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Rhode Island · Through site files published 2025-08-13 · Newer source version available

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-67.1-15: Immunity of minor.

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  1. Title 11 Criminal Offenses
  2. Chapter 67.1 Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking

(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.

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