§ 11-1-5.1. Reports of crimes to law enforcement officials.
A person who knows that another person is a victim of sexual assault, murder, manslaughter, or armed robbery and who is at the scene of the crime shall, to the extent that the person can do so without danger of peril to the person or others, report the crime to an appropriate law enforcement official as soon as reasonably practicable. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 285, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 11-1 - General Provisions
Section 11-1-1. - Common law offenses not covered by statute.
Section 11-1-2. - Felony, misdemeanor — Petty misdemeanor, and violation distinguished.
Section 11-1-2.1. - Violations — Effect of conviction — Standard of proof.
Section 11-1-3. - Liability for aiding, abetting, counseling, hiring, or commanding offenses.
Section 11-1-4. - Harboring criminal.
Section 11-1-5. - Compounding or concealing felony.
Section 11-1-5.1. - Reports of crimes to law enforcement officials.
Section 11-1-7. - Conspiracy to commit offense outside the state.
Section 11-1-8. - Bail jumping.
Section 11-1-9. - Soliciting another to commit a crime.
Section 11-1-10. - Soliciting an incompetent person.
Section 11-1-11. - Felons prohibited from possession of radio scanners.