· RI legislature · 2025

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING

Adds a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle and that the owner or occupant of the vehicle acted in self-defense.

Sponsor

Mike Chippendale (R-RI)

Introduced

2025-03-28

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

04/24/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study