R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-18: Penalty for violations.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of §§ 5-22-4 — 5-22-17 and any person who knowingly permits that violation in any building, described in § 5-22-17, belonging to him or her or under his or her control, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or shall be punished by both the fine and imprisonment.