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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
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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: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 11-1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-1 entitled "General |
2 | Provisions" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 11-1-2. Felony, misdemeanor -- Petty misdemeanor, and violation distinguished. |
4 | (a) Unless otherwise provided, any criminal offense which at any given time may be |
5 | punished by imprisonment for a term of more than one year, or by a fine of more than one thousand |
6 | dollars ($1,000), is declared to be a felony; any criminal offense which may be punishable by |
7 | imprisonment for a term of more than six (6) months and not exceeding one year three hundred |
8 | sixty-four (364) days, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, is |
9 | declared to be a or solely by a fine of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, is declared |
10 | to be a misdemeanor; any criminal offense which may be punishable by imprisonment for a term |
11 | not exceeding six (6) months or solely by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or |
12 | both, and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) is declared to be a petty misdemeanor; and |
13 | any offense which may be punished by only a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) is |
14 | declared to be a violation. |
15 | (b) Whenever the 7 phrase "one year" appears in any provision of the general or public |
16 | laws in reference to the 8 maximum sentence of imprisonment that may be imposed, such phrase |
17 | shall mean, be interpreted 9 as, and be applied as three hundred sixty-four (364) days. |
18 | 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 -- GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
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1 | This act would further delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty |
2 | misdemeanor. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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