Any person who uses bullets as defined in § 11-47-20.1 in the shooting of any law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his or her official duties so as to cause injury or death to the officer shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to life imprisonment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-20.3
Injury or death of law enforcement officer
Known as the Firearms Act
The act spans §§ 11-47-1 to 11-47-9.1 (93 sections).
P.L. 1990, ch. 462, § 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.