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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-11 > Chapter-11-44 > 11-44-26-1SECTION 11-44-26.1
§ 11-44-26.1 Mandatory minimum fine forwillful trespass within school buildings. – Every person who willfully trespasses or, having no legitimate purpose for hisor her presence, or having been suspended from attendance at any school,remains within a building used for a public or private school, college,university, junior college, or other public or private educational institution,or on the school grounds or campus grounds of any public or private school,college, university, junior college, or other public or private educationalinstitution after having been forbidden so to do by a local or state policeofficer or a guard, security officer, or an official of the school, college,university, junior college or other educational institution, shall for thefirst offense be punished at least by a fine of not less than fifty dollars($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), and shall for the secondoffense be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) normore than five hundred dollars ($500), and for the third or any subsequentoffense by a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) nor morethan five hundred dollars ($500), and may in addition, be imprisoned notexceeding six (6) months.
