Rhode Island § 11-5-3 § 11-5-3. Simple assault or battery.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-5-3 — § 11-5-3. Simple assault or battery.

Rhode Island § 11-5-3

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-5Assaults

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-3 (2026).

Text

§ 11-5-3. Simple assault or battery.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 11-5-2, every person who shall make an assault or battery or both shall be imprisoned not
            exceeding one year or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
         
(b) Where the provisions of "The Domestic Violence Prevention Actâ€�, chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of this section shall also include the
            penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.
         

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§ 11-5-3. Simple assault or battery.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 11-5-2, every person who shall make an assault or battery or both shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

(b) Where the provisions of "The Domestic Violence Prevention Actâ€�, chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 20; C.P.A. 1905, § 1171; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 11-5-3; P.L. 1988, ch. 539, § 8; P.L. 1992, ch. 329, § 1.