Every person who shall be convicted of the abominable and detestable crime against nature, with any beast, shall be imprisoned not exceeding twenty (20) years nor less than seven (7) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-10-1
Abominable and detestable crime against nature
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)
Most recently applied in State v. Mullen (November 1999)
G.L. 1896, ch. 281, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 347, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 399, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 11-10-1; P.L. 1998, ch. 24, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.