RI S2307

Expands Rhode Island's self-defense law to create a rebuttable presumption that an owner, tenant, or occupier acted reasonably in self-defense when a person dies or is injured while committing any violent criminal offense against them

Applies to individuals who are lawfully present in any location where they have a right to be, extending protections beyond just burglary and breaking-and-entering situations covered under existing law

Eliminates the duty to retreat from any person committing a violent criminal offense when the defender is lawfully in a place they have a right to be

Existing law (subsection a) already provides similar protections specifically for burglary, breaking and entering, and home invasion offenses under §§ 11-8-2 through 11-8-6 and § 11-39-2

Takes effect immediately upon passage