| 15 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives Roberts, Kazarian, Craven, Chippendale, Casimiro, |
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| 16 | 17 | | Donovan, Cortvriend, Speakman, McNamara, and Hull |
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| 17 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 21, 2023 |
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| 18 | 19 | | Referred To: House Judiciary |
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| 20 | 21 | | |
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| 21 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | | - | SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as Sherry’s Law 1 |
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| 23 | | - | SECTION 2. Sections 11-37-3 and 11-37-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-37 entitled 2 |
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| 24 | | - | "Sexual Assault" are hereby amended to read as follows: 3 |
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| 25 | | - | 11-37-3. Penalty for first degree sexual assault Penalty for first degree sexual assault 4 |
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| 26 | | - | - Sherry’s Law. 5 |
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| 27 | | - | Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the first degree shall be imprisoned for a 6 |
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| 28 | | - | period not less than ten (10) fifteen (15) years; provided, the first ten (10) years shall be served and 7 |
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| 29 | | - | the person shall not be afforded the benefits of deferment or suspension of sentence and may be 8 |
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| 30 | | - | imprisoned for life. 9 |
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| 31 | | - | 11-37-5. Penalty for second degree sexual assault Penalty for second degree sexual 10 |
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| 32 | | - | assault - Sherry’s Law. 11 |
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| 33 | | - | Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the second degree shall be imprisoned for 12 |
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| 34 | | - | not less than three (3) five (5) years; provided, the first five (5) years shall be served and the person 13 |
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| 35 | | - | shall not be afforded the benefits of deferment or suspension of sentence and not more than fifteen 14 |
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| 36 | | - | (15) years. 15 |
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| 37 | | - | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage and shall be applicable to all those 16 |
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| 38 | | - | offenses committed after passage. 17 |
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| 40 | | - | LC000710 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 23 | + | SECTION 1. Sections 11-37-3 and 11-37-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-37 entitled 1 |
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| 24 | + | "Sexual Assault" are hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 25 | + | 11-37-3. Penalty for first degree sexual assault. 3 |
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| 26 | + | Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the first degree shall be imprisoned for a 4 |
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| 27 | + | period not less than ten (10) fifteen (15) years; provided, the first ten (10) years shall be served and 5 |
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| 28 | + | the person shall not be afforded the benefits of deferment or suspension of sentence and may be 6 |
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| 29 | + | imprisoned for life. 7 |
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| 30 | + | 11-37-5. Penalty for second degree sexual assault. 8 |
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| 31 | + | Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the second degree shall be imprisoned for 9 |
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| 32 | + | not less than three (3) five (5) years; provided, the first five (5) years shall be served and the person 10 |
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| 33 | + | shall not be afforded the benefits of deferment or suspension of sentence and not more than fifteen 11 |
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| 34 | + | (15) years. 12 |
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| 35 | + | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and shall be applicable to all those 13 |
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| 36 | + | offenses committed after passage. 14 |
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