R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5-27: Criminal liability for violations.

Any person, being a manufacturer, distributor, or factory representative, who violates any provision of §§ 31-5-21 — 31-5-27, or who does any act enumerated in § 31-5-23 as a ground for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.