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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - BIGAMY AND ADULTERY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, McEntee, Knight, Keable, and Marshall

     Date Introduced: February 07, 2018

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 11-6-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-6 entitled "Bigamy and

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Adultery" is hereby repealed.

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     11-6-2. Adultery.

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     Every person who shall commit adultery shall be fined not exceeding five hundred

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dollars ($500); and illicit sexual intercourse between any two (2) persons, where either of them is

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married, shall be deemed adultery in each.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - BIGAMY AND ADULTERY

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     This act would repeal ยง 11-6-2 of the general laws wherein any individual who commits

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adultery shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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