2019 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 11 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 11-67.1 Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking
Section 11-67.1-15 Immunity of minor.
§ 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.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2017, ch. 232, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 260, § 2.)
