{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17-12.3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-12.3","heading":"Penalty for violation of §§ 23-17-12 — 23-17-12.2.","body":"Every person including a controlling person, or corporation who shall willfully and continually violate the provisions of §§ 23-17-12 — 23-17-12.2 will be subject to a fine up to three hundred dollars ($300) for each violation of these sections.\nFor purposes of this section, “controlling person” is any person or entity in control of a nursing facility directly or indirectly, including: (1) in the case of a corporation or of a limited liability company, a person having a beneficial ownership interest of five percent (5%) or more in the nursing facility; (2) in the case of a general partnership or limited partnership, any general partner; (3) a legal entity that operates or contracts with another person for the operation of a nursing facility or an owner thereof; (4) in the case of a limited liability company, any member; (5) each president, vice president, secretary, treasurer of a business corporation that is not exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of such code; and (6) such other ownership interest or relationship as may be determined by the director.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17 Licensing of Healthcare Facilities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17/23-17-12.3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:43Z","sha256":"ccc413648dc2428e121c14f135e9f41e4858548d53b9ff34e0a493a730c12aa8","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17-12.2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17-12.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}