Rhode Island § 11-4-3 § 11-4-3. Arson — Second degree.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-4-3 — § 11-4-3. Arson — Second degree.

Rhode Island § 11-4-3

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-4Arson and Fires

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-4-3 (2026).

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§ 11-4-3. Arson — Second degree.
Any person who knowingly causes, aids, procures or counsels by means of fire or explosion
            the damage or destruction of any unoccupied building, structure or facility the property
            of that person or another shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for
            not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or shall be fined not
            more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both; provided, that if death
            occurs to a person as a direct result of the fire or explosion or to a person who
            is directly involved in fighting the fire or explosion, imprisonment shall be for
            not less than tw

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§ 11-4-3. Arson — Second degree.

Any person who knowingly causes, aids, procures or counsels by means of fire or explosion the damage or destruction of any unoccupied building, structure or facility the property of that person or another shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both; provided, that if death occurs to a person as a direct result of the fire or explosion or to a person who is directly involved in fighting the fire or explosion, imprisonment shall be for not less than twenty (20) years.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 2; P.L. 1917, ch. 1473, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 2; P.L. 1927, ch. 1043, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-4-3; P.L. 1980, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 185, § 1.