§ 11-13-1 Sale, use or possession of fireworks
§ 11-13-2 Limitation of prosecutions – Fines
§ 11-13-3 Sale of fulminate cartridges or contrivances to minors
§ 11-13-4 Toy canes or devices for firing blanks
§ 11-13-5 Sale of blanks to minors
§ 11-13-6 Penalty for unlawful devices
§ 11-13-7 Unlawful firecrackers
§ 11-13-8 Delivery or transportation of unmarked explosives or inflammable substances
§ 11-13-9 Placing of explosive devices – Threats – Possession of readily convertible components
§ 11-13-10 Definitions
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 11-13 - Explosives and Fireworks

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Destructive or incendiary device or substance: means an explosive, article or device designed or adapted to cause physical harm to persons or property by means of fire, explosion, deflagration, or detonation and consisting of any substance capable of being ignited, whether or not contrived to ignite or explode automatically. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-13-10
  • Explosive: means any chemical compound, mechanical mixture, or device that contains any oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients, in such proportions, quantities, or packing that ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by detonation of the compound, mixture, or device, or any part thereof, may cause an explosion; any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion; the term includes, but is not limited to, high and low explosives, black powder, smokeless powder, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord, igniters; and other materials that are classified as Division 1. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-13-10
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Places: means to set or put in a particular space. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-13-10
  • Pyrotechnic: means any commercially manufactured combustible or explosive composition or manufactured article designed and prepared for the purpose of producing an audible effect or a visible display including, but not limited to: (i) Fireworks, firecrackers; and (ii) Flares, fuses and torpedoes, so-called, and similar signaling devices. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-13-10
  • Small-arms ammunition: means any shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver cartridge and cartridges for propellant-actuated power devices and industrial guns. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-13-10
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8