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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-67.1-4

Forced labor

Known as the Uniform Act

The act spans §§ 11-67.1-1 to 11-67.1-9 (26 sections).

P.L. 2017, ch. 232, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 260, § 2.

(a) A person commits the offense of forced labor if the person knowingly uses coercion to compel an individual to provide labor or services, except when such conduct is permissible under federal law or law of this state other than this chapter.

(b) Every person who shall commit forced labor of a minor shall be guilty of a felony, subject to not more than fifty (50) years imprisonment, a fine of up to forty thousand dollars ($40,000), or both.

(c) Every person who shall commit forced labor of an adult shall be guilty of a felony, subject to not more than twenty (20) years imprisonment, a fine of up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), or both.

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.