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2019 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 11 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 11-25 Jails and Prisons
Section 11-25-6 Officer negligently allowing escape.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 11-25-6 (2019)
§ 11-25-6. Officer negligently allowing escape.
Every jailer or other officer, who shall be convicted of negligently suffering any prisoner in his or her custody upon conviction or upon any criminal charge to escape, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
History of Section.
(G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 9; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 11-25-6.)
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