Any person who commits an assault and battery upon another for the purpose of collecting any loan shall be punished upon the first conviction by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and upon a second or subsequent conviction by imprisonment for not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-6
Assault and battery in the collection of a loan
P.L. 1970, ch. 264, § 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.