§ 11-5-2 - Felony assault. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 11-5-2

   § 11-5-2  Felony assault. – (a) Every person who shall make an assault or battery, or both, with adangerous weapon, or with acid or other dangerous substance, or by fire, or anassault or battery which results in serious bodily injury, shall be punished byimprisonment for not more than twenty (20) years.

   (b) Where the provisions of "The Domestic Violence PreventionAct", chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation ofthis section shall also include the penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.

   (c) "Serious bodily injury" means physical injury that:

   (1) Creates a substantial risk of death;

   (2) Causes protracted loss or impairment of the function ofany bodily part, member or organ; or

   (3) Causes serious permanent disfigurement or circumcises,excises or infibulates the whole or any part of the labia majora or labiaminora or clitoris of a person.