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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9 - Children › Section 11-9-16. - Plastic bags — Labeling.

§ 11-9-16. Plastic bags — Labeling.
(a)
“Plastic bag” means a polyethylene bag, other than one used for food products weighing not more than five (5) pounds, intended for household use or for packaging articles intended for household use, which is larger than five inches (5″) in diameter at the opened end, and is made of thin film less than one mil (0.001 inch) in thickness (according to standards established under the commodity standards division of the United States Department of Commerce).
(b)
No person shall package, deliver or sell any article for use in or around the household in a plastic bag, or shall sell or distribute any plastic bag for use in or around the household, unless the bag bears a warning against the hazard of suffocation by children in the following or substantially equivalent wording:
“Keep from children — may cause suffocation”
“WARNING: Keep this bag away from babies and children. Do not use in cribs, beds, carriages, or playpens. The thin film may cling to nose and mouth and prevent breathing.”
(c)
The warning shall be printed on, attached to, or accompany each bag; provided, that it shall be permissible to print the warning on the outside wrapper of packages of bags intended only for home processing use, such as freezer bags and garbage disposal bags, in lieu of on each individual bag. The warning shall be conspicuously displayed in bold face type, in accordance with the following table:
Total of the length and width of the bag, combined
Font Size
60 inches or more .........................................
24 points
40 inches, but less than 60 inches .........................................
18 points
30 inches, but less than 40 inches .........................................
14 points
Less than 30 inches .........................................
10 points
(d)
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall upon conviction be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
P.L. 1959, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 171, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9 - Children › Section 11-9-17. - Sterilization.

§ 11-9-17. Sterilization.
Every person who performs or aids and abets in the performance of a sterilization procedure on any person under the age of eighteen (18), unless the sterilization is incidental to, or is rendered necessary or unavoidable by, some other medical treatment or procedure required to preserve the life or health of that person, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment and a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 187, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9 - Children › Section 11-9-18. - Care of babies born alive during attempted abortions.

§ 11-9-18. Care of babies born alive during attempted abortions.
Any physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person who knowingly and intentionally fails to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive in the course of an abortion shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years, or both. Any physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person who knowingly and intentionally fails to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive in the course of an abortion, and, as a result of that failure, the infant dies, shall be guilty of the crime of manslaughter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 280, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9 - Children › Section 11-9-19. - Sale of spray paint to minors.

§ 11-9-19. Sale of spray paint to minors.
(a)
No person shall knowingly sell to any child under eighteen (18) years of age any aerosol container of paint capable of defacing property.
(b)
For purposes of this section, bona fide evidence of majority, identity of majority and identity of the person is a document issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or subdivision or agency of them, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operator’s license, a registration certificate issued under the federal Selective Service Act, 50 App. U.S.C. § 451 et seq., or an identification card issued to a member of the armed forces.
(c)
Proof that the defendant, or his employee or agent, demanded, was shown and acted in reliance upon bona fide evidence in any sale transaction forbidden by subsection (a) of this section, shall be a defense to any criminal prosecution for that violation.
(d)
Any person who owns, manages or operates a place of business where aerosol containers of paint capable of defacing property are sold shall conspicuously post notice of this law in the place of business in letters at least three-eighths of an inch (⅜") high.
(e)
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 394, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9 - Children › Section 11-9-19.1. - Possession of spray paint by a minor.

§ 11-9-19.1. Possession of spray paint by a minor.
(a)
No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall have in his or her possession or under his or her control any aerosol container of spray paint. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a requirement of up to fifty (50) hours of community restitution work.
(b)
Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to possession or use of aerosol spray paint containers on property owned or rented by the minor or his or her parent(s) or guardian(s).
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 361, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9 - Children › Section 11-9-20. - Sale of matches.

§ 11-9-20. Sale of matches.
(a)
No person, firm or corporation that owns, manages or operates a place of business including vending machines shall knowingly sell, give or deliver matches to any child under the age of twelve (12) years. The owner, operator or manager of a place of business where matches are sold shall post a notice of this law conspicuously in the place of business in letters at least three-eighths of an inch (⅜") high. Signs required by this section may be provided, at cost, by the department of health.
(b)
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 159, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9 - Children › Section 11-9-21. - Prohibition of sale of certain dietary supplements to minors.

§ 11-9-21. Prohibition of sale of certain dietary supplements to minors.
(a)
It shall be a misdemeanor for any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person, to sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish any of the following to a person under 18 years of age:
(1)
A dietary supplement containing an ephedrine group alkaloid.
(2)
A dietary supplement containing any of the following:
(A)
Androstanedoil.
(B)
Androstanedione.
(C)
Androstenedione.
(D)
Noradrostenediol.
(E)
Norandrostenedione.
(F)
Dehydroepiandrosterone.
(b)
The seller shall request valid identification from any individual who attempts to purchase a dietary supplement set forth in subsection (a) if that individual reasonably appears to the seller to be under 18 years of age.
(c)
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a retail clerk who fails to request identification pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall not be guilty of a misdemeanor, subject to any civil penalties, or subject to any disciplinary action or discharge by his or her employer.
History of Section.
P.L. 2005, ch. 244, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 246, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-1. - Receipts for installment payments for merchandise.

§ 11-9.1-1. Receipts for installment payments for merchandise.
Any person selling merchandise on the installment plan shall give to every purchaser of the merchandise on the plan a receipt in writing for every installment paid on account of the price of the merchandise, and every such receipt shall show the balance of the price remaining unpaid after giving credit for the payment. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1908, ch. 1596, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 184, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 210, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 384, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1956, § 6-15-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-2. - Fraudulent issuance of bill of lading.

§ 11-9.1-2. Fraudulent issuance of bill of lading.
Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud issues or aids in issuing a bill of lading knowing that all or any part of the goods for which the bill is issued have not been received by the carrier, or by an agent of the carrier or by a connecting carrier, or are not under the carrier’s control at the time of issuing the bill, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1914, ch. 1029, § 44; G.L. 1923, ch. 320, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 473, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-24-45.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-3. - False statements in bill of lading.

§ 11-9.1-3. False statements in bill of lading.
Any officer, agent, or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill of lading for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1914, ch. 1029, § 45; G.L. 1923, ch. 320, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 473, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 6-24-46.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-4. - Unlawful issuance of duplicate bill of lading.

§ 11-9.1-4. Unlawful issuance of duplicate bill of lading.
Any officer, agent, or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable bill of lading for goods without placing plainly upon the face of each bill the word “duplicate” or some other word or words indicating that the document is not an original bill of lading, knowing that a former negotiable bill of lading for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1914, ch. 1029, § 46; G.L. 1923, ch. 320, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 473, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 6-24-47.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-5. - Unlawful shipment on negotiable bill of lading.

§ 11-9.1-5. Unlawful shipment on negotiable bill of lading.
Any person who ships goods to which he or she does not have title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and who takes for the goods a negotiable bill of lading which he or she afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing his or her want of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1914, ch. 1029, § 47; G.L. 1923, ch. 320, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 473, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 6-24-48.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-6. - Transfer of bill of lading for goods not in control of carrier.

§ 11-9.1-6. Transfer of bill of lading for goods not in control of carrier.
Any person who, with intent to deceive, negotiates or transfers for value a bill of lading knowing that any or all of the goods which, by the terms of the bill, appear to have been received for transportation by the carrier which issued the bill of lading, are not in the possession or control of the carrier, or of a connecting carrier, without disclosing this fact, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1914, ch. 1029, § 48; G.L. 1923, ch. 320, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 473, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 6-24-49.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-7. - Fraudulently procuring issuance of bill of lading.

§ 11-9.1-7. Fraudulently procuring issuance of bill of lading.
Any person who, with intent to defraud, secures the issue by a carrier of a bill of lading knowing that at the time of the issue any or all of the goods described in the bill, as received for transportation, have not been received by the carrier, or an agent of the carrier or a connecting carrier, or are not under the carrier’s control, by inducing an officer, agent, or servant of the carrier falsely to believe that the goods have been received by the carrier, or are under its control, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1914, ch. 1029, § 49; G.L. 1923, ch. 320, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 473, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 6-24-50.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-8. - Failure to mark nonnegotiable bill of lading.

§ 11-9.1-8. Failure to mark nonnegotiable bill of lading.
Any person who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a nonnegotiable bill of lading without the words “not negotiable” placed plainly upon the face of it shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1914, ch. 1029, § 50; G.L. 1923, ch. 320, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 473, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 6-24-51.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-9. - Issuance of fraudulent warehouse receipt.

§ 11-9.1-9. Issuance of fraudulent warehouse receipt.
A warehouse operator, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouse operator, who issues or aids in issuing a warehouse receipt knowing that the goods for which the receipt is issued have not been actually received by the warehouse operator, or are not under his or her actual control at the time of issuing the receipt, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1908, ch. 1549, § 50; G.L. 1909, ch. 270, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 315, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 468, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-25-51.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-10. - False statements in warehouse receipt.

§ 11-9.1-10. False statements in warehouse receipt.
A warehouse operator, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouse operator, who fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a warehouse receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1908, ch. 1549, § 51; G.L. 1909, ch. 270, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 315, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 468, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 6-25-52.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-11. - Failure to mark duplicate warehouse receipt.

§ 11-9.1-11. Failure to mark duplicate warehouse receipt.
A warehouse operator, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouse operator, who issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, without plainly placing upon the face of it the word “Duplicate,” except in the case of a lost or destroyed receipt after proceedings as provided for in § 6A-7-601, shall be guilty of a crime and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1908, ch. 1549, § 52; G.L. 1909, ch. 270, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 315, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 468, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 6-25-53.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-12. - Failure to state warehouse operator’s title in warehouse receipt.

§ 11-9.1-12. Failure to state warehouse operator’s title in warehouse receipt.
Where there are deposited with or held by a warehouse operator goods of which he or she is owner, either solely or jointly or in common with others, the warehouse operator, or any of his or her officers, agents, or servants who, knowing this ownership, issues or aids in issuing a negotiable receipt for the goods which does not state that ownership, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1908, ch. 1549, § 53; G.L. 1909, ch. 270, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 315, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 468, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 6-25-54.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-13. - Failure to take up warehouse receipt on delivery of goods.

§ 11-9.1-13. Failure to take up warehouse receipt on delivery of goods.
A warehouse operator, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouse operator, who delivers goods out of the possession of the warehouse operator, knowing that a negotiable receipt the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the possession of the goods is outstanding and uncanceled, without obtaining the possession of the receipt at or before the time of the delivery, shall, except in the cases provided for in §§ 6A-7-210 and 6A-7-601, be found guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1908, ch. 1549, § 54; G.L. 1909, ch. 270, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 315, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 468, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 6-25-55.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions › Section 11-9.1-14. - Failure of depositor to disclose lien or want of title on negotiation of warehouse receipt.

§ 11-9.1-14. Failure of depositor to disclose lien or want of title on negotiation of warehouse receipt.
Any person who deposits goods to which he or she does not have title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and who takes for those goods a negotiable receipt which he or she afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing his or her want of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1908, ch. 1549, § 55; G.L. 1909, ch. 270, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 315, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 468, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 6-25-56.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-10 - Crime Against Nature › Section 11-10-1. - Abominable and detestable crime against nature.

§ 11-10-1. Abominable and detestable crime against nature.
Every person who shall be convicted of the abominable and detestable crime against nature, with any beast, shall be imprisoned not exceeding twenty (20) years nor less than seven (7) years.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 281, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 347, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 399, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 11-10-1; P.L. 1998, ch. 24, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-11 - Disorderly Conduct › Section 11-11-1. - Disturbance of public assemblies generally.

§ 11-11-1. Disturbance of public assemblies generally.
Every person who shall willfully interrupt or disturb any town or ward meeting, any assembly of people met for religious worship, any military funeral or memorial service, any public or private school, any meeting lawfully and peaceably held for purposes of moral, literary or scientific improvement, or any other lawful meeting, exhibition or entertainment, either within or without the place where the meeting or school is held, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 278, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 344, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 396, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 607, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 11-11-1; P.L. 2007, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 212, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-11 - Disorderly Conduct › Section 11-11-2. - Use of dangerous or offensive instruments or substances to disturb public assemblies.

§ 11-11-2. Use of dangerous or offensive instruments or substances to disturb public assemblies.
Any person who shall willfully place in, on, about, or upon any theater, motion picture house, hall, or other building or place where people are assembled for the purpose of entertainment or instruction, any substance or thing that does or is liable to interrupt and disturb the peace and order of that place, or is liable to interrupt, disturb, or throw into confusion or endanger the life and limb of persons assembled in that place, or which is liable to or does cause injury to the property of the owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupant of the theater, motion picture house, hall, or other building or place, or whoever willfully throws into, against or upon, or puts, places, and explodes or causes to be placed or exploded in or upon any theater, motion picture house, hall, or any other building or place of public assemblage, any bomb, torpedo, or other instrument or package loaded or filled with any explosive or offensive substance with intent unlawfully to destroy or injure the theater, motion picture house, hall, or other building or place of public assemblage, shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years, or shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 76; P.L. 1932, ch. 1921, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 86; G.L. 1956, § 11-11-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-11 - Disorderly Conduct › Section 11-11-3. - Carrying on business or entertainment in vicinity of religious meeting.

§ 11-11-3. Carrying on business or entertainment in vicinity of religious meeting.
Whenever any religious society shall hold any camp, tent, grove or other out-door meeting, or the Society of General Six-principle Baptists of Rhode Island and Massachusetts shall hold their annual “general meeting,” for any purpose connected with the object for which the religious society was organized, no person, without the consent of the religious society or of its proper officers, shall keep in any shop, tent, booth, wagon or carriage or other place, for sale, or expose for sale any spirituous or intoxicating liquors or other drinks or food or merchandise of any kind, or hawk or peddle any liquors or merchandise mentioned in this section within one mile of the place of the meeting, nor shall any person engage in gaming, horse racing, or exhibit or offer to exhibit any show or play within the like distance of one mile of a meeting; and every person violating any provision of this section shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) nor less than five dollars ($5.00) or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be so construed as to prevent innkeepers, grocers, or other persons from pursuing their ordinary business at their usual place of doing business, nor to prevent any person from selling victuals in his or her usual place of abode.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 121, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 147, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 152, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 607, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 11-11-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-11 - Disorderly Conduct › Section 11-11-4. - Prevention from carrying on employment.

§ 11-11-4. Prevention from carrying on employment.
Every person who, by himself or herself or in concert with other persons, shall attempt by force, violence, threats or intimidation of any kind to prevent, or who shall prevent, any other person from entering upon and pursuing any employment, upon any terms and conditions as that person may think proper, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) or be imprisoned not exceeding ninety (90) days.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 278, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 344, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 396, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 607, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 11-11-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-11 - Disorderly Conduct › Section 11-11-5. - Profanity.

§ 11-11-5. Profanity.
Every person who shall be guilty of profane swearing and cursing shall be fined not exceeding five dollars ($5.00).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 281, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 347, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 399, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 11-11-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-11 - Disorderly Conduct › Section 11-11-7. - Overcrowded assembly.

§ 11-11-7. Overcrowded assembly.
(a)
The occupant load permitted in any assembly building structure, or portion of it, shall be determined by dividing the net floor area or space assigned to that use by the square feet per occupant as follows:
(1)
An assembly area of concentrated use without fixed seats such as an auditorium, gymnasium, church, chapel, dance floor, and lodge room, seven square feet (7 sq. ft.) per person.
(2)
An assembly area of less concentrated use such as conference rooms, dining room, drinking establishments, exhibit room, or lounge, fifteen square feet (15 sq. ft.) per person.
(3)
Standing room or waiting space, five square feet (5 sq. ft.) per person; provided, that aisle area, except rear cross aisles, shall not be considered in determining the number of standing patrons allowed.
(b)
Any residential structure, or portion of it, that is used by persons to assemble for consumption of food or drink shall not exceed the occupant load as determined by dividing the net floor area or space assigned to that use by the square feet per occupant as follows:
(1)
Any individual single family dwelling or any unit in a multi-family dwelling or apartment house, fifteen (15) net square feet per person;
(2)
A public space associated with a single family dwelling or any multi-family dwelling or apartment house, fifteen (15) net square feet per person.
(c) Penalty.
If any person in control or possession of a building or structure, or portion of it, fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the assembly shall be reduced to the limit set forth by this section and the person in control or possession of a building or structure shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and fined an amount not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense with notice of the offense sent by certified mail to the owner of the building or structure. The fine shall double for the second offense and triple for the third offense with all notices of the offenses sent to the owner of the building by certified mail. In the event there are more than three (3) offenses at a building or structure, the owner shall also be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 79, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 219, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-12 - Dueling and Fighting › Section 11-12-1. - Engaging in duel.

§ 11-12-1. Engaging in duel.
Every person who shall voluntarily engage in a duel with any dangerous weapon, to the hazard of life, shall be imprisoned not exceeding seven (7) years nor less than one year.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 11-12-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-12 - Dueling and Fighting › Section 11-12-2. - Challenging or accepting challenge to duel.

§ 11-12-2. Challenging or accepting challenge to duel.
Every person who shall challenge another to fight a duel with any dangerous weapon, to the hazard of life, and every person who shall accept a challenge to fight such duel, although no duel be fought, shall be imprisoned not exceeding seven (7) years nor less than one year.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 11-12-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-12 - Dueling and Fighting › Section 11-12-3. - Duel without state resulting in death within state.

§ 11-12-3. Duel without state resulting in death within state.
Every person, being an inhabitant of or resident in this state, who shall fight a duel outside the jurisdiction of this state, by previous appointment or engagement made within this state, and in the duel shall inflict a mortal wound upon any person of which the person so injured shall afterwards die within this state, shall be deemed to be guilty of murder within this state and may be indicted or charged by information, tried, convicted and sentenced in the county in which the death shall happen.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 11-12-3; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-12 - Dueling and Fighting › Section 11-12-4. - Seconding fatal duel outside state.

§ 11-12-4. Seconding fatal duel outside state.
Every person being an inhabitant of or resident in this state who shall, by previous appointment or engagement made within this state, be the second of either party in any duel as is mentioned in § 11-12-3 and shall be present as the second when the mortal wound is inflicted, of which death shall ensue within this state, shall be deemed to be an accessory before the fact to the crime of murder within this state, and may be indicted or charged by information, tried, convicted and sentenced within the county where the death shall happen.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 11-12-4; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-12 - Dueling and Fighting › Section 11-12-5. - Plea of former jeopardy.

§ 11-12-5. Plea of former jeopardy.
Any person indicted under either § 11-12-3 or 11-12-4 may plead a former conviction or acquittal of the same offense in the state or county in which the duel was fought, and that plea, if admitted or established, shall bar all further proceedings against the person for the same offense within this state.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 11-12-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-12 - Dueling and Fighting › Section 11-12-6. - Fighting by appointment.

§ 11-12-6. Fighting by appointment.
Every person who shall, by previous appointment or arrangement, meet another person and engage in a fight, shall be imprisoned not more than ten (10) years or be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 11-12-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-12 - Dueling and Fighting › Section 11-12-7. - Aiding fight by appointment.

§ 11-12-7. Aiding fight by appointment.
Every person who shall be present at any fight as provided in § 11-12-6 as an aid, second or surgeon, or who shall advise, encourage or promote the fight, shall be imprisoned not more than five (5) years or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 11-12-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-12 - Dueling and Fighting › Section 11-12-8. - Leaving state to fight by appointment.

§ 11-12-8. Leaving state to fight by appointment.
Every person who shall, by previous appointment or engagement, leave this state and engage in a fight with another person outside the limits of this state shall be imprisoned not more than five (5) years or be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), and may be indicted or charged by information, tried, convicted and sentenced in any county in this state.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 11-12-8; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-12 - Dueling and Fighting › Section 11-12-9. - Arrest of fighters.

§ 11-12-9. Arrest of fighters.
A deputy sheriff, town sergeant, town constable, or police officer shall immediately arrest in any county any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 11-12-6 — 11-12-8, and shall detain the person until a warrant can be obtained for his or her arrest.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 11-12-9; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 31; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 13; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-13 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 11-13-2. - Limitation of prosecutions — Fines.

§ 11-13-2. Limitation of prosecutions — Fines.
No complaint for a violation of any of the provisions of § 11-13-1 shall be sustained unless it shall be brought within thirty (30) days after the commission of the offense, and all fines for such violation shall enure one-half (½) to the complainant and one-half (½) to the state.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 110, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 11-13-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-13 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 11-13-3. - Sale of fulminate cartridges or contrivances to minors.

§ 11-13-3. Sale of fulminate cartridges or contrivances to minors.
(a)
No person shall sell to any child under the age of fifteen (15) years, without the written consent of a parent or guardian of the child, any cartridge or fixed ammunition of which any fulminate is a component part, or any gun, pistol or other mechanical contrivance arranged for the explosion of the cartridge or of any fulminate. Nothing in this section shall authorize the sale of any blank cartridge except as provided in § 11-13-5.
(b)
Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 110, §§ 7, 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, §§ 7, 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, §§ 7, 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, §§ 8, 9; G.L. 1956, § 11-13-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-13 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 11-13-4. - Toy canes or devices for firing blanks.

§ 11-13-4. Toy canes or devices for firing blanks.
No person or persons shall sell, expose for sale, possess with intent to sell or use, or discharge or use, within this state, any repeating toy cane for discharging any explosive, any toy pistol, or any other toy device designed or used for the discharge of blank cartridges.
History of Section.
P.L. 1905, ch. 1244, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 11-13-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-13 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 11-13-5. - Sale of blanks to minors.

§ 11-13-5. Sale of blanks to minors.
No person shall sell or offer to sell blank cartridges to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age.
History of Section.
P.L. 1905, ch. 1244, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 11-13-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-13 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 11-13-6. - Penalty for unlawful devices.

§ 11-13-6. Penalty for unlawful devices.
Any person violating any of the provisions of § 11-13-4 or 11-13-5 shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1905, ch. 1244, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 11-13-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-13 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 11-13-7. - Unlawful firecrackers.

§ 11-13-7. Unlawful firecrackers.
Every person who shall sell, expose for sale, possess with intent to sell, use, or explode, or use or explode any firecracker containing any explosive other than gunpowder shall be fined not more than twenty dollars ($20.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1896, ch. 342, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 11-13-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-13 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 11-13-8. - Delivery or transportation of unmarked explosives or inflammable substances.

§ 11-13-8. Delivery or transportation of unmarked explosives or inflammable substances.
Every person who shall knowingly deliver or cause to be delivered to any person or carrier any box, can, or other package of nitroglycerine, gunpowder, naphtha, or other equally inflammable and explosive substance, material, or fluid, not marked with a plain and legible label describing its contents, or who shall remove or cause to be removed any such label or mark, or who shall carry or cause to be carried on any vessel, car, or vehicle operated in the transportation of passengers by a common carrier, which vessel, car, or vehicle is carrying passengers for hire, any box, can, or other package of nitroglycerine, gunpowder, naphtha, guncotton or substance or material containing guncotton, or any other equally inflammable and explosive material, substance, or fluid, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisoned not more than five (5) years.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 47; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 50; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 50; P.L. 1926, ch. 857, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 50; G.L. 1956, § 11-13-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-13 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 11-13-9. - Placing of explosive devices — Threats — Possession of readily convertible components.

§ 11-13-9. Placing of explosive devices — Threats — Possession of readily convertible components.
(a)
Every person who, without lawful authority, places a bomb, explosive device, or any destructive or incendiary device or substance, or falsely reports the placing of a bomb, explosive device, or any destructive or incendiary device or substance, shall upon conviction be imprisoned not less than three (3) years nor more than twenty (20) years and fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b)
Every person who threatens to place a bomb, explosive device, or any destructive or incendiary device or substance shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than ten (10) years and fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(c)
Whoever, without lawful authority, has in their possession or under their control any bomb, explosive device, or any destructive or incendiary device or substance, or combination of materials that are readily convertible to a bomb, explosive device, or any destructive or incendiary device or substance, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three (3) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 232, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 281, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 2, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-14 - False Personation › Section 11-14-1. - Impersonation of public officer.

§ 11-14-1. Impersonation of public officer.
Every person who shall falsely assume or pretend to be a judge, justice of the peace, warden, deputy sheriff, alderman, member of any city or town council, city or town clerk, city sergeant, constable, correctional officer, any other officer of any city or town in this state as well as any out-of-state police, or the attorney general, deputy attorney general, assistant or special assistant attorney general, and shall act as such, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, §17; G.L. 1956, § 11-14-1; P.L. 1996, ch. 318, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 586, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 32; P.L. 2013, ch. 327, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 392, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-14 - False Personation › Section 11-14-2. - Impersonation of town sealer, auctioneer, corder, or fence-viewer.

§ 11-14-2. Impersonation of town sealer, auctioneer, corder, or fence-viewer.
Every person who shall falsely assume or pretend to be a town sealer of weights and measures, auctioneer, corder of wood, or fence-viewer, and shall act as such, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 11-14-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-14 - False Personation › Section 11-14-4. - Unauthorized wearing of organizational insignia.

§ 11-14-4. Unauthorized wearing of organizational insignia.
Any person not a member, respectively, of the Society of Cincinnati; Society of the War of 1812; Aztec Club of 1847; Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States; Grand Army of the Republic; National Association of Naval Veterans of the United States; Society of the Army of the Potomac; Society of the Army of the Cumberland; Society of the Army of Ohio; Society of the Army of Tennessee; Society of the Burnside Expedition; Society of the Ninth Army Corps; Sons of Veterans, United States of America; Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the Revolution; United Spanish-American War Veterans; Women’s Relief Corps; Ladies’ Aid Society; Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States; Knights of Pythias; Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassan; American Legion; Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States; Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; Fraternal Order of Police; International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO), the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) whether it be IAFF windshield decals or IAFF license plate emblems or both; or any person not a member respectively of any other society or association or of any labor union which shall have registered in the office of the secretary of state a facsimile or duplicate or description of its name, badge, decoration, insignia, button, emblem, or rosette, who shall use or wear, respectively, the name, badge, decoration, insignia, button, emblem, or rosette of that organization, unless he or she shall be entitled to use or wear it, respectively under the constitution, bylaws, or rules and regulations of the societies or orders, respectively, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 22; P.L. 1900, ch. 742, § 1; P.L. 1906, ch. 1358, § 1; P.L 1907, ch. 1448, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 31; P.L. 1909, ch. 439, § 1; P.L. 1918, ch. 1642, § 1; P.L. 1920, ch. 1833, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 11-14-4; P.L. 1968, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 474, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 390, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-14 - False Personation › Section 11-14-5. - Unauthorized use of American Federation of Musicians label.

§ 11-14-5. Unauthorized use of American Federation of Musicians label.
Any person who willfully uses or displays the label or logo of the American Federation of Musicians without the written permission of, or in any manner not authorized by, the federation shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 70, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-14 - False Personation › Section 11-14-6. - Impersonation of a public utility company employee.

§ 11-14-6. Impersonation of a public utility company employee.
Every person who shall falsely assume or pretend to be an employee of a public utility company, or the employee of a nonregulated power producer, and act as such so as to gain or attempt to gain entry into any residence or business, for any purpose, shall be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months, or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 128, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-15 - Flags and Emblems › Section 11-15-1. - Definition of terms.

§ 11-15-1. Definition of terms.
“Flag,” “standard,” “color,” or “ensign,” as used in §§ 11-15-1 — 11-15-3, includes any flag, standard, color, ensign, or any picture or representation of either of them, made of any substance, or represented on any substance, and of any size, evidently purporting to be either of the flag, standard, color, or ensign of the United States of America, or a picture or a representation of either of them, upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars, and the stripes, in any number of either of them, or by which the person seeing the picture or representation, without deliberation, may believe it to represent the flag, colors, standards, or ensign of the United States of America.
History of Section.
P.L. 1902, ch. 986, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 40; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 40; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 39; G.L. 1956, § 11-15-1.