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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-4-5 (2026)

Arson — Fourth degree

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Any person who knowingly causes, procures, aids, counsels or creates by means of fire or explosion damage to or destruction of any personal property valued in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) and the property of another person shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than three (3) years, or shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2019 · leading case: State v. Caprio, 477 A.2d 67 (R.I. 1984).
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State v. Caprio, 477 A.2d 67 (R.I. 1984). · cites it 2× “Section 11-4-5. 4 . However, the statute has other overlapping features.”
Cody-Allen Zab v. Katherine Zab, 203 A.3d 1175 (R.I. 2019). “1956 § 11-4-2 ; and one count of fourth-degree arson, in violation of § 11-4-5. On April 9, 2008, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.”
State v. Mack, 446 A.2d 766 (R.I. 1982). “The conviction is affirmed, and the papers are remanded to the Superi- or Court.”
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