{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-10","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-27-10","heading":"Penalties for acts of abuse or neglect.","body":"(a) Any person who knowingly abuses, mistreats, or neglects a participant, or commits any acts of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect as those terms are defined by § 40.1-27-1(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4), shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or imprisoned not more than three (3) years, or both.\n(b) Any person who commits any act of abuse as the term is defined by § 40.1-27-1(a)(5) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.","path":["Title 40.1 Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals","Chapter 27 Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40.1/40.1-27/40.1-27-10.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:34Z","sha256":"082aebc0b410571c892244cac36c55b2c357b768412de9053f11f1640c628ec5","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-9","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-28-1-40.1-28-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}