2018 -- S 2604 | |
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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 -GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
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Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, and Lynch Prata | |
Date Introduced: March 01, 2018 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 11-1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-1 entitled "General |
2 | Provisions" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 11-1-2. Felony, misdemeanor -- Petty misdemeanor, and violation distinguished. |
4 | Unless otherwise provided, any criminal offense which at any given time may be |
5 | punished by imprisonment for a term of more than one year, or by a fine of more than one |
6 | thousand dollars ($1,000), is declared to be a felony; any criminal offense which may be |
7 | punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than six (6) months and not exceeding one year, |
8 | or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, is declared to be a |
9 | misdemeanor; any criminal offense which may be punishable by imprisonment for a term not |
10 | exceeding six (6) months or solely by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both, |
11 | and not more than one thousand dollars ($1000) is declared to be a petty misdemeanor; and any |
12 | offense which may be punished by only a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) is |
13 | declared to be a violation. |
14 | 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 -GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
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1 | This act would further delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty |
2 | misdemeanor. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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