Rhode Island § 11-5-3.1 § 11-5-3.1. Assault or battery upon delivery person.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-5-3.1 — § 11-5-3.1. Assault or battery upon delivery person.

Rhode Island § 11-5-3.1

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-5Assaults

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-3.1 (2026).

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§ 11-5-3.1. Assault or battery upon delivery person.
(a) "Delivery personâ€� means any person engaged in the commercial delivery of any item,
            food product, or anything else of value to any home, residence, or business.
         
(b) Every person who shall make an assault or battery upon any delivery person in the
            execution of the delivery person's duty shall be imprisoned not exceeding three (3)
            years or fined not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both.
         
(c) Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, with a dangerous weapon,
            or with acid or other dangero

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§ 11-5-3.1. Assault or battery upon delivery person.

(a) "Delivery personâ€� means any person engaged in the commercial delivery of any item, food product, or anything else of value to any home, residence, or business.

(b) Every person who shall make an assault or battery upon any delivery person in the execution of the delivery person's duty shall be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) years or fined not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both.

(c) Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, with a dangerous weapon, or with acid or other dangerous substance, or by fire, or an assault or battery that results in serious bodily injury, to any delivery person shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than five (5) years, but not more than twenty (20) years.