Any person who shall commit an assault and battery upon a person sixty (60) years of age or older, causing bodily injury, shall be deemed to have committed a felony and shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years, or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-10
Assault on persons 60 years of age or older causing bodily injury
P.L. 1980, ch. 158, § 1.
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