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2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 40.1 - Mental health, retardation, and hospitals
CHAPTER 40.1-5 - Mental Health Law
§ 40.1-5-39 - Deprivation of rights of persons admitted to facilities.
SECTION 40.1-5-39
§ 40.1-5-39 Deprivation of rights of persons admitted to facilities. – Any person who willfully withholds from or denies to any person admitted to a facility as defined in this chapter, any of his or her rights as granted in this chapter, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000) or imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years at the discretion of the court.
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