Rhode Island § 15-10-1 § 15-10-1. Penalty for unreasonable neglect of destitute parents.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-10-1 — § 15-10-1. Penalty for unreasonable neglect of destitute parents.

Rhode Island·Title 15 Domestic Relations·Ch. 15-10 Support of Parents

§ 15-10-1. Penalty for unreasonable neglect of destitute parents.
(a) Any person, above the age of eighteen (18) years, who unreasonably neglects or refuses
            to provide for the support and maintenance of his or her parent, whether father or
            mother, residing in this state, when his or her parent through misfortune, and without
            fault of his or her own, is destitute of means of sustenance and unable by reason
            of old age, infirmity, or illness to support and maintain himself or herself, shall
            be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment
            for not more than one year, or by both a fine and imprisonment.
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§ 15-10-1. Penalty for unreasonable neglect of destitute parents.

(a) Any person, above the age of eighteen (18) years, who unreasonably neglects or refuses to provide for the support and maintenance of his or her parent, whether father or mother, residing in this state, when his or her parent through misfortune, and without fault of his or her own, is destitute of means of sustenance and unable by reason of old age, infirmity, or illness to support and maintain himself or herself, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both a fine and imprisonment.

(b) No neglect or refusal shall be deemed unreasonable as to a child who, during his or her minority, was not reasonably supported by the parent, if the parent was charged with the duty to do so, nor as to any child who, being one of two (2) or more children, has made proper and reasonable contribution toward the support of his or her destitute parent.

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