Rhode Island § 11-42-2 § 11-42-2. Extortion and blackmail.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-42-2 — § 11-42-2. Extortion and blackmail.

Rhode Island § 11-42-2

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-42Threats and Extortion

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-42-2 (2026).

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§ 11-42-2. Extortion and blackmail.
Whoever, verbally or by a written or printed communication, maliciously threatens
            to accuse another of a crime or offense or by a verbal or written communication maliciously
            threatens any injury to the person, reputation, property, or financial condition of
            another, or threatens to engage in other criminal conduct with intent to extort money
            or any unlawful pecuniary advantage, or with intent to compel any person to do any
            act against his or her will, or to prohibit any person from carrying out a duty imposed
            by law, shall be punished by imprisonment in the adult correctional institutions for
            not more 

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§ 11-42-2. Extortion and blackmail.

Whoever, verbally or by a written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse another of a crime or offense or by a verbal or written communication maliciously threatens any injury to the person, reputation, property, or financial condition of another, or threatens to engage in other criminal conduct with intent to extort money or any unlawful pecuniary advantage, or with intent to compel any person to do any act against his or her will, or to prohibit any person from carrying out a duty imposed by law, shall be punished by imprisonment in the adult correctional institutions for not more than fifteen (15) years or by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or both.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 17; P.L. 1934, ch. 2113, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 11-42-2; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 95, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 461, § 1.