No negative allegation of any kind need be averred or proved in any complaint under §§ 11-47-1 — 11-47-34, and the carrying or use of any firearm contrary to the provisions of those sections shall be evidence that the possession, carrying or use of any firearm is unlawful, but the respondent in any case brought under those sections may show any fact that would render the possession, or use, or carrying of the firearm lawful.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-27
Standard of proof under §§ 11-47-1 — 11-47-34
Known as the Firearms Act
The act spans §§ 11-47-1 to 11-47-9.1 (93 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 172 W. Va. 322 - State v. Hodges (1983)
Most recently applied in 172 W. Va. 322 - State v. Hodges (June 1983)
P.L. 1927, ch. 1052, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-21; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-27; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 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.