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Section 11-5-11. – Assault on persons with severe impairments.

§ 11-5-11. Assault on persons with severe impairments. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “adult” means a person over the age of eighteen (18). (2) “major life activities” means: (i) mobility; (ii) self-care; (iii) communication; (iv) receptive and/or expressive language; (v) learning; (vi) self-direction; (vii) capacity for independent living; or (viii) economic self-sufficiency. […]

Section 11-5-3. – Simple assault or battery.

§ 11-5-3. Simple assault or battery. (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 11-5-2, every person who shall make an assault or battery or both shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. (b) Where the provisions of “The Domestic Violence Prevention Act”, chapter 29 of […]

Section 11-5-3.1. – Assault or battery upon delivery person.

§ 11-5-3.1. Assault or battery upon delivery person. (a) “Delivery person” means any person engaged in the commercial delivery of any item, food product, or anything else of value to any home, residence, or business. (b) Every person who shall make an assault or battery upon any delivery person in the execution of the delivery […]

Section 11-5-4. – Assault with dangerous weapon in dwelling house.

§ 11-5-4. Assault with dangerous weapon in dwelling house. Whoever, being armed with a dangerous weapon, assaults another with intent to rob or murder, shall, if the assault is committed within a dwelling house, be punished by imprisonment in the adult correctional institution for not less than ten (10) years to life. History of Section.R.P.L. […]