{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-74-14","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-74-14","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this chapter or under § 42-14-16, any person who willfully violates this chapter is subject to civil penalties of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation.\n(b) A person that willfully operates as or aids and abets another operating as a discount medical plan organization in violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.\n(c) A person that collects fees for purported membership in a discount medical plan, but purposefully fails to provide the promised benefits shall be deemed guilty of larceny and upon conviction is subject to penalties provided for in § 11-41-5. In addition, upon conviction, the person shall be ordered to pay restitution to persons aggrieved by the violation of this chapter. Restitution shall be ordered in addition to a fine or imprisonment, but not in lieu of a fine or imprisonment.","path":["Title 27 Insurance","Chapter 74 Discount Medical Plan Organization Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE27/27-74/27-74-14.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:45Z","sha256":"1c8fe3e70b8fbd91d732f4fc26d3b9c893a7192370d9ec5cb8b70c4ea9f18068","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-74-13","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-74-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}