R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-6.10-4: Penalty for violations.

Upon determining that an employment agency has violated the provisions of § 28-6.10-3, the department of labor and training shall send a written notice of the violation to the employment agency containing a description of the fines prescribed in this section. Any employment agency determined by the department to have committed a second violation of the provisions of § 28-6.10-3, within five (5) years of the first violations, shall be subject to a five-hundred-dollar ($500) fine. Any employment agency determined by the department to have committed a third or subsequent violation of the provisions of § 28-6.10-3, within five (5) years of a previous violation, shall be subject to a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000). A violation occurring more than five (5) years from the date of a previous violation shall be considered a first violation.