{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-27-4.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-27-4.1","heading":"Eluding a law enforcement officer with a motor vehicle in a high speed pursuit.","body":"Any person who in an attempt to elude or flee from a police officer in an emergency police vehicle in a high speed pursuit of the person, operates a motor vehicle at speeds greater than fifteen (15) miles per hour over the speed limit, or who causes property damage only in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000):\n(1) For the first conviction, may be subject to the following sanctions:\n(i) Up to one year incarceration at the adult correction institutions (A.C.I.) and a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000);\n(ii) License suspension of not less than ninety (90) days but not more than six (6) months and forfeiture of the motor vehicle.\n(2) For a second or subsequent conviction, the person shall:\n(i) Be sentenced to two (2) years at the A.C.I., but not more than five (5) years;\n(ii) Be fined a fine of two thousand dollars ($2,000) but not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000);\n(iii) Receive a license suspension of not less than one year but not more than five (5) years; and\n(iv) Forfeit the motor vehicle.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 27 Motor Vehicle Offenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-27/31-27-4.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:25Z","sha256":"ca855f5aa168f46b4260efa239f1952cafed1d450d6b59ac214544a42579e4eb","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-27-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-27-4.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}