Rhode Island Statutes
§ 14-1-4 — § 14-1-4. Idleness or frequenting of disreputable places.
§ 14-1-4. Idleness or frequenting of disreputable places.
Every child who has completed sixteen (16) years of life and has not completed eighteen
(18)years of life and who habitually spends his or her time in idleness without just
and sufficient reason or cause, or in frequenting poolrooms, places where intoxicating
liquors are sold, gambling places, or houses of ill repute, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500), or shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year.
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Related
Inmates of Boys' Training School v. Affleck
346 F. Supp. 1354 (D. Rhode Island, 1972)
Legislative History
G.L. 1923, ch. 76, § 9; P.L. 1926, ch. 840, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 181, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 14-1-4.
Nearby Sections
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§ 14-1-1
§ 14-1-1. Short title.§ 14-1-14
§ 14-1-14. Petitions for adoption.§ 14-1-17
§ 14-1-17. Service of summons.§ 14-1-19
§ 14-1-19. Failure to obey summons.§ 14-1-2
§ 14-1-2. Purpose of chapter.