{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.2-21","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.2-21","heading":"Injunctive relief.","body":"(a) The department may maintain in any court of competent jurisdiction a suit for an injunction against any person or persons practicing acupuncture and Chinese medicine, or any branch of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, without a license.\n(b) This injunction:\n(1) May be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person, this provision being understood to be a preventive as well as a punitive measure.\n(2) Shall not relieve the person from criminal prosecution for practicing without a license.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 37.2 The Practice of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-37.2/5-37.2-21.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:18:04Z","sha256":"e8fa3182b9605b574043a985f01a6cfeeb38a6692699b52bf540c514949e9ada","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.2-20","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.2-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}