{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-12-11","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-12-11","heading":"Conditions not required to be negated in allegations.","body":"An excuse, exception, or proviso which is not stated in the enacting clause of a statute creating a crime, or which is stated only by reference to other provisions of the statute, need not be negated in the indictment, information, or complaint unless it is necessary for a complete definition of the crime. If a statute which creates a crime permits an act, which is declared to be criminal, to be performed without criminality under stated conditions, the conditions need not be negated.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 12 Indictments, Informations and Complaints"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-12/12-12-11.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:25Z","sha256":"b5a8cf4290ae2ae46cbd5f7bb97059123ad38fc6e21aba5ac37666f13ed6e9df","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-12-10","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-12-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}