{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-67.1-8","heading":"Business entity liability.","body":"(a) A person that is a business entity may be prosecuted for an offense under §§ 11-67.1-3 — 11-67.1-7 only if:\n(1) The entity knowingly engages in conduct that constitutes human trafficking; or\n(2) An employee or nonemployee agent of the entity engages in conduct that constitutes human trafficking and the conduct is part of a pattern of activity in violation of this chapter for the benefit of the entity, which the entity knew was occurring and failed to take effective action to stop.\n(b) When a person that is a business entity is prosecuted for an offense under §§ 11-67.1-3 — 11-67.1-7, the court may consider the severity of the entity’s conduct and order penalties in addition to those otherwise provided for the offense, including:\n(1) A fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per offense;\n(2) Disgorgement of profit from activity in violation of this chapter; and\n(3) Debarment from state and local government contracts.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 67.1 Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-67.1/11-67.1-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:21Z","sha256":"796027b9871caa21bb6823f40b6182d558b9dac598056b7525498851a752c5eb","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-67.1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}