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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-11 > Chapter-11-35 > 11-35-16SECTION 11-35-16
§ 11-35-16 Wrongfully obtainingtelecommunication service. – (a) Any person who, with intent to injure or defraud any person, persons,association, or corporation furnishing telecommunications service of the wholeor any part of the lawful charge for any service, obtains, attempts to obtain,or aids or abets another in obtaining any telecommunications service by anyfalse representation, false statement, or stratagem, by the unauthorizedcharging to the account of another, by installing or tampering with anyfacilities or equipment or by any other means, commits a criminal offense andshall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(a), if the valueof or the charges for the service obtained in violation of this section doesnot exceed one hundred dollars ($100) in any six (6) month period, or besubject to the penalties set forth in § 11-49-10(b), if the value of orthe charges for the service exceed one hundred dollars ($100) in any six (6)month period; provided, that this section shall not apply to conductconstituting a violation of the provisions of § 11-18-21.
(b) As used in this section, "telecommunication service"includes the transmission of any video, audio, or other signal by a communityantenna television system licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19 oftitle 39.
