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2020 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 17 - Elections
Chapter 17-25.3 Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications
Section 17-25.3-4 Penalties.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 17-25.3-4 (2020)
§ 17-25.3-4. Penalties.
(a) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
(b) The state board of elections may impose a civil penalty upon any person, business entity, or political action committee who violates the provisions of this chapter in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or up to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the aggregate amount of the independent expenditures, electioneering communications, or covered transfers per violation, whichever is greater.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2012, ch. 446, § 3.)
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