Rhode Island § 11-4-5 § 11-4-5. Arson — Fourth degree.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-4-5 — § 11-4-5. Arson — Fourth degree.

Rhode Island § 11-4-5

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-4Arson and Fires

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-4-5 (2026).

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§ 11-4-5. Arson — Fourth degree.
Any person who knowingly causes, procures, aids, counsels or creates by means of fire
            or explosion damage to or destruction of any personal property valued in excess of
            one hundred dollars ($100) and the property of another person shall, upon conviction,
            be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than three (3) years,
            or shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
         

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§ 11-4-5. Arson — Fourth degree.

Any person who knowingly causes, procures, aids, counsels or creates by means of fire or explosion damage to or destruction of any personal property valued in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) and the property of another person shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than three (3) years, or shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

Legislative History

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