{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-3-20","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-3-20","heading":"Penalty for violations generally.","body":"Except as otherwise specifically provided, any person or corporation who or that: (1) Employs a child under sixteen (16) years of age without the permit required by § 28-3-3; (2) Makes a false statement in regard to any part required by the certificate; (3) Violates any of the provisions of §§ 28-3-1 — 28-3-20, or suffers or permits any child to be employed in violation of their provisions, shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense; provided, however, that if a child employed in violation of the provisions of §§ 28-3-1 — 28-3-20 is injured or killed in the course of the employment, then the above fine may be increased to five thousand dollars ($5,000); and, provided further, however, that this section does not apply to that portion of § 28-3-6 which fixes the penalty for the refusal to show to the inspector any certificate provided for in that section.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 3 Employment of Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-3/28-3-20.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:47Z","sha256":"ad2c4a95ce50180580069c2131b5fb3b0e1214ade6751d2dbb81b20ab97c3a71","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-3-19","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-3-21-28-3-31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}