{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-27-7","heading":"Non-retaliation or discrimination.","body":"A program that discharges, discriminates, or retaliates against a person who makes a report, testifies, or is about to testify in any proceeding, shall be liable to the person so discharged, discriminated, or retaliated against, for treble damages, costs, and attorney’s fees.","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/TITLE40.1/40.1-27/40.1-27-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:34Z","sha256":"a2cc218b53c616946b767bc8fde854875b4ccc5c07cacdafdc61fa0dfb8f3b8b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-27-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}