90 chapters · 911 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-20-1. Disinterment of body
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Every person who shall, without proper authorization, disinter, dig up, remove, or carry away any human body from its place of sepulture, or who shall knowingly conceal any such body so disinterred or carried away, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years or fined not exc…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-20-1.1. Mutilation of dead human bodies — Penalties — Exemptions
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(a) Except as provided in this section, a person who dissects or mutilates a dead human body is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both. (b) This section does not apply to:…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-20-1.2. Necrophilia
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Any person who performs the act of first degree sexual assault upon a dead human body shall be guilty of the crime of necrophilia. Any person convicted of the crime of necrophilia shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten (10) years and may be fine…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-20-2. Desecration of grave
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Every person who shall willfully and maliciously destroy, mutilate, deface, cover over, injure or remove any tomb, monument, gravestone, American Flag, or other structure or thing placed or designed for a memorial of the dead, or any fence, railing, curb, or other thing intended …