Section 11-5-2.1. – Felony assault by use of devices similar in appearance to a firearm.
§ 11-5-2.1. Felony assault by use of devices similar in appearance to a firearm. (a) Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, with any device manufactured and designed to be substantially similar in appearance to a firearm shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years if serious […]
Section 11-5-2.2. – Battery — Criminal negligence.
§ 11-5-2.2. Battery — Criminal negligence. (a) When serious bodily injury, as defined in § 11-5-2, of any person, occurs as a proximate result of criminal negligence, the person committing the criminal negligence shall be guilty of battery and shall be deemed to have committed a felony and shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) […]
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 […]
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. […]
Section 11-5-5. – Assault of police officers and other officials.
§ 11-5-5. Assault of police officers and other officials. Any person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, by knowingly and willfully either (1) striking, or (2) spraying with a noxious chemical, commonly used as a personal defense weapon, including Mace and an oleoresin capsicum product or like products, a uniformed member of […]
Section 11-5-6. – Assault and battery in the collection of a loan.
§ 11-5-6. Assault and battery in the collection of a loan. Any person who commits an assault and battery upon another for the purpose of collecting any loan shall be punished upon the first conviction by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and upon a second or subsequent conviction by imprisonment for not […]