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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-33-2 (2026)

Penalty for perjury

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Every person who shall be guilty of perjury or of subornation of perjury by procuring another to commit perjury, shall be imprisoned not exceeding twenty (20) years.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1987–2007 · leading case: State v. LaRoche, 925 A.2d 885 (R.I. 2007).
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State v. LaRoche, 925 A.2d 885 (R.I. 2007). · cites it 2× “Although a perjury conviction is punishable by up to twenty years in prison, G.L.1956 § 11-33-2, the defendant received only a ten-year suspended sentence, plus the state’s assurance that it would not interfere in the defendant’s forthcoming parole hearing.”
State v. Sivo, 809 A.2d 481 (R.I. 2002). “” Count 658 of the indictment states that in March of 1996: “John Sivo * * * did commit the crime of perjury by falsely, knowingly, maliciously, willfully and corruptly testifying under oath before the Providence Superior Court to a material fact, to wit the whereabouts of Louis…”
State v. Rossi, 520 A.2d 582 (R.I. 1987). “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-1-9, the general-solicitation statute that makes it a felony for any person who solicits another to commit or join in the commission of a felony.”
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