Charges and penalties
How offenses are graded, jail ranges, fines, and repeat offense steps.
22 sections
- AssaultR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-3 — simple assault up to a year, and felony assault with a weapon or a serious injury up to twenty years
- Felony, Misdemeanor, ViolationR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-1-2 — the maximum sentence sets the level, with one year and $1,000 as the line
- Breaking a Protective OrderR.I. Gen. Laws § 15-15-3 — a misdemeanor once the order is known, up to a year or $1,000, and contempt besides
- Stalking and HarassmentR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-59-2 — a felony up to five years, and cyberstalking a misdemeanor the first time
- Intimate ImagesR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-64-3 — sharing a private sexual image without consent, including one altered digitally, and threats to share
- TheftR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-5 — a misdemeanor up to $1,500, and felonies above it, with more for an older victim
- ShopliftingR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-20 — a misdemeanor, at least $50 or twice the price, up to $500, or up to a year
- Bad ChecksR.I. Gen. Laws § 19-9-24 — a check up to $1,500 written knowing the money is not there, up to $500 or a year
- Identity TheftR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49.1-4 — up to three years for a first identity fraud, and five to ten for a third
- Cruelty to AnimalsR.I. Gen. Laws § 4-1-2 — up to eleven months or $500 for cruelty, up to six years for a repeat, and no pet left in a hot car
- Who Cannot CarryR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-5 — a crime of violence, a domestic violence conviction or a protective order, and two to ten years for a firearm anywayalso here
- Banned Guns and MagazinesR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47.2-2 — no sale or purchase of a prohibited firearm, and no magazine over ten roundsalso here
- Disorderly ConductR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-45-1 — fighting, unreasonable noise, provoking words, blocking a way, and up to six monthsalso here
- Resisting and FleeingR.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-10 — no force against even an illegal arrest, and eluding a pursuit at fifteen miles over the limitalso here
- Bail After an ArrestR.I. Gen. Laws § 12-13-1 — release on recognizance with surety, and pretrial release without bail on conditionsalso here
- DUI PenaltiesR.I. Gen. Laws § 31-27-2 — .08%, then tiers at .1% and .15%, and a third offense inside ten years is a felonyalso here
- Underage DrinkingR.I. Gen. Laws § 3-8-10 — a fine that rises with each offense, community service, and a driver's license suspendedalso here
- Cannabis and DrugsR.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-22 — from twenty-one years of age, one ounce in public, ten ounces and six plants at home, and no smoking where tobacco is barredalso here
- Reckless and Aggressive DrivingR.I. Gen. Laws § 31-27-4 — reckless driving a misdemeanor, aggressive driving $260 to $500, and street racingalso here
- A Death Behind the WheelR.I. Gen. Laws § 31-27-1 — driving so as to endanger, up to ten years, and under the influence, five to fifteenalso here
- Driving While SuspendedR.I. Gen. Laws § 31-11-18 — a civil penalty for each of the first violations, and a misdemeanor at the fourthalso here
- Clearing a RecordR.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-3 — five clean years after a misdemeanor, ten after a felony, and no crime of violencealso here
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