Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 11-5 - Assaults
Section 11-5-3.1. - Assault or battery upon delivery person.

§ 11-5-3.1. Assault or battery upon delivery person.
(a) “Delivery person” means any person engaged in the commercial delivery of any item, food product, or anything else of value to any home, residence, or business.
(b) Every person who shall make an assault or battery upon any delivery person in the execution of the delivery person’s duty shall be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) years or fined not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both.
(c) Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, with a dangerous weapon, or with acid or other dangerous substance, or by fire, or an assault or battery that results in serious bodily injury, to any delivery person shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than five (5) years, but not more than twenty (20) years.
History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 436, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 437, § 1.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 11 - Criminal Offenses

Chapter 11-5 - Assaults

Section 11-5-1. - Assault with intent to commit specified felonies.

Section 11-5-2. - Felony assault.

Section 11-5-2.1. - Felony assault by use of devices similar in appearance to a firearm.

Section 11-5-2.2. - Battery — Criminal negligence.

Section 11-5-2.3. - Domestic assault by strangulation.

Section 11-5-3. - Simple assault or battery.

Section 11-5-3.1. - Assault or battery upon delivery person.

Section 11-5-4. - Assault with dangerous weapon in dwelling house.

Section 11-5-5. - Assault of police officers and other officials.

Section 11-5-6. - Assault and battery in the collection of a loan.

Section 11-5-7. - Assault of schoolteachers, school officials or other school department employees.

Section 11-5-8. - Assault on correctional officer, or training school employee.

Section 11-5-8.1. - Assault with bodily fluid.

Section 11-5-9. - Repealed.

Section 11-5-10. - Assault on persons 60 years of age or older causing bodily injury.

Section 11-5-10.1. - Assault on persons 60 years of age or older causing serious bodily injury.

Section 11-5-10.2. - Assault on persons with severe impairments causing serious bodily injury.

Section 11-5-10.3. - Assault on persons 60 years of age or older by caretaker causing bodily injury.

Section 11-5-10.4. - Assault on persons 60 years of age or older by caretaker causing serious bodily injury.

Section 11-5-11. - Assault on persons with severe impairments.

Section 11-5-12. - Abuse, neglect and/or exploitation of adults with severe impairments.

Section 11-5-13. - Repealed.

Section 11-5-14. - Assault on child in care of department of children, youth and families.

Section 11-5-14.1. - Assault on child in care of department of children, youth and families causing serious bodily injury.

Section 11-5-14.2. - Battery by an adult upon child ten (10) years of age or younger causing serious bodily injury.

Section 11-5-15. - Aggravated harassment of a deputy sheriff by an inmate.

Section 11-5-16. - Assault of health care providers or emergency services medical personnel.

Section 11-5-17. - Assault or battery for purpose of causing unconsciousness.