{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-25.3-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-25.3-4","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.\n(b) The state board of elections may impose a civil penalty upon any person, business entity, or political action committee who violates the provisions of this chapter in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or up to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the aggregate amount of the independent expenditures, electioneering communications, or covered transfers per violation, whichever is greater.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 25.3 Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-25.3/17-25.3-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:06Z","sha256":"23d9871b0d058b6595e4a5a1a716969b17aa13b8b5d16b0511b65f3d52db53ad","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-25.3-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-26-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}