{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-1-2.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-2.1","heading":"Civil liability for stalking.","body":"(a) Any person who suffers harm pursuant to chapter 59 of title 11 may recover his or her damages in a civil action against the offender.\n(b) As used in this section:\n(1) “Course of conduct” means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time, evidencing a continuity of purpose. Constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of “course of conduct.”\n(2) “Harasses” means following a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person which seriously alarms, annoys, or bothers the person, and which serves no legitimate purpose. The course of conduct must be of a kind that would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, or be in fear of bodily injury.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 1 Causes of Action"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-1/9-1-2.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:56Z","sha256":"3fbd1995bacd9e650d98dd1e2b37e3f6a2d89f32fc05279ff7b2d0e855ba7021","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-1-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-1-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}