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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 - ASSAULTS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives O`Grady, and Chippendale

     Date Introduced: January 24, 2018

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 11-5 of the General Laws entitled "Assaults" is hereby amended by

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adding thereto the following section:

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     11-5-18. Assault on a person with a developmental disability.

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     Any person who shall commit an assault or battery on any person with a developmental

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disability as defined in ยง 40.1-1-8.1 shall be deemed to have committed a felony and shall be

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punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and a fine of not more than one

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thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

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     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 - ASSAULTS

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     This act would make it a felony to commit an assault on a person with developmental

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disabilities.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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