R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-7-2: Penalty for establishment of office without license — Public agencies exempt.

Whoever without a license to do so establishes or keeps an intelligence or employment office for any of the purposes specified in this chapter, upon conviction, shall be fined ten dollars ($10.00) for each day the office is kept; and any person violating any of those rules or regulations, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense; provided, that this chapter does not apply to any employment office established by the state or federal government.