{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-47-57","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-57","heading":"“Mace” or similar substances.","body":"Any person eighteen (18) years of age or over may carry on his or her person and use, unless otherwise prohibited by law, any non-lethal noxious substance or liquid for his or her protection or the protection of others; however, the use of any non-lethal noxious substance or liquid for any other purpose shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 47 Weapons"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-47/11-47-57.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:19Z","sha256":"b10d094a514e8caf7537749b0ae0fc4d4c45a68e4cf9dd578142836239a7d713","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-47-56","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-47-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}