R.I. GEN. LAWS § 11-67.1-15(A)-(D) (2023).

  • A minor who has engaged in commercial sex acts is not criminally liable or subject to a delinquency proceeding in family court for prostitution or solicitation if the person was a minor at the time.
  • The minor must prove that he or she committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim.
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R.I. GEN. LAWS § 11-67.1-17(a) (2023).

  • An individual convicted of prostitution or solicitation to commit a sexual act, committed as a direct result of being a victim of sex trafficking, may apply by motion to the court having jurisdiction over the offense to vacate the conviction and seal or expunge the record of conviction.

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R.I. GEN. LAWS § 11-37-3.4 (2023).

  • Any person participating in good faith in making a report pursuant to § 11-37-3.1 (duty to report sexual assault) shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the report.