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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION
Introduced By: Senators Burke, and McKenney
Date Introduced: March 17, 2023
Referred To: Senate Judiciary
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11-42 of the General Laws entitled "Threats and Extortion" is hereby 1
amended by adding thereto the following section: 2
11-42-4.1. Menacing. 3
Whoever knowingly and willfully delivers or conveys, directly or indirectly, a verbal, 4
written or physical threat to take the life of, or to inflict bodily harm upon, another person, shall be 5
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than 6
one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. 7
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 8
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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A N A C T
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTIO N
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This act would establish the criminal offense of menacing as a misdemeanor and 1
punishable by a year in person or fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). 2
This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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