Rhode Island § 11-11-1 § 11-11-1. Disturbance of public assemblies generally.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-11-1 — § 11-11-1. Disturbance of public assemblies generally.

Rhode Island § 11-11-1

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-11Disorderly Conduct

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-11-1 (2026).

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§ 11-11-1. Disturbance of public assemblies generally.
Every person who shall willfully interrupt or disturb any town or ward meeting, any
            assembly of people met for religious worship, any military funeral or memorial service,
            any public or private school, any meeting lawfully and peaceably held for purposes
            of moral, literary or scientific improvement, or any other lawful meeting, exhibition
            or entertainment, either within or without the place where the meeting or school is
            held, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred
            dollars ($500).
         

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§ 11-11-1. Disturbance of public assemblies generally.

Every person who shall willfully interrupt or disturb any town or ward meeting, any assembly of people met for religious worship, any military funeral or memorial service, any public or private school, any meeting lawfully and peaceably held for purposes of moral, literary or scientific improvement, or any other lawful meeting, exhibition or entertainment, either within or without the place where the meeting or school is held, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 278, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 344, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 396, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 607, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 11-11-1; P.L. 2007, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 212, § 1.