AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LARGE CAPACITY FEEDING DEVICE BAN OF 2022 (Makes a first offense of possessing a large capacity feeding device a misdemeanor and subsequent offenses felonies.)

S2314

2026 -- S 2314
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LARGE CAPACITY FEEDING DEVICE BAN OF
2022

Introduced By:
Senators Raptakis, Famiglietti, Appollonio, Tikoian, Burke, Felag,
Thompson, Patalano, Ciccone, and Dimitri

Date Introduced:
January 23, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Judiciary
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 11-47.1-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47.1 entitled "Large
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Capacity Feeding Device Ban of 2022" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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11-47.1-3. Large capacity feeding devices prohibited.
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(a) No person, except for a federally licensed firearm dealer, shall manufacture, sell, offer
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to sell, transfer, purchase, possess, or have under his or her control a large capacity feeding device,
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except as otherwise authorized under this chapter. Any person convicted of violating the provisions
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of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and
punished by imprisonment of not more than
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five (5)

two (2)
years, or by a fine of up to
five thousand dollars ($5,000)

one thousand dollars
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($1,000)
, and the large capacity feeding device shall be subject to forfeiture.
For subsequent
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offenses, any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony
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and punished by imprisonment of not more than five (5) years or by a fine of up to five thousand
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dollars ($5,000) and the large capacity feeding devices shall be subject to forfeiture.
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(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
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(1) Any person who, on June 20, 2022, lawfully possesses a large capacity feeding device;
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provided that, within one hundred eighty (180) days of June 20, 2022, the person:
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(i) Permanently modifies the large capacity feeding device such that it cannot hold more
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than ten (10) rounds of ammunition;

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(ii) Surrenders the large capacity feeding device to the police department in the city or town
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where the person resides in accordance with the procedures for surrender of weapons set forth by
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the police department or the Rhode Island state police, or, if there is no such police department or
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the person resides out of state, to the Rhode Island state police; or
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(iii) Transfers or sells the large capacity feeding device to a federally licensed firearm
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dealer or person or firm outside the State of Rhode Island that is lawfully entitled to own or possess
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such a feeding device.
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(2)(i) Any law enforcement officer exempt under §§ 11-47-9 and 11-47-9.1; or
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(ii) A retired law enforcement officer exempt under §§ 11-47-9 and 11-47-9.1 who is not
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otherwise prohibited from receiving such a feeding device from such agency upon retirement, and
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who has a permit to carry pursuant to § 11-47-18(b).
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(3) An active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard
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who is authorized to possess and carry such a feeding device.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LARGE CAPACITY FEEDING DEVICE BAN OF
2022
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This act would make a first offense of possessing a large capacity feeding device a
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misdemeanor and subsequent offenses felonies.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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