Rhode Island § 11-67.1-7 § 11-67.1-7. Patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-67.1-7 — § 11-67.1-7. Patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity.

Rhode Island § 11-67.1-7

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-67.1Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-67.1-7 (2026).

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§ 11-67.1-7. Patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity.
(a) A person commits the offense of patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity
            if:
         
(1) With the intent that an individual engage in commercial sexual activity with a minor,
            the person gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value to a minor or
            another person so that the individual may engage in commercial sexual activity with
            a minor; or
         
(2) The person gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value to a minor or
            another person so that an individual may engage in

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§ 11-67.1-7. Patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity.

(a) A person commits the offense of patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity if:

(1) With the intent that an individual engage in commercial sexual activity with a minor, the person gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value to a minor or another person so that the individual may engage in commercial sexual activity with a minor; or

(2) The person gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value to a minor or another person so that an individual may engage in commercial sexual activity with a minor.

(b) Every person who shall patronize a minor for purposes of commercial sexual activity with a minor shall be guilty of a felony, subject to not more than ten (10) years imprisonment, a fine of up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), or both.