Title 11 · RI
Title 11Criminal Offenses
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-32-1
Section: 11-32-1
Title 11Criminal Offenses
Chapter 32Obstructing Justice
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-32-1
§ 11-32-1. Obstructing officer in execution of duty.
Every person who shall obstruct any officer, civil, military, or otherwise, including any state, city, or town police, deputy sheriff, or fire fighter, while in the execution of his or her office or duty, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 11-32-1; G.L. 1971, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 37.