Rhode Island General Laws 11-4-2.1. Arson – Custody
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Any person who while under arrest or incarcerated knowingly causes, procures, aids, counsels or creates by means of fire or explosion the damage or destruction of any occupied or unoccupied building shall be guilty of arson in the first degree and shall be sentenced as provided in § 11-4-2.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 136, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-4-2.1
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6