{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-27-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-27-9","heading":"Penalties for violations.","body":"Persons convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter shall be punished:\n(1) By a term of imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months or by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense;\n(2) By a term of imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for the second offense; and\n(3) By a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for a third or subsequent offense.","path":["Title 21 Food and Drugs","Chapter 27 Sanitation in Food Establishments"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-27/21-27-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:25Z","sha256":"933c52005c6619d747c003c52c518e7a2ad6193c0b22d18f076ecc7d2581b0e4","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-27-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-27-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}