{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-21.1-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-21.1-16","heading":"Providing false information.","body":"No person shall call or otherwise cause the number nine-one-one (911) to be called for the purpose of knowingly making a false alarm or complaint or reporting false information that could result in the dispatch of emergency services from any public agency as defined in § 39-21.1-3(7). Any person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 21.1 911 Emergency Telephone Number Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-21.1/39-21.1-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:20Z","sha256":"16cece7c551e933b99f4871692a6960b80080209ceac9127a07010304f9c192f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-21.1-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-21.1-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}