2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 11 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 11-47 - Weapons
Chapter 11-47-5 - Possession of arms by person convicted of crime of violence or who is a fugitive from justice.

§ 11-47-5 Possession of arms by person convicted of crime of violence or who is a fugitive from justice. – (a) No person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a crime of violence or who is a fugitive from justice shall purchase, own, carry, transport, or have in his or her possession any firearm.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no person convicted of an offense punishable as a felony offense under § 12-29-5 shall purchase, own, carry, transport, or have in his or her possession any firearm, for a period of two (2) years following the date of that conviction.

(c) No person who is in community confinement pursuant to the provisions of § 42-56-20.2 or who is otherwise subject to electronic surveillance or monitoring devices as a condition of parole shall purchase, carry, transport, or have in his or her possession any firearm. This subsection shall not apply to any person who has not been convicted of (or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to) a crime of violence in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(d) Every person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not less than two (2) nor more than ten (10) years; and for penalties provided in this section he or she shall not be afforded the benefit of suspension or deferment of sentence nor of probation.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-4; G.L., § 11-47-5, as enacted by P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 183, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 275, § 1.)