Section 12-25-20 - Offenses to which chapter appliesThe 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;(5) Indecent assault and battery on a child under thirteen (13) years of age;(6) Arson or statutory burning;(8) Robbery or larceny from that person;(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.R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-25-20
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.