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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 11-5-2.3. – Domestic assault by strangulation.

§ 11-5-2.3. Domestic assault by strangulation. (a) Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, by strangulation, on a family or household member as defined in subsection 12-29-2(b), shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years. (b) Where the provisions of “The Domestic Violence Prevention Act,” chapter 29 […]

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 […]