Rhode Island General Laws 12-25-20. Offenses to which chapter applies
The office may award compensation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for personal injury or death which resulted from offenses in the following categories:
(1) Assault with intent to commit murder, robbery, or rape;
(2) Assault with a dangerous weapon;
(3) Assault and battery;
(4) Mayhem;
(5) Indecent assault and battery on a child under thirteen (13) years of age;
(6) Arson or statutory burning;
(7) Kidnapping;
(8) Robbery or larceny from that person;
(9) Murder;
(10) Manslaughter;
(11) First or second degree sexual assault;
(12) Child molestation, first or second degree;
(13) The abominable and detestable crime against nature or assault with intent to commit the abominable and detestable crime against nature;
(14) Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
(15) Refusal by a driver to submit to a chemical test for alcohol or drugs in the immediate aftermath of a collision;
(16) Driving so as to endanger, resulting in death, pursuant to § 31-27-1;
(17) Driving so as to endanger, resulting in personal injury, pursuant to § 31-27-1.1;
(18) Any other crime excluding motor vehicle offenses other than those enumerated in this section which results in personal injury or death; and
(19) Failure to stop by a driver in circumstances which result in the death of any person, pursuant to § 31-26-1.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 434, § 3; P.L. 1997, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 317, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 125, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 128, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 12-25-20
- Child: means an unmarried person who is under eighteen (18) years of age and includes a stepchild or an adopted child. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-25-17
- Office: means the office of the general treasurer. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-25-17
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Personal injury: means actual bodily harm, mental or nervous shock, and a pregnancy resulting from sexual attack. See Rhode Island General Laws 12-25-17