{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-59-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-59-2","heading":"Stalking prohibited.","body":"(a) Any person who: (1) harasses another person; or (2) willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows another person with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear of bodily injury, is guilty of the crime of stalking.\n(b) Stalking shall be deemed a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 59 Stalking"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-59/11-59-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:21Z","sha256":"2a83488e547416fda967a3f4cb8b1678b03247330c206b6117385dd694bf272b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-59-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-59-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}