{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-15","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-67.1-15","heading":"Immunity of minor.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(d) This section does not apply in a prosecution or a delinquency proceeding for patronizing a prostitute.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 67.1 Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-67.1/11-67.1-15.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:21Z","sha256":"16c67ae03e95b7429beba0e698a9fae12048e6f075030f844227e21909dad698","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}