§ 11-5-3 Simple assault or battery. – (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 11-5-2, every person who shall make an assault or battery or both shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
(b) Where the provisions of "The Domestic Violence Prevention
Act", chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of
this section shall also include the penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.
(G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 20; C.P.A. 1905, § 1171; G.L. 1909, ch. 343,
§ 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 20; G.L.
1956, § 11-5-3; P.L. 1988, ch. 539, § 8; P.L. 1992, ch. 329, §
1.)