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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-7 (2026)

Penalty for third degree sexual assault

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Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the third degree shall be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: State v. Yanez, 716 A.2d 759 (R.I. 1998).
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State v. Yanez, 716 A.2d 759 (R.I. 1998). · cites it 2× “2 provides a minimum penalty of twenty years in prison for the sexual penetration of a person fourteen years of age or younger, while § 11-37-7 prescribes a maximum penalty of five years in prison for the sexual penetration of a person over the age of fourteen but under the age…”
State v. Adam Jilling, Gary Gagne, Daniel Anton, George Quintal (R.I. 2022). “302, § 2; see also § 11-37-7, as enacted by P.L. 1979, ch. 302, § 2 (penalty for third-degree sexual assault of not more than five years).”
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