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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
Chapter 40.1-24.5 - Community Residences
Section 40.1-24.5-15 - Willful deprivation of resident's rights.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 40.1-24.5-15 (2017)
§ 40.1-24.5-15. Willful deprivation of resident's rights.
Any person who willfully withholds from or denies to any person admitted to a community residence 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, or both.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1982, ch. 363, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 141.)
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