Title 11 · RI
Title 11Criminal Offenses
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-3
Section: 11-5-3
Title 11Criminal Offenses
Chapter 5Assaults
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-3
§ 11-5-3. Simple assault or battery.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 11-5-2, every person who shall make an assault or battery or both shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
(b) Where the provisions of âThe Domestic Violence Prevention Actâ, chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of this section shall also include the penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 20; C.P.A. 1905, § 1171; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 11-5-3; P.L. 1988, ch. 539, § 8; P.L. 1992, ch. 329, § 1.