Every person who shall discharge a firearm from a motor vehicle in a manner which creates a substantial risk of death or serious injury shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisoned for not less than ten (10) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-61
Drive-by shootings
Known as the Firearms Act
The act spans §§ 11-47-1 to 11-47-9.1 (93 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 139 S. Ct. 2319 - United States v. Davis (2019)
Most recently applied in 139 S. Ct. 2319 - United States v. Davis (June 2019)
P.L. 1990, ch. 284, § 3.
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.