§ 12-7-10. Resisting legal or illegal arrest.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use force or any weapon in resisting a legal or an illegal arrest by a peace officer, if the person has reasonable ground to believe that he or she is being arrested and that the arrest is being made by a peace officer.
(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both fine and imprisonment.
History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-10; P.L. 1980, ch. 351, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 114, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 12-7-1. - Temporary detention of suspects.
Section 12-7-2. - Search of detained person for weapons.
Section 12-7-3. - Arrest without warrant for misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor.
Section 12-7-4. - Arrest without warrant for felony.
Section 12-7-5. - Arrest on improper ground.
Section 12-7-6. - Arrest on warrant not in possession of arresting officer.
Section 12-7-7. - Methods of arrest.
Section 12-7-8. - Restraint and force used.
Section 12-7-9. - Conditions justifying force dangerous to life.
Section 12-7-10. - Resisting legal or illegal arrest.
Section 12-7-12. - Release of arrested person by officer.
Section 12-7-14. - Punitive damages for false arrest or imprisonment.
Section 12-7-15. - Severability.
Section 12-7-16. - Arrest or seizure after commission of offense.
Section 12-7-17. - Arrest of escapees and parole violators without warrant.
Section 12-7-18. - Temporary detention powers of National Guard.
Section 12-7-19. - Arrest after close pursuit by officers from cities or towns.
Section 12-7-20. - Right to use telephone for call to attorney — Bail bondsperson.
Section 12-7-21. - “Peace officer” defined.
Section 12-7-22. - Electronic recording of custodial interrogations task force.