Rhode Island

Rhode Island General Laws — Title 11, Criminal Offenses

760 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 11-41-16.1 — Sale or concealment of leased personal property
• § 11-41-17 — Unauthorized transfer of vehicle sold on conditional sale
• § 11-41-18 — Defacement or conversion of rental battery
• § 11-41-19 — Refusal to return rental battery
• § 11-41-2 — Receiving stolen goods
• § 11-41-20 — Shoplifting
• § 11-41-20.1 — Shoplifting — Use of implements in concealment
• § 11-41-21 — Shoplifting — Enforcement
• § 11-41-22 — Severability of shoplifting provisions
• § 11-41-23 — Larceny of marine equipment
• § 11-41-24 — Habitual offender
• § 11-41-25 — Siphoning of gasoline
• § 11-41-25.1 — Theft of motor fuel
• § 11-41-26 — Two-way mirrors and video cameras in retail store’s dressing rooms prohibited
• § 11-41-27 — Wrongful conversion by officer or state or municipal employee
• § 11-41-28 — Civil restitution for shoplifting
• § 11-41-29 — Insurance fraud — Prohibited activities
• § 11-41-3 — Embezzlement and fraudulent conversion
• § 11-41-30 — Fraud as to health insurer
• § 11-41-31 — Pension revocation
• § 11-41-32 — Theft of historic stone walls
• § 11-41-33 — Larceny of farm products
• § 11-41-34 — Fraud against the department of human services
• § 11-41-4 — Obtaining property by false pretenses or personation
• § 11-41-5 — Penalties for larceny
• § 11-41-6 — Attempted larceny
• § 11-41-7 — Larceny from the person
• § 11-41-8 — Stealing of animals
• § 11-41-9 — Theft of poultry — Receiving stolen poultry
• § 11-42-1 — Excessive fees or bond demanded by public officer
• § 11-42-1.1 — Extortion by public official
• § 11-42-1.2 — Kickbacks from public works projects
• § 11-42-2 — Extortion and blackmail
• § 11-42-4 — Threats to public officials
• § 11-42-5 — Simulating legal process
• § 11-43-1 — Treason
• § 11-43-10 — Arrest and commitment of persons charged
• § 11-43-2 — Proof required for treason
• § 11-43-3 — Misprision of treason
• § 11-43-7 — Unlawful exercise of functions of state office
• § 11-43-8 — Venue of indictments or information and prosecutions
• § 11-43-9 — Indorsement of complaints
• § 11-44-1 — Vandalism — Obstruction of lawful pursuits
• § 11-44-10 — Injurious substances on baiting places
• § 11-44-11 — Injury to boundary or line markers
• § 11-44-12 — Injury to public property
• § 11-44-12.1 — Damage to instrumentality of public transportation
• § 11-44-13 — Injury to public statues and monuments
• § 11-44-14 — Breaking lamps or windows
• § 11-44-15 — Injuring or destroying books and other property of libraries, archives, or other records repositories
• § 11-44-16 — Removal of gravel from or deposit of debris on Easton’s Beach
• § 11-44-17 — Enforcement of § 11-44-16
• § 11-44-18 — Bounds of Easton’s Beach
• § 11-44-19 — Deposit of debris on Middletown beaches
• § 11-44-2 — Injury or removal of vegetation — Buildings and fences
• § 11-44-20 — Property of life saving corps — Interference or deception
• § 11-44-21 — Vandalizing alarms or call boxes — False alarms
• § 11-44-21.1 — Graffiti — Defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property
• § 11-44-21.2 — Restitution or removal of graffiti — Rescission of order suspending or invalidating operator’s license or learner’s permit
• § 11-44-22 — Throwing articles at moving vehicles
• § 11-44-23 — Throwing objects at police officer, firefighter or police or fire vehicles
• § 11-44-24 — Blocking or obstructing public rights-of-way to water
• § 11-44-25 — Deposit of debris on public rights-of-way to water
• § 11-44-26 — Willful trespass — Remaining on land after warning — Exemption for tenants holding over
• § 11-44-26.1 — Mandatory minimum fine for willful trespass within school buildings
• § 11-44-27 — Fishing from Jamestown Bridge prohibited
• § 11-44-28 — Trespass upon premises of private recreational facilities
• § 11-44-29 — Willful breaking of glass
• § 11-44-3 — Arrest and detention of persons taking fruits and vegetables
• § 11-44-30 — Posting of signs — Types
• § 11-44-31 — Desecration of places of public assemblage
• § 11-44-32 — Clearance of public rights of way
• § 11-44-4 — Shooting, trapping or fishing on posted lands — Destruction of signs
• § 11-44-5 — Willful damage while hunting, trapping or fishing
• § 11-44-6 — Defacement of bank bills and notes
• § 11-44-7 — Misappropriation of vehicle, boat, or animal
• § 11-44-8 — Injury to or interference with water-control structures
• § 11-44-9 — Firing of weapon near baiting place
• § 11-45-1 — Disorderly conduct
• § 11-45-2 — Indecent exposure — Disorderly conduct
• § 11-46-1 — Boats required to have underwater exhaust
• § 11-46-2 — Penalty for violations
• § 11-46-3 — Power boats on Spring Lake
• § 11-46-4 — Enforcement
• § 11-47-1 — Short title
• § 11-47-10 — License or permit not required to carry to target range
• § 11-47-11 — License or permit to carry concealed pistol or revolver
• § 11-47-12 — License or permit fee
• § 11-47-13 — Revocation of license or permit
• § 11-47-14 — Licenses and permits to banks and carriers
• § 11-47-15 — Proof of ability required for license or permit
• § 11-47-15.1 — Qualifications required of law enforcement officers appointed after June 6, 1970
• § 11-47-15.2 — Definitions of law enforcement firing positions
• § 11-47-15.3 — Commission on law enforcement standards and training
• § 11-47-16 — Certification of qualification
• § 11-47-16.1 — Special commission on law enforcement weapons qualifications of retired officers
• § 11-47-17 — Qualifications required of law enforcement officers appointed after June 17, 1959
• § 11-47-17.1 — Mandatory or discretionary nature of § 11-47-15.1 requirements — Qualification reports to be filed
• § 11-47-18 — License or permit issued by attorney general on showing of need — Issuance to retired police officers
• § 11-47-19 — Machine gun manufacturers’ licenses or permits
• § 11-47-2 — Definitions
• § 11-47-20 — Sale or possession of silencers
• § 11-47-20.1 — Armor-piercing bullets
• § 11-47-20.2 — Possession during commission of a felony
• § 11-47-20.3 — Injury or death of law enforcement officer
• § 11-47-20.4 — Body armor
• § 11-47-21 — Restrictions on possession or carrying of explosives or noxious substances
• § 11-47-22 — Forfeiture and destruction of unlawful firearms
• § 11-47-23 — False information in securing firearm or license — Straw purchases
• § 11-47-24 — Alteration of marks of identification on firearms
• § 11-47-25 — Antique firearms and collections
• § 11-47-26 — Penalties for violations
• § 11-47-27 — Standard of proof under §§ 11-47-1 — 11-47-34
• § 11-47-28 — Arrest and detention for possession of firearms
• § 11-47-29 — Certification of conviction of alien
• § 11-47-3 — Carrying dangerous weapons or substances when committing crime of violence
• § 11-47-3.1 — Carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence
• § 11-47-3.2 — Using a firearm when committing a crime of violence
• § 11-47-30 — Transfer or delivery of firearms to minors
• § 11-47-31 — Sale, transfer or delivery of ammunition to minors
• § 11-47-32 — Possession of ammunition by minor
• § 11-47-33 — Possession of firearms by minors
• § 11-47-35 — Sale of concealable weapons — Safety courses and tests — Issuance of permits to certain government officers
• § 11-47-35.1 — Persons exempt from § 11-47-35
• § 11-47-35.2 — Sale of rifles/shotguns
• § 11-47-35.3 — Annual report on application process administration
• § 11-47-36 — Purchase of concealable firearms from out of state dealers
• § 11-47-37 — Sale to minors and others forbidden
• § 11-47-37.1 — Persons exempt from age restrictions
• § 11-47-38 — Dealers to be licensed
• § 11-47-39 — Issuance and conditions of dealer’s license
• § 11-47-4 — Being armed prima facie evidence of intention
• § 11-47-40 — Register of sales of firearms — Display of firearms
• § 11-47-41 — Government firearm registration prohibited
• § 11-47-42 — Weapons other than firearms prohibited
• § 11-47-43 — Collectors and police officers exempt from § 11-47-42
• § 11-47-44 — Standard of proof under §§ 11-47-42 and 11-47-43
• § 11-47-45 — Arrest and detention for possession of weapon prohibited by § 11-47-42
• § 11-47-46 — Sections 11-47-42 — 11-47-45 inapplicable to firearms
• § 11-47-47 — Display of weapons
• § 11-47-48 — Report of gunshot wounds
• § 11-47-48.1 — Report of lost or stolen weapons
• § 11-47-49 — Firing across highways prohibited
• § 11-47-49.1 — Firing in Blackstone Valley Flood Plain prohibited
• § 11-47-5 — Possession of firearms by certain persons prohibited
• § 11-47-5.1 — Larceny of a firearm
• § 11-47-5.2 — Possession of a stolen firearm
• § 11-47-5.3 — Surrender of firearms by persons convicted of domestic violence offenses
• § 11-47-5.4 — Surrender of firearms after domestic violence offenses
• § 11-47-5.5 — Motion to lift firearms prohibition for persons convicted of specified misdemeanor domestic violence offenses — Consecutive prohibitions — Return of surrendered firearms
• § 11-47-50 — Firing without landowner’s permission — Firing in compact area
• § 11-47-51 — Loaded rifles and shotguns in vehicles and roadways
• § 11-47-51.1 — Discharge of firearm or incendiary or explosive substance or device from motor vehicle
• § 11-47-52 — Carrying of weapon while under the influence of liquor or drugs
• § 11-47-53 — Limitation of prosecutions under §§ 11-47-49 — 11-47-52 — Fines
• § 11-47-54 — Licensing of shooting galleries
• § 11-47-55 — Enforcement of chapter
• § 11-47-56 — Constitutionality
• § 11-47-57 — “Mace” or similar substances
• § 11-47-58 — Firearms — State preemption
• § 11-47-59 — Possession of knife during commission of crime
• § 11-47-6 — Mental incompetents and drug addicts prohibited from possession of firearms
• § 11-47-60 — Possession of firearms on school grounds
• § 11-47-60.1 — Safe storage — Unsafe storage of a firearm
• § 11-47-60.2 — Possession of weapons on school grounds — Notification
• § 11-47-60.3 — Trigger lock required
• § 11-47-60.4 — Secure storage information and awareness
• § 11-47-61 — Drive-by shootings
• § 11-47-62 — Rifle ranges — Immunity from prosecution — Criminal or civil
• § 11-47-63 — Relief from disqualifiers program
• § 11-47-64 — Sale of ammunition
• § 11-47-7 — Possession of firearm by alien
• § 11-47-8 — License or permit required for carrying pistol — Other weapons prohibited
• § 11-47-8.1 — Modification of semi-automatic weapon
• § 11-47-9 — Persons exempt from restrictions
• § 11-47-9.1 — Additional exemptions
• § 11-48-1 — “Person” defined
• § 11-48-2 — Sale, possession, and use
• § 11-48-3 — Penalty for violation
• § 11-49-1 — Definitions
• § 11-49-10 — Penalties
• § 11-49-11 — Chapter not exclusive
• § 11-49-12 — Severability
• § 11-49-13 — Short title
• § 11-49-2 — False statement as to financial condition or identity
• § 11-49-3 — Theft — Obtaining credit card through fraudulent means
• § 11-49-4 — Fraudulent use of credit or debit cards
• § 11-49-5 — Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services
• § 11-49-6 — Possession of machinery, plates or other contrivance or incomplete credit cards
• § 11-49-6.1 — Publishing information for fraudulent purposes
• § 11-49-7 — Receipt of money, goods and services obtained by fraudulent use of credit cards
• § 11-49-8 — Defense not available
• § 11-5-1 — Assault with intent to commit specified felonies
• § 11-5-10 — Assault on persons 60 years of age or older causing bodily injury
• § 11-5-10.1 — Assault on persons 60 years of age or older causing serious bodily injury
• § 11-5-10.2 — Assault on persons with severe impairments causing serious bodily injury
• § 11-5-10.3 — Assault on persons 60 years of age or older by caretaker causing bodily injury
• § 11-5-10.4 — Assault on persons 60 years of age or older by caretaker causing serious bodily injury
• § 11-5-11 — Assault on persons with severe impairments
• § 11-5-12 — Abuse, neglect and/or exploitation of adults with severe impairments