2014 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-5.1 - Identification of Persons Suffering from Certain Disabilities
Section 23-5.1-3 - Penalty for misrepresentation.
§ 23-5.1-3 Penalty for misrepresentation. – Any person who willfully and knowingly falsifies an identification or deliberately misrepresents an illness that causes blackouts, unconsciousness, or semi-conscious periods as described in § 23-5.1-1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1974, ch. 251, § 1.)
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