R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-12-17: Penalties.

Any person who violates any provision or requirement of §§ 4-12-1 — 4-12-16 or who forges, counterfeits, defaces, destroys, or wrongfully uses or possesses any certificate provided for in §§ 4-12-5 — 4-12-14 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).