Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-5 (2026)

Penalties for larceny

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(a) Any person convicted of any offense under §§ 11-41-1 — 11-41-6, except § 11-41-3, shall be punished as follows, according to the value of the property or money stolen, received, embezzled, fraudulently appropriated, converted, or obtained, received, taken, or secreted by false pretenses or otherwise with intent to cheat, defraud, embezzle, or fraudulently convert:

(1) If the value exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500), and is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years or by a fine of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500), or both;

(2) If the value exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), but is less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment for not more than six (6) years or by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both; and

(3) If the value exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or if the property is a firearm as defined in § 11-47-5.1, regardless of its value, the person shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both. If the value does not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500), the person shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both. Any person convicted of an offense under § 11-41-2 who shall be found to have knowingly obtained the property from a person under eighteen (18) years of age, notwithstanding the value of the property or money, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.

(b) Any person convicted of an offense in violation of §§ 11-41-1 — 11-41-7, except § 11-41-3, that involves a victim who is a person sixty-five (65) years of age or older at the time of the offense and which involves property or money stolen, received, embezzled, fraudulently appropriated, converted, or obtained, received, taken, or secreted by false pretenses or otherwise with intent to cheat, defraud, embezzle, or fraudulently convert, with a value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500), shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two (2) years but not more than fifteen (15) years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both. If the value of the property or money does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500), the person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year but not more than five (5) years or by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both.

(c) In addition to any other penalties pursuant to this section, an elected official or candidate for office convicted of violating § 11-41-1, § 11-41-2, § 11-41-3, or § 11-41-4 where the theft is a campaign account created, pursuant to title 17, for the benefit of the person so convicted, all restitution shall be deposited into the Rhode Island crime victim compensation program fund and not into the campaign account of that person convicted of the offense.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 19 cases, 1976–2019 · leading case: State v. Kluth, 46 A.3d 867 (R.I. 2012).

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State v. Kluth, 46 A.3d 867 (R.I. 2012). · cites it 10× “1956 § 11 — 41—4 2 and § 11-41-5. 3 The informations indicate that the alleged incidents occurred in 2005 and 2006, while one incident allegedly occurred in 2003 and another in 2007.”

State v. Taylor, 425 A.2d 1231 (R.I. 1981). · cites it 5× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) *1233 § 11-41-2, punishable under § 11-41-5. 1 On appeal the defendant makes the following assignments of error: that the trial justice erred in her instructions to the jury concerning the statutory presumption of knowledge in respect to stolen goods 2…”

State v. John Whiting, 115 A.3d 956 (R.I. 2015). · cites it 5× “Subsequently, on June 8, 2012, the Governor signed into law an act amending § 11-41-5 to increase the threshold for felony larceny from $500 to $1,500.”

David F. Miller v. Metro. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 111 A.3d 332 (R.I. 2015). · cites it 2× “See G.L. 1956 § 11-41-5 (penalties for larceny, under which the insurance fraud charges against Miller fall).”

State v. Johnson, 358 A.2d 370 (R.I. 1976). · cites it 2× “Section 11-41-5 states that if the value of the property or money involved in any of the aforesaid crimes exceeds $500, the accused may be punished by a prison term of up to 5 years or a fine of not more than $1,000 or both.”

State v. Donato, 414 A.2d 797 (R.I. 1980). · cites it 2× “1956, as amended, with the felonious intent to cheat and defraud * * * an insurance company, in violation of § 11-41-3 and § 11-41-5, G.L.R.I., 1956, as amended * * *.”

In Re Wilkinson, 353 A.2d 199 (R.I. 1976). · cites it 3× “Section 11-41-5. The state thus concludes that six-months’ imprisonment was a lawful disposition.”

State v. Desrosiers, 559 A.2d 641 (R.I. 1989). “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-41-1 and § 11-41-5, as amended by P.L.1985, ch. 287, § 1.”

State v. Flori, 963 A.2d 932 (R.I. 2009). “This is significant because larceny of property valued at more than $500 is a felony, whereas larceny of property valued at less than $500 is a misdemeanor.”

State v. Canning, 541 A.2d 457 (R.I. 1988). · cites it 2× “” Section 11-41-5 defines the penalties for violation of this statute.”

Bailey v. Baronian, 394 A.2d 1338 (R.I. 1978). “16 If the value of stolen property exceeds $500, the theft is classified under §11-41-5 as a felony. See State v. Aurgemma, 116 R.”

State v. Fortier, 427 A.2d 1317 (R.I. 1981). “General Laws 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-41-5 at that time provided: *1324 “Any person convicted of any offense under §§ 11-41-1 to 11-41-6, inclusive, if the value of the property or money stolen, received, embezzled, fraudulently appropriated or converted, or obtained,…”

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