{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-57-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-57-1","heading":"Violent crime in aid of racketeering.","body":"Every person who either: (1) as consideration for anything of pecuniary value from a person or persons engaged in racketeering activity as defined in chapter 15 of title 7; or (2) as the means of gaining entrance to or maintaining or increasing his financial position in an enterprise in violation of chapter 15 of title 7; commits murder, kidnapping, mayhem, assault with a dangerous weapon, or assault resulting in serious bodily injury, or threatens a person with the commission of such an offense against him or her, or attempts or conspires to commit that offense, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be sentenced, in addition to the sentence for the offense, to a term of imprisonment of not less than two (2) years and not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, or both. A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this section shall be served consecutively to any other sentence of imprisonment.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 57 Racketeer Violence"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-57/11-57-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:20Z","sha256":"39971496a71a5c1ea7fe0570108f095f5a2df2c76debc007c6f6395bedf9eaf1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-56-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-57-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}