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Section 12-13-1.2 Penalty for an offense committed while on release.

RI Gen L § 12-13-1.2 (2019) (N/A)
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§ 12-13-1.2. Penalty for an offense committed while on release. (a) Every person who commits a criminal offense while released on personal recognizance or bail pursuant to this chapter shall, if convicted of both offenses, be sentenced, in addition to the sentences prescribed, to:

(1) A term of imprisonment of not less than two (2) years and not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both, if the offense is a felony; or

(2) A term of imprisonment of not less than ninety (90) days and not more than one year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, if the offense is a misdemeanor.

(b) A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this section shall be consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment.

History of Section. (P.L. 1985, ch. 463, § 2.)

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