{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-7-2","heading":"Penalty for establishment of office without license — Public agencies exempt.","body":"Whoever without a license to do so establishes or keeps an intelligence or employment office for any of the purposes specified in this chapter, upon conviction, shall be fined ten dollars ($10.00) for each day the office is kept; and any person violating any of those rules or regulations, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense; provided, that this chapter does not apply to any employment office established by the state or federal government.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 7 Employment Agencies"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-7/5-7-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:12Z","sha256":"8b5647d32372e13e56575ec24ac7bbd83f9d226bbbf4b6c7ed2aa57a01376927","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-7-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}