Notwithstanding any other provision of the general laws to the contrary, any person convicted of first degree child molestation pursuant to §?11-37-8.1 or second degree child molestation pursuant to §?11-37-8.3 shall, in addition to any other penalty imposed, be subject to community supervision upon that person’s completion of any prison sentence, suspended sentence, and/or probationary term imposed as a result of that conviction.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 13-8-30

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

In the case of a person convicted of first degree child molestation pursuant to §?11-37-8.1, community supervision shall be for life and pursuant to the provisions of §?11-37-8.2.1, community supervision shall include electronic monitoring via an active global positioning system for life. In the case of a person eighteen (18) years or older convicted of second degree child molestation pursuant to §?11-37-8.3, the term of the original sentence imposed and the term of community supervision shall not exceed thirty (30) years.

History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 206, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 207, § 5.