Title 21
Food and Drugs

Chapter 28
Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Article IV
Offenses and Penalties

R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-4.07.1



§ 21-28-4.07.1.  Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools.

Any person who violates § 21-28-4.01(A), 21-28-4.01.1, or 21-28-4.07 by distributing or manufacturing a controlled substance listed in schedules I or II in the building or on the grounds, or within three hundred (300) yards of the grounds of a public or private elementary, vocational, or secondary school, or public park or playground shall be punished by a term of imprisonment or fine, or both, up to twice that authorized by § 21-28-4.01(A) or 21-28-4.07, but not exceeding life imprisonment.

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 253, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 282, § 1.