Rhode Island § 11-47-26 § 11-47-26. Penalties for violations.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-47-26 — § 11-47-26. Penalties for violations.

Rhode Island § 11-47-26

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-47Weapons

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-26 (2026).

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§ 11-47-26. Penalties for violations.
Unless otherwise specified, any violation of any provision of this chapter shall be
            punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment
            for not more than five (5) years, or both; provided, that a violation of any of the
            provisions of §§ 11-47-1 — 11-47-34 with relation to air rifle, air pistol, "blank gun,â€� "BB gun,â€� or other instrument
            other than a machine gun, shotgun, rifle, or pistol, from which steel or other metal
            projectiles are propelled, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not
            more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and for the second or any subsequent offens

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§ 11-47-26. Penalties for violations.

Unless otherwise specified, any violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both; provided, that a violation of any of the provisions of §§ 11-47-1 — 11-47-34 with relation to air rifle, air pistol, "blank gun,â€� "BB gun,â€� or other instrument other than a machine gun, shotgun, rifle, or pistol, from which steel or other metal projectiles are propelled, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and for the second or any subsequent offense by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both; and provided, further, that the provisions of chapter 1 of title 14 shall apply in the case of any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.

Legislative History

P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 14; P.L. 1929, ch. 1421, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 405, § 3; P.L. 1950, ch. 2452, § 3; G.L. 1956, §§ 11-47-20, 11-47-31; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-26; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1.