{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-67.1-16","heading":"Affirmative defense of victim.","body":"An individual charged with prostitution or solicitation to commit a sexual act, committed as a direct result of being a victim, may assert an affirmative defense that the individual is a victim.","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/TITLE11/11-67.1/11-67.1-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:21Z","sha256":"1d1973566660b794cfec266a49c059fe3e993c87e87c136ee3b9cd5fdfe670e4","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}