2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 11 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 11-7 - Bribery
Section 11-7-5 - Penalty for violations.


RI Gen L § 11-7-5 (2013) What's This?

§ 11-7-5 Penalty for violations. – Any person who violates any of the provisions of § 11-7-3 or 11-7-4 shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or three times the monetary equivalent of the gift or valuable consideration, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not more than twenty (20) years, or both.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1905, ch. 1219, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 11-7-5; P.L. 1981, ch. 193, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 89, § 1.)

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