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| 5 | 5 | 2023 -- H 5901 | |
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| 9 | 9 | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND | |
| 10 | 10 | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
| 11 | 11 | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
| 12 | 12 | ____________ | |
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| 14 | 14 | A N A C T | |
| 15 | 15 | RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENT ERING | |
| 16 | 16 | Introduced By: Representatives Lima, and Costantino | |
| 17 | 17 | Date Introduced: March 01, 2023 | |
| 18 | 18 | Referred To: House Judiciary | |
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| 21 | 21 | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 1. Chapter 11-8 of the General Laws entitled "Burglary and Breaking and 1 | |
| 23 | 23 | Entering" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 | |
| 24 | 24 | 11-8-4.1. Smash and grab prohibited. 3 | |
| 25 | 25 | (a) The concerted action by at least two (2) or more people who, acting together, break and 4 | |
| 26 | 26 | enter or ransack or smash doors or windows of any retail establishment in order to steal and make 5 | |
| 27 | 27 | off with retail items shall be imprisoned for ten (10) years, and shall not be afforded the benefit of 6 | |
| 28 | 28 | suspension or deferment of sentence nor of probation. 7 | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 8 | |
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| 36 | 36 | EXPLANATION | |
| 37 | 37 | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
| 38 | 38 | OF | |
| 39 | 39 | A N A C T | |
| 40 | 40 | RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKIN G AND ENTERING | |
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| 42 | 42 | This act would create a mandatory jail sentence of ten (10) years for two (2) or more people 1 | |
| 43 | 43 | who break into a business with the intent to steal. 2 | |
| 44 | 44 | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 | |
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