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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-27 (2026)

Wrongful conversion by officer or state or municipal employee

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Whoever, being an officer or employee of the state of Rhode Island, or any department, agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of the state, or any city or town, embezzles or wrongfully converts to his or her own use or benefit, or to the use or benefit of any other, any money or property which comes into his or her possession or control in the execution of that office or employment, shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or three (3) times the value of the money or property thus embezzled or converted, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than twenty (20) years, or both; except that if the sum or value of the property embezzled is less than one hundred dollars ($100) he or she shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: State v. Smith, 662 A.2d 1171 (R.I. 1995).
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State v. Smith, 662 A.2d 1171 (R.I. 1995). · cites it 5× “…grand jury on one count of wrongful conversion by a public employee in violation of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-41-27, as amended by P.L.1991, eh. 153, § 1, two counts of filing a false document in violation of § 11-18-1, one count of obtaining money under false…”
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