{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-38-12","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-38-12","heading":"Penalty for violations.","body":"Every person violating any provision of this chapter shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days unless provided in this section; provided, that the penalty shall not apply to §§ 16-38-4 to 16-38-6.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 38 Offenses Pertaining to Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-38/16-38-12.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:50Z","sha256":"2fb94ed642cb56ca58bb1686b3390909cb6f78229824d49368e21a5ef4ce5b49","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-38-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-38-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}