{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-1.2-1603","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-1.2-1603","heading":"Penalties imposed upon officers and directors.","body":"Any individual who signs any articles, statement, report, application, or other document intended to be filed with the secretary of state that is known to the individual to be false in any material respect, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of it may be fined in any amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500). For purposes of this chapter, a document is signed whether by any manual, facsimile or electronic signature.","path":["Title 7 Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships","Chapter 1.2 Rhode Island Business Corporation Act","Part 16 The Secretary of State and Fees"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-1.2/7-16/7-1.2-1603.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T18:54:34Z","sha256":"20b19d7e8e5e34e17b02ddbc56bf9e260b6aaa3eeae0888eb844da74c0caf99f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-1.2-1602","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-1.2-1604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}