Title 11 · RI
Title 11Criminal Offenses
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-16-5
Section: 11-16-5
Title 11Criminal Offenses
Chapter 16Food and Beverages
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-16-5
§ 11-16-5. Poisoning with intent to kill.
Every person who shall mingle any poison with any food, drink, or medicine, with intent to kill or injure any person, and every person who shall willfully poison any spring, well or reservoir of water with that intent, shall be imprisoned for life or for any term of years.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 11-16-5.