{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-54-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-16","heading":"Penalty for misrepresentation.","body":"No person who is not licensed as a physician assistant may use the title of “physician assistant” or “PA” or hold himself or herself out as a physician assistant. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than one year imprisonment, or by both the fine and imprisonment.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 54 Physician Assistants"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-54/5-54-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:58:09Z","sha256":"9ea87cca407ac30a577e8e01566607d2f37c0b6fe6f04df8bba2e4c8459ddaf6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-54-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-54-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}