Rhode Island § 11-2-1 § 11-2-1. Abandonment or nonsupport of spouse or children.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-2-1 — § 11-2-1. Abandonment or nonsupport of spouse or children.

Rhode Island § 11-2-1

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-2Abandonment and Nonsupport

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-2-1 (2026).

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§ 11-2-1. Abandonment or nonsupport of spouse or children.
Every person who shall abandon his or her spouse or children, leaving them in danger
            of becoming a public charge, or who shall neglect to provide according to his or her
            means for the support of his or her spouse or children, or who shall neglect or refuse
            to aid in the support of his or her spouse and/or children, except as otherwise provided
            for in §â€‚11-2-1.1, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment for
            not more than six (6) months.
         
[See §â€‚12-1-15 of the General Laws.]

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§ 11-2-1. Abandonment or nonsupport of spouse or children.

Every person who shall abandon his or her spouse or children, leaving them in danger of becoming a public charge, or who shall neglect to provide according to his or her means for the support of his or her spouse or children, or who shall neglect or refuse to aid in the support of his or her spouse and/or children, except as otherwise provided for in §â€‚11-2-1.1, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months.

[See §â€‚12-1-15 of the General Laws.]

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 281, § 38; P.L. 1907, ch. 1447, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 347, § 39; G.L. 1923, ch. 399, § 38; G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 38; G.L. 1956, § 11-2-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 304, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 374, § 1.