{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-30-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-30-2","heading":"Right of action.","body":"(a) A candidate whose appearance, actions, or speech are depicted through the use of synthetic media in violation of § 17-30-1 may seek injunctive or other equitable relief from a candidate, authorized candidate campaign committee, political action committee, political party committee, or person or entity making an independent expenditure as defined in § 17-25-3 prohibiting the distribution of audio or visual synthetic media in violation of this chapter.\n(b) A candidate whose appearance, actions, or speech are depicted using synthetic media may also bring an action for general or special damages against a candidate, authorized candidate campaign committee, political action committee, political party committee, or person or entity making an independent expenditure as defined in § 17-25-3 that generated the synthetic media. The court may also award a prevailing party reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. This subsection shall not be construed to limit or preclude a plaintiff from recovering under any other available remedy.\n(c) In any civil action alleging a violation of this chapter, the plaintiff shall bear the burden of establishing the violation through clear and convincing evidence.","path":["Title 17 Elections","CHAPTER 30 Deceptive and Fraudulent Synthetic Media in Election Communications"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-30/17-30-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:06Z","sha256":"166aa06d156ddb133c3e7a3f6b29f1c19a4ddb9ca406e9704173b5761cc47e13","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-30-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-30-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}