Duty to Report Sexual Assault (Title 11, Chapter 37, General Laws of Rhode Island)

Under Rhode Island’s statute criminalizing sexual assault, anyone other than the victim with  knowledge or reason to know that a first-degree sexual assault or attempted first-degree sexual assault is taking place or has taken place shall immediately notify the police. Anyone who knowingly violates this statute is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for no more than one year, a $500 fine, or both (§ 11-37-3.3.).