Section 9-13-16 - Penalty for fraudulent levy

Any person who fraudulently causes any process, attachment, distress, or execution to be levied on any estrayed animal, lot of land, or other property, knowing that the same is not subject to the process or writ, shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor. For any subsequent conviction, the person shall be sentenced to confinement for not less than two nor more than four years.