{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-67.1-7","heading":"Patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity.","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity if:\n(1) With the intent that an individual engage in commercial sexual activity with a minor, the person gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value to a minor or another person so that the individual may engage in commercial sexual activity with a minor; or\n(2) The person gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value to a minor or another person so that an individual may engage in commercial sexual activity with a minor.\n(b) Every person who shall patronize a minor for purposes of commercial sexual activity with a minor shall be guilty of a felony, subject to not more than ten (10) years imprisonment, a fine of up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), or both.","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/TITLE11/11-67.1/11-67.1-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:21Z","sha256":"93c4ce04617ba4b206d2079bb6757f6a30290c31eedc02473957c3c2ea4abf36","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}