{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28-4.14","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-4.14","heading":"Third or subsequent offenses.","body":"(a) Any person convicted of a third or subsequent offense under this chapter, except for violations of § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iv), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(v), or § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(vi), may be imprisoned for a term up to three (3) times the term authorized, and fined an amount up to three (3) times that authorized by § 21-28-4.11, or both.\n(b) For purposes of this section, an offense is considered a third or subsequent offense if, prior to his or her conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted twice under this chapter, except for violations of § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iii), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iv), § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(v), or § 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(vi), or twice under any statute of the United States or of any other state, or any combination of them, relating to narcotic drugs, marijuana, depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.","path":["Title 21 Food and Drugs","Chapter 28 Uniform Controlled Substances Act","Article IV Offenses and Penalties"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-IV/21-28-4.14.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:26Z","sha256":"8d9262b2371a3cb4888b878fdf62aa3b9b729be5f1a10936090f7ef0d46c0b5e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28-4.13","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28-4.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}