{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-9.1-29","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.1-29","heading":"Penalty for unsubstantiated challenge.","body":"Every person who willfully and maliciously challenges the registration of a voter without reasonable cause to suspect that the voter is not qualified shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, in addition, be liable to the challenged voter for compensatory and punitive damages as well as for his or her counsel fees. The mere fact that a challenge was not sustained by the board shall not give rise to any civil or criminal liability of the objector.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 9.1 Registration of Voters"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-9.1/17-9.1-29.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:01Z","sha256":"24208ec96619688fcb51b5959a8d94dcf12710ab38b803999c8b28c7d1e3439c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-9.1-28","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-9.1-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}