R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-40-13: Promise of employment — Penalty for violations.

No private school shall promise or guarantee placement or employment as a means of inducing enrolment, and any person, firm, or corporation which conducts a school contrary to these regulations and without the approval of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education or the board of governors for higher education shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500).