Rhode Island General Laws 11-44-20. Property of life saving corps – Interference or deception
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Every person who shall willfully destroy any of the property or apparatus of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps, or steal or misappropriate it, or any part of it, or willfully interfere with any of its life savers in the performance of their duty, or who shall call for help or aid while in or on the water with intent to deceive any of the life savers, shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 72; P.L. 1911, ch. 663, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 72; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-20.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-44-20
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8