Title 11
Criminal Offenses

Chapter 60
Assisted Suicide

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-60-1

§ 11-60-1. Legislative findings.

The General Assembly finds and declares that the welfare of the citizens of the state requires that vulnerable persons be protected from suicide and that the cost to the taxpayers of enforcing laws preventing assisted suicides will be reduced by promoting civil enforcement of such laws.

History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 183, § 1.