Rhode Island § 11-8-2.3 § 11-8-2.3. Breaking and entering of dwelling house of persons 60 years of age or older when resident on premises.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-8-2.3 — § 11-8-2.3. Breaking and entering of dwelling house of persons 60 years of age or older when resident on premises.

Rhode Island § 11-8-2.3

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-8Burglary and Breaking and Entering

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-8-2.3 (2026).

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§ 11-8-2.3. Breaking and entering of dwelling house of persons 60 years of age or older when resident
               on premises.
(a) Every person who shall break and enter any dwelling house or apartment, without the
            consent of the owner or tenant at a time when a resident of the dwelling house or
            apartment who is sixty (60) years of age or older is on the premises, shall be imprisoned
            for not less than four (4) years and not more than twenty (20) years for the first
            conviction, and for the second and subsequent convictions shall be imprisoned for
            not less than six (6) years and not more than twenty (20) years, and may in addition
            be fined n

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§ 11-8-2.3. Breaking and entering of dwelling house of persons 60 years of age or older when resident on premises.

(a) Every person who shall break and enter any dwelling house or apartment, without the consent of the owner or tenant at a time when a resident of the dwelling house or apartment who is sixty (60) years of age or older is on the premises, shall be imprisoned for not less than four (4) years and not more than twenty (20) years for the first conviction, and for the second and subsequent convictions shall be imprisoned for not less than six (6) years and not more than twenty (20) years, and may in addition be fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for a first conviction and not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for second and subsequent convictions.

(b) Every person convicted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be ordered to make restitution to the victim of the offense, or to perform up to five hundred (500) hours of public community restitution work, or both, or any combination of them imposed by the sentencing judge. The court may not waive the obligation to make restitution and/or public community restitution work. Restitution and/or public community restitution work shall be in addition to any fine or sentence which may be imposed and not in lieu of the fine or sentence; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to require the payment of restitution while the convicted person is imprisoned.