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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, Anderson, Ciccone, and Quezada

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2021

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 11-1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-1 entitled "General

Provisions" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     11-1-2. Felony, misdemeanor -- Petty misdemeanor, and violation distinguished.

     Unless otherwise provided, any criminal offense which at any given time may be punished

by imprisonment for a term of more than one year, or by a fine of more than one thousand dollars

($1,000), is declared to be a felony; any criminal offense which may be punishable by imprisonment

for a term of more than six (6) months and not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not more than

one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, is declared to be a or solely by a fine of more than one

thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, is declared to be a misdemeanor; any criminal offense which

may be punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months or solely by a fine of

not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both, and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000)

is declared to be a petty misdemeanor; and any offense which may be punished by only a fine of

not more than five hundred dollars ($500) is declared to be a violation.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS

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     This act would further delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty

misdemeanor.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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