§ 11-34.1-1 Definitions
§ 11-34.1-2 Prostitution
§ 11-34.1-3 Procurement of sexual conduct for a fee
§ 11-34.1-4 Loitering for prostitution
§ 11-34.1-5 Expungement of certain criminal records
§ 11-34.1-6 Soliciting from motor vehicles for indecent purposes – Forfeiture of motor vehicle
§ 11-34.1-7 Pandering or permitting prostitution – Not allowed
§ 11-34.1-8 Venue of pandering or permitting prostitution prosecutions
§ 11-34.1-9 Spouse as witness in pandering or permitting prostitution
§ 11-34.1-10 Reputation testimony as evidence
§ 11-34.1-11 Examination and treatment for venereal disease
§ 11-34.1-12 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
§ 11-34.1-13 Reporting
§ 11-34.1-14 Severability
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 11-34.1 - Commercial Sexual Activity

  • Commercial sexual activity: means any sexual conduct which is performed or promised in return for a fee. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-34.1-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fee: means any thing of monetary value, including but not limited to money, given as consideration for sexual conduct. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-34.1-1
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Sexual conduct: means sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, and digital intrusion or intrusion by any object into the genital opening or anal opening of another person's body, or the stimulation by hand of another's genitals for the purposes of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of either person. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-34.1-1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.