Rhode Island § 11-23-2.1 § 11-23-2.1. Penalty for murder of a kidnapped person under the age of eighteen (18).

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-23-2.1 — § 11-23-2.1. Penalty for murder of a kidnapped person under the age of eighteen (18).

Rhode Island § 11-23-2.1

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-23Homicide

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-23-2.1 (2026).

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§ 11-23-2.1. Penalty for murder of a kidnapped person under the age of eighteen (18).
If any person under the age of eighteen (18) who is kidnapped in violation of § 11-26-1 by a person other than his or her natural or adopted parent dies as a direct result
            of the kidnapping, then the person convicted of the offense shall be guilty of murder
            in the first degree and shall be punished by imprisonment for life, and the court
            may, pursuant to chapter 19.2 of title 12, order that that person not be eligible for parole.
         

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§ 11-23-2.1. Penalty for murder of a kidnapped person under the age of eighteen (18).

If any person under the age of eighteen (18) who is kidnapped in violation of § 11-26-1 by a person other than his or her natural or adopted parent dies as a direct result of the kidnapping, then the person convicted of the offense shall be guilty of murder in the first degree and shall be punished by imprisonment for life, and the court may, pursuant to chapter 19.2 of title 12, order that that person not be eligible for parole.