R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-67.1-15

Current through 2024 Public Law 44
Section 11-67.1-15 - Immunity of minor
(a) An individual is not criminally liable or subject to a delinquency proceeding in the family court for prostitution or solicitation to commit a sexual act if the individual was a minor at the time of the offense and committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim.
(b) An individual who has engaged in commercial sexual activity is not criminally liable or subject to a delinquency proceeding in the family court for prostitution or solicitation to commit a sexual act if the individual was a minor at the time of the offense.
(c) A minor who under subsection (a) or (b) of this section is not subject to criminal liability or a delinquency proceeding in family court is presumed to be an abused and/or neglected child as defined in § 40-11-2.
(d) This section does not apply in a prosecution or a delinquency proceeding for patronizing a prostitute.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-67.1-15

Added by 2017 Pub. Laws, ch. 232,§ 2, eff. 7/18/2017.
Added by 2017 Pub. Laws, ch. 260,§ 2, eff. 7/19/2017.