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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- PUBLIC UTILITIES |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, Tanzi, Donovan, Shallcross Smith, Boylan, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Handy, Hull, Caldwell, Henries, and Cortvriend |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 01, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Judiciary |
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| 20 | 20 | | (Attorney General) |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Section 11-35-18 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-35 entitled "Public 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Utilities" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 11-35-18. Bomb threats and similar false reports. 3 |
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| 26 | | - | (a) Whoever, knowing the report to be false, transmits or causes to be transmitted to any 4 |
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| 27 | | - | person by telephone or other means a communication falsely reporting, warning, or threatening 5 |
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| 28 | | - | either the location existence of any explosive or other dangerous substance or contrivance, or a 6 |
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| 29 | | - | shooting or other dangerous event or happening, at a location causing terror, anxiety, unrest, fear, 7 |
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| 30 | | - | or personal discomfort by that false report, warning, or threat to any person or group of persons, 8 |
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| 31 | | - | or prompting an evacuation or lockdown of a location or other law enforcement response, shall be 9 |
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| 32 | | - | guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment at the adult correctional institutions for 10 |
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| 33 | | - | not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by 11 |
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| 34 | | - | both fine and imprisonment. 12 |
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| 35 | | - | (b) For any person charged under subsection (a) of this section, the court may consider any 13 |
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| 36 | | - | factors, including whether the person poses a danger to an individual, the community, or the 14 |
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| 37 | | - | defendant, when making bail determinations, and may impose any reasonable conditions or court 15 |
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| 38 | | - | order including, but not limited to: 16 |
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| 39 | | - | (1) An extreme risk protection order pursuant to the provisions of chapter 8.3 of title 8; 17 |
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| 40 | | - | (2) A no trespass order for any educational, religious, or public institution or building; 18 |
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| 41 | | - | (3) A mental health assessment and/or a referral for mental health treatment; and/or 19 |
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| 44 | | - | LC002180/SUB A - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 45 | | - | (4) Substance abuse counseling. 1 |
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| 46 | | - | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 2 |
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| 26 | + | Whoever, knowing the report to be false, transmits or causes to be transmitted to any person 4 |
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| 27 | + | by telephone or other means a communication falsely reporting, warning, or threatening the 5 |
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| 28 | + | location existence of any explosive or other dangerous substance or contrivance, or a shooting or 6 |
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| 29 | + | other dangerous event or happening, at a location causing terror, anxiety, unrest, fear, or personal 7 |
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| 30 | + | discomfort by that false report, warning, or threat to any person or group of persons, or prompting 8 |
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| 31 | + | an evacuation or lockdown of a location or other law enforcement response, shall be guilty of a 9 |
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| 32 | + | felony and shall be punished by imprisonment at the adult correctional institutions for not more 10 |
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| 33 | + | than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both fine and 11 |
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| 34 | + | imprisonment. 12 |
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| 35 | + | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 13 |
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