 11-24-7, shall be entitled to recover, in a civil action, from any corporation, association, or person guilty of the violation, his or her actual damages and one hundred dollars ($100) in addition, and evidence that the person debarred was at the time sober, orderly, and able and willing to pay for enjoyment in accordance with the rates fixed therefor for civilians shall be prima facie evidence in an action that he or she was debarred on account of his or her wearing the uniform or being in the military service.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 32; P.L. 1908, ch. 1562, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 47; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 50; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 48; G.L. 1956, § 11-24-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-1. - Escape from correctional institutions.

§ 11-25-1. Escape from correctional institutions.
Every prisoner who shall attempt to escape, or who shall escape, from the lawful custody of the warden of the adult correctional institutions, or from the custody of the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals pursuant to the provisions of § 40.1-5.3-1, shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned not more than three (3) years or be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500). However, nothing in this section shall be construed to include the offense of breaking jail.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 13; P.L. 1920, ch. 1856, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 13; P.L. 1931, ch. 1791, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-25-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 244, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-1.1. - Escape from municipal detention facility.

§ 11-25-1.1. Escape from municipal detention facility.
Every prisoner, detainee, or other person incarcerated or confined at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in the City of Central Falls who shall attempt to escape, or who shall escape, from the lawful custody of the director of the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility created under chapter 54 of title 45 shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned at the adult correctional institutions not more than three (3) years or be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500). This term shall commence at the expiration of the original term of imprisonment of the prisoner.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 477, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-2. - Assault or escape by a custodial unit inmate.

§ 11-25-2. Assault or escape by a custodial unit inmate.
Every prisoner confined in any custodial unit of the adult correctional institutions or in the custody of the warden or other correctional employee while outside the confines of the institutions or in the custody of the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals pursuant to the provisions of § 40.1-5.3-1, who shall assault the warden, or other correctional employee of the institution, or shall escape, or attempt to effect an escape, shall be sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment in the adult correctional institutions for not less than one year nor more than twenty (20) years, that term to commence from the expiration of the original term of the prisoner.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 14; P.L. 1936, ch. 2388, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 14; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-25-2; P.L. 1979, ch. 244, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 65, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 56, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-2.1. - Assault by a municipal detention inmate.

§ 11-25-2.1. Assault by a municipal detention inmate.
Every prisoner, detainee, or other person incarcerated or confined in the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, created under chapter 54 of title 45 who shall assault the director or other detention center employees, shall be sentenced by the court to imprisonment at the adult correctional institutions, for not less than one year and no more than twenty (20) years. This term shall commence at the expiration of the original term of imprisonment of the prisoner.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 477, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-3. - Fatal assault by maximum custodial inmate deemed murder.

§ 11-25-3. Fatal assault by maximum custodial inmate deemed murder.
In case the warden or any under-keeper or any other officer of a maximum custodial unit is killed in any assault by a prisoner, the killing shall be deemed to be a murder.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 15; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; P.L. 1956, § 11-25-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-4. - Assault or escape by prisoner of medium or minimum custodial unit.

§ 11-25-4. Assault or escape by prisoner of medium or minimum custodial unit.
Every prisoner confined in the medium or minimum custodial unit of the adult correctional institutions or in the custody of the warden or other officer while outside the confines of the custodial unit, or in the custody of the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals pursuant to the provisions of § 40.1-5.3-1 who shall assault the warden or other officer of that institution, or shall escape, or attempt to effect an escape, either from those institutions or the custody of the warden or officers, or the director, including that custody which pertains to the work release program, shall be sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment in the adult correctional institutions for not less than one year nor more than twenty (20) years. This term shall commence from the expiration of the original term of the prisoner.
History of Section.
G.L., ch. 394, § 25, as enacted by P.L. 1936, ch. 2388, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 25; P.L. 1950, ch. 2467, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-25-4; P.L. 1970, ch. 70, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 105, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 244, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 58, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-4.1. - Sentence for assault or escape by prisoner — Consecutive term.

§ 11-25-4.1. Sentence for assault or escape by prisoner — Consecutive term.
The sentence for assault or escape, as prescribed in § 11-25-4, shall run consecutively to the original term of incarceration.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 145, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-5. - Officer voluntarily allowing prisoner to escape.

§ 11-25-5. Officer voluntarily allowing prisoner to escape.
Every jailer or other officer, who shall voluntarily suffer any prisoner in his or her custody upon conviction or upon any criminal charge to escape, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 8; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 11-25-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-6. - Officer negligently allowing escape.

§ 11-25-6. Officer negligently allowing escape.
Every jailer or other officer, who shall be convicted of negligently suffering any prisoner in his or her custody upon conviction or upon any criminal charge to escape, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 9; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 11-25-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-7. - Rescue of prisoner.

§ 11-25-7. Rescue of prisoner.
Every person who shall set at liberty or rescue, either by force or stratagem, any person convicted of any crime or offense or in the custody of any officer upon any criminal charge, or confined in any jail, lock-up, police station or other place of detention upon any criminal charge, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 6; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 11-25-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-8. - Conveyance to prisoner of instruments for escape.

§ 11-25-8. Conveyance to prisoner of instruments for escape.
Every person who shall convey to any prisoner confined upon any criminal charge or upon conviction in any prison, jail, lock-up, police station, or other place of detention, without the knowledge of the warden, jailer, or officer in charge of the prison, jail, lock-up, police station, or place of detention, any disguise, instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing which is adapted or useful to aid a prisoner in making his or her escape, shall if any prisoner escapes by means of a disguise, instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing so conveyed, be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. If there is no escape by means of the disguise, instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing so conveyed, then the person so conveying it 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. 276, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 10; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 5; P.L. 1920, ch. 1857, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 11-25-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-9. - Assisting inmate of correctional institutions to escape.

§ 11-25-9. Assisting inmate of correctional institutions to escape.
Every person who shall convey any tools to, or shall have any communication without lawful authority therefor or hold any conversation with any prisoner confined in the adult correctional institutions, from the outside of the institutions, or shall convey any tools or instruments to or in any way assist in the escape or attempted escape of any person from any institution under the management and control of the department of corrections, or shall harbor or assist that person, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) years.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 11; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 5; P.L 1922, ch. 2216, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-25-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-10. - Conveyance of intoxicants to prisoner.

§ 11-25-10. Conveyance of intoxicants to prisoner.
Every person who shall convey or cause to be conveyed to any prisoner committed to the adult correctional institutions any wine or strong liquor, without the consent of the warden, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-25-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-11. - Prisoners committed for violation of city or town ordinances.

§ 11-25-11. Prisoners committed for violation of city or town ordinances.
The several cities and towns shall have the right to use the correctional institutions of the state for the confinement of persons committed under the authority of the ordinances of the cities or towns; provided, that the director of corrections shall not be liable for damages or costs in any suit which may be brought by any person or persons who may be committed to the correctional institutions under the authority of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-12. - Earnings of city or town prisoners.

§ 11-25-12. Earnings of city or town prisoners.
No law of this state shall be so construed as to give any city or town a claim upon the state for the labor or services of any person committed to the correctional institutions under its authority.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-13. - Federal prisoners.

§ 11-25-13. Federal prisoners.
Prisoners arrested within this state under the authority of the United States or sentenced under the authority of any court under the authority of the United States held within the territorial limits of the first, second, or third judicial circuit of the United States as constituted on April 26, 1956, except Puerto Rico, shall be committed under the authority of the United States to any adult correctional institution and payment shall be made of the expense of maintaining and supervising those prisoners. The director of corrections of the adult correctional institutions shall receive the prisoners and safely keep them in the institutions until they are discharged by due course of the laws of the United States, under the like penalties and liabilities, civil and criminal, as in the case of prisoners committed by the authority of this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-14. - Conveyance of unauthorized articles to or from institutions.

§ 11-25-14. Conveyance of unauthorized articles to or from institutions.
(a)
Every person who shall convey or cause to be conveyed into the adult correctional institutions any article without first obtaining the consent of the director of corrections, or who shall convey from the institutions any article without the consent of the director of corrections, shall be punished, upon conviction, by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
(b)
Every person who shall convey or cause to be conveyed to any prisoner any drugs, tobacco or any article that could be used as a weapon, without first obtaining the consent of the director of corrections, may be punished, upon conviction, by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
(c)
For the purposes of subsection (b), “prisoner” includes all persons committed to the adult correctional institution, in the custody of the warden, in the custody of any other officer while outside the confines of the custodial unit, in the custody of the state director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals pursuant to § 40.1-5.3-1, regardless of whether that prisoner is held upon conviction or upon any criminal charge. “Prisoner” shall not include persons on home confinement.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9; P.L. 2008, ch. 146, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 170, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-14.1. - Unlawful possession of telecommunications devices.

§ 11-25-14.1. Unlawful possession of telecommunications devices.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any prisoner to possess any portable electronic communication device, including, but not limited to, cellular telephones, cloned cellular telephones, two-way radios, pagers, personal digital assistants, or any other device capable of transmitting or intercepting cellular or radio signals between providers and users of telecommunication and data services. Any violation of this provision shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), a prison term not to exceed five (5) years, or both.
(b)
For the purposes of this section, “prisoner” includes all persons incarcerated at the adult correctional institution, in the custody of any other officer while outside the confines of the custodial unit, or in the custody of the state director of behavioral health, developmental disabilities and hospitals pursuant to § 40.1-5.3-1. It shall not include those offenders on home confinement pursuant to § 42-56-20.2, nor those offenders serving on parole.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 78, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 83, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-15. - Imprisonment for failure to appear at a court ordered hearing.

§ 11-25-15. Imprisonment for failure to appear at a court ordered hearing.
(a)
This section shall apply to every person who has been or shall be detained at or in the adult correctional institutions for failure to appear at a court ordered ability to pay hearing. After that person has completed his or her detention for lack of bail for failure to appear at an ability to pay hearing, he or she shall receive a reduction in fines and fees owed to the court, if any, in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day served (or any fraction thereof) to be applied against the amount of his/her outstanding fines or costs, or both.
(b)
Provided further, any person detained at the adult correctional institution for failure to appear who also claims an inability to pay his or her fines or costs shall be entitled to an evidentiary hearing in the district court within forty-eight (48) hours of the detention on the issue of ability to pay. Should the forty-eight (48) hours fall on a weekend or holiday, the hearing shall be scheduled on the next available court date. If, after the hearing, it is determined there is no ability to pay, then that person shall immediately be released from detention. This section shall not deter or preclude any available alternatives to payment of the fines or costs.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9; P.L. 2006, ch. 374, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 443, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 367, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-16. - Juvenile escapees.

§ 11-25-16. Juvenile escapees.
(a)
Any person sixteen (16) years or older who shall escape from the Rhode Island training school for youth after having been placed in the institution by the order of a family court judge, or who shall escape from the adult correctional institutions after having been placed in the institution by an order of a family court judge, shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for a term not exceeding two (2) years and/or a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b)
In any case provided by subsection (a) of this section, the family court shall hold a hearing to determine whether or not the family court’s jurisdiction over the child shall be waived and may, if it so finds, order the child held for trial under the regular procedure of the district and/or superior courts.
(c)
If the family court elects to keep jurisdiction over the child, the court shall follow its regular procedure.
(d)
In the adjudication of any case under this section, the fact that the person has been found delinquent for the offense of escaping from the Rhode Island training school for youth on one or more occasions shall be prima facie evidence that the person cannot be rehabilitated under chapter 10 of title 8. The superintendent of the Rhode Island training school shall notify the department of attorney general, the Rhode Island state police, and the Cranston Police Department of any escape, or attempted escape from the Rhode Island training school.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9; P.L. 1994, ch. 107, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 183, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-16.1. - Escape after certification.

§ 11-25-16.1. Escape after certification.
(a)
Any person who violates the provisions of § 11-25-16 after having been certified and adjudicated by the family court pursuant to § 14-1-7.2 may, after a hearing by a justice of the family court to determine that probable cause exists to believe that the child has escaped from the institution, have the jurisdiction over his or her sentence transferred to the department of corrections to be served in facilities under the control of the department.
(b)
A finding pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall constitute presumptive evidence of the nonamenability of the person of further treatment in facilities available to the family court. The court shall transfer the jurisdiction over his or her sentence to the department of corrections to be served in facilities under the control of that department, unless the presumption is rebutted by clear and convincing evidence which demonstrates that the person is amenable to treatment in facilities available to the family court.
(c)
A finding pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall constitute presumptive evidence of the nonamenability of the person to further treatment in facilities available to the family court and the court shall waive jurisdiction over the offense and all subsequent offenses. The child shall be prosecuted for those offenses by the court which would have jurisdiction if committed by an adult, unless the presumption is rebutted by clear and convincing evidence which demonstrates that the person is amenable to treatment in the facilities available to the family court.
(d)
A waiver of jurisdiction over a child pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall constitute a waiver of jurisdiction over the child for that offense, as well as for all subsequent offenses of whatever nature. The child shall be referred to the court which would have had jurisdiction if the offense had been committed by an adult.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 15, § 4; P.L. 1990, ch. 18, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-17. - Receipt, safekeeping and record of prisoners.

§ 11-25-17. Receipt, safekeeping and record of prisoners.
The director of corrections shall receive into his or her custody and safely keep in the institutions every person who shall be committed to the adult correctional institutions until the prisoner shall be legally discharged. The liability of the committing officer shall cease and the liabilities of the director of corrections shall commence immediately upon the entering and signing of the commitment by the committing officer in the book of those institutions kept for that purpose. The director shall cause to be maintained a record in which shall be entered the reception, discharge, death, pardon or escape of every prisoner, all disciplinary action for breach of institution regulations, and all medical care received.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-18. - Receipt of gifts by employees of department of corrections.

§ 11-25-18. Receipt of gifts by employees of department of corrections.
No employee of the department of corrections shall receive from any prisoner confined in the adult correctional institutions, nor from anyone on behalf of such a prisoner, any reward or gift, or promise of any reward or gift, either for services or supplies or as a gratuity. Any employee in violation of this provision shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days and shall, upon final conviction, be immediately dismissed from employment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-19. - Record of visitors.

§ 11-25-19. Record of visitors.
A record of every visitor to any institution within the department of corrections including, but not limited to, the adult correction institutions, women’s division, adult correctional institutions, and training school for youth, shall be maintained and each visitor shall identify himself or herself and shall sign his or her proper legal name. Any person who shall give false information for that record shall be punished, upon conviction, by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-20. - Habeas corpus for production of prisoner.

§ 11-25-20. Habeas corpus for production of prisoner.
Whenever a writ of habeas corpus shall issue from either the supreme or superior court for the production and appearance before it of a prisoner confined in the adult correctional institutions, the writ shall be delivered to the division of sheriffs. Whenever the writ is issued from any other court, it shall be delivered to the division of sheriffs or to any town sergeant or chief of police or police constable, who shall duly present it to the director of corrections of the institutions. The director of corrections shall upon receipt of the writ deliver the prisoner to the custody of the officer. The officer shall take and receive the prisoner into his or her custody, shall duly present the prisoner before the court pursuant to the command of the writ, and shall keep and hold the prisoner until by order of the court he or she shall be recommitted to the institutions or otherwise disposed of. Upon the delivery of the custody of the prisoner by the director of corrections to the officer, the director of corrections shall endorse the delivery upon the writ, and the officer shall receipt on the books of the institutions for custody. The officer, upon the production of the prisoner in court, shall further endorse that fact on the writ and deliver it to the clerk or (if there is no clerk) the presiding justice; but shall, as an officer of the court, maintain safe custody of the prisoner until he or she is, by further order, recommitted or discharged.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 34.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-21. - Habeas corpus — Training school for youth.

§ 11-25-21. Habeas corpus — Training school for youth.
Whenever a writ of habeas corpus shall issue from either the supreme, superior or family court for the production and appearance before it of a prisoner confined in the training school for youth, the writ shall be delivered to the division of sheriffs. Whenever the writ is issued from any other court, it shall be delivered to the division of sheriffs or to any town sergeant or chief of police or police constable who shall duly present it to the superintendent of the training school for youth. The superintendent shall upon receipt of the writ deliver the prisoner to the custody of the officer. The officer shall take and receive the prisoner into his or her custody, shall duly present him or her before the court pursuant to the commands of the writ, and shall keep and hold the prisoner until by order of the court the prisoner shall be recommitted to the institution or otherwise disposed of. Upon the delivery of the custody of the prisoner by the superintendent to the officer, the superintendent shall endorse the delivery upon the writ, and the officer shall receipt on the books of the training school for youth for the custody. The officer, upon the production of the prisoner in court, shall further endorse that fact on the writ and deliver it to the clerk or (if there is no clerk) the presiding justice; but shall, as an officer of the court, maintain safe custody of the prisoner until he or she is, by further order, recommitted or discharged.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 9; P.L. 1977, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 34.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-22. - Escape from custody.

§ 11-25-22. Escape from custody.
Any person who shall attempt to escape, or who shall escape, from any lawful custody where a penalty is not otherwise provided by law, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 116, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-23. - Allowing prisoners to have controlled substances.

§ 11-25-23. Allowing prisoners to have controlled substances.
(a)
Every person who shall voluntarily permit any prisoner to unlawfully have access to any controlled substances as defined in § 21-28-1.02 shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
(b)
For the purposes of this section, “prisoner” includes all persons committed to the adult correctional institutions, in the custody of the warden, in the custody of any other officer while outside the confines of the custodial unit, in the custody of the state director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals pursuant to § 40.1-5.3-1, or the Rhode Island training school for youth, regardless of whether that prisoner is held upon conviction or upon any criminal charge.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 393, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-25 - Jails and Prisons › Section 11-25-24. - Correctional employees — Sexual relations with inmates — Felony.

§ 11-25-24. Correctional employees — Sexual relations with inmates — Felony.
Every employee of the department of corrections or the employee of a contractor who is under contract to provide services in a correctional institution who engages in sexual penetration as defined in § 11-37-1 with an inmate confined in a correction institution or who is otherwise under the direct custodial supervision and control of that employee shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 119, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-26 - Kidnapping › Section 11-26-1. - Kidnapping.

§ 11-26-1. Kidnapping.
(a)
Whoever, without lawful authority, forcibly or secretly confines or imprisons another person within this state against his or her will, or forcibly carries or sends another person out of this state, or forcibly seizes or confines or inveigles or kidnaps another person with intent either to cause him or her to be secretly confined or imprisoned within this state against his or her will or to cause him or her to be sent out of this state against his or her will, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) years.
(b)
Where the provisions of The Domestic Violence Prevention Act, chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 21; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 21; P.L. 1909, ch. 455, § 1; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 21; P.L. 1932, ch. 1866, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 11-26-1; P.L. 1988, ch. 539, § 10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-26 - Kidnapping › Section 11-26-1.1. - Childsnatching.

§ 11-26-1.1. Childsnatching.
(a)
Any person who intentionally removes, causes the removal of, or detains any child under the age of eighteen (18) years, whether within or without the state of Rhode Island, with intent to deny another person’s right of custody under an existing decree or order of the family court, shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not more than two (2) years, or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
(b)
It shall be an affirmative defense that:
(1)
The person at the time of the alleged violation had lawful custody of the child pursuant to a court order granting legal custody or visitation rights;
(2)
The person had physical custody of the child pursuant to a court order granting legal custody or visitation rights and failed to return the child as a result of circumstances beyond his or her control, and the person notified and disclosed to the other parent or legal custodian the specific whereabouts of the child and a means by which the child could be contacted or made a reasonable attempt to notify the other parent or lawful custodian of the child of the circumstances and made that disclosure within twenty-four (24) hours after the visitation period had expired and returned the child as soon as possible; or
(3)
The person was fleeing an incidence or pattern of domestic violence.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 251, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 349, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 539, § 10; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-26 - Kidnapping › Section 11-26-1.2. - Abduction of child prior to court order.

§ 11-26-1.2. Abduction of child prior to court order.
(a)
Any parent, or any person acting pursuant to directions from the parent, who shall, after being served with process in an action affecting the family, but prior to the issuance of a temporary or final order determining custody of a minor child, take or entice a child away from the family unit, whether within or without the state of Rhode Island, for the purpose of depriving the other parent of physical custody of the child for a period greater than fifteen (15) days, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term up to two (2) years, or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
(b)
No person shall be deemed to have violated this section if the action:
(1)
Is taken to protect the child from imminent physical harm;
(2)
Is taken by a parent fleeing from imminent physical harm to himself or herself;
(3)
Is consented to by both parents; or
(4)
Is otherwise authorized by law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 251, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 349, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-26 - Kidnapping › Section 11-26-1.3. - Missing child — Duty to investigate.

§ 11-26-1.3. Missing child — Duty to investigate.
Whenever a parent notifies a local or state police department that his or her minor child and the child’s other parent have been missing for at least one week and that their whereabouts are unknown, the police department shall immediately conduct an investigation to ascertain the location of the missing parent and child. However, there shall not be a duty to investigate when the notification is provided by a noncustodial parent denied visitation pursuant to an order of the family court and the parent in possession of the child has custody of the child pursuant to an order of the family court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 251, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-26 - Kidnapping › Section 11-26-1.4. - Kidnapping of a minor.

§ 11-26-1.4. Kidnapping of a minor.
Whoever, without lawful authority, forcibly or secretly confines or imprisons any child under the age of sixteen (16) years within this state against the child’s will, or forcibly carries or sends the child out of this state, or forcibly seizes, confines, inveigles, or kidnaps the child with intent either to cause the child to be secretly confined or imprisoned within this state against his or her will, or with the intent of sexually assaulting or molesting the child as defined in chapter 37 of this title, or with the intent to abuse the child as defined in chapter 9 of this title, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for life or for any term not less than twenty (20) years. However, nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to make the reasonable lawful acts of a parent in caring for his or her child a violation of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 192, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 451, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-26 - Kidnapping › Section 11-26-1.5. - Enticement of children.

§ 11-26-1.5. Enticement of children.
(a)
A person shall be guilty of a felony if that person attempts to persuade, or persuades a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years, whether by words or actions or both, with intent to engage in felonious conduct against that child to either:
(1)
Leave the child’s home or school;
(2)
Enter a vehicle or building; or
(3)
Enter an area, with the intent that the child shall be concealed from public view; while the person is acting without the authority of: (i) the custodial parent of the child, (ii) the state of Rhode Island or a political subdivision of the state, or (iii) one having legal custody of the minor child. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the lawful detention of a minor child or the rendering of aid or assistance to a minor child.
(b)
Every person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both fine and imprisonment.
(c)
Every person convicted of, or placed on probation for a violation of this section, may be ordered to attend appropriate professional counseling to address his or her behavior.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 135, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 203, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-26 - Kidnapping › Section 11-26-2. - Kidnapping with intent to extort.

§ 11-26-2. Kidnapping with intent to extort.
Whoever commits any of the offenses mentioned in this chapter with intent to extort money or other valuable thing shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for life or for any term not less than five (5) years.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 21; P.L. 1932, ch. 1866, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 11-26-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-26 - Kidnapping › Section 11-26-3. - Venue of prosecutions.

§ 11-26-3. Venue of prosecutions.
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter may be alleged to have been committed, and the offender may be prosecuted and punished, in any county from, through, or into which he or she has transported or carried or caused to be transported or carried another, or in which the person so transported may be found or in which the offender may be found.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 21; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 21; P.L. 1932, ch. 1866, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 11-26-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-27 - Law Practice › Section 11-27-1. - “Hold himself or herself out” and “person” defined.

§ 11-27-1. “Hold himself or herself out” and “person” defined.
(a)
“Hold himself or herself out” as used in this chapter includes the following: the assumption, use, or advertisement of the title of lawyer, attorney, attorney at law, counselor, counselor at law, solicitor, or any term or terms conveying the idea that the person in connection with whose name they or any of them are used is competent, qualified, authorized, or entitled to practice law, or the use of any kind of sign, token, symbol, card, letterhead, envelope, stationery, circular, or other writing, printing, or painting, or any representation by word or act, the purpose or tendency of which is to convey that idea.
(b)
“Person” when used in the phrase “another person” in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, includes partnerships, corporations, and associations.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 44; P.L. 1935, ch. 2190, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 42; G.L. 1956, § 11-27-1.