{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-28-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-28-4","heading":"Omission or delay of duty by sheriff, sergeant, or constable.","body":"A deputy sheriff, town sergeant, city sergeant or constable, who shall receive from any defendant or any other person any money or other valuable thing as a consideration, reward, or inducement for omitting or delaying to perform any duty pertaining to his or her office, shall be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 28 Malfeasance and Misfeasance in Office"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-28/11-28-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:14Z","sha256":"629a121278711129090cce768e2893ec871222b5ddb51196295c794d52dc4277","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-28-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-29-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}