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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Lima, and Costantino

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2023

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 11-8 of the General Laws entitled "Burglary and Breaking and

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Entering" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     11-8-4.1. Smash and grab prohibited.

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     (a) The concerted action by at least two (2) or more people who, acting together, break and

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enter or ransack or smash doors or windows of any retail establishment in order to steal and make

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off with retail items shall be imprisoned for ten (10) years, and shall not be afforded the benefit of

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suspension or deferment of sentence nor of probation.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING

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     This act would create a mandatory jail sentence of ten (10) years for two (2) or more people

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who break into a business with the intent to steal.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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