{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-3.2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-11-3.2","heading":"False reporting of child abuse and neglect.","body":"Any person who knowingly and willfully makes, or causes to be made, to the department a false report of child abuse or neglect shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 11 Abused and Neglected Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-11/40-11-3.2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:29Z","sha256":"fa79e1de8e12ce8ce0ab2e1fceb16a1020c3a64bf618c6627df22906756f9f82","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-3.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-3.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}