Rhode Island § 40-11-6.1 § 40-11-6.1. Penalty for failure to report or perform required act.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 40-11-6.1 — § 40-11-6.1. Penalty for failure to report or perform required act.

Rhode Island § 40-11-6.1

Title 40Human services

Ch. 40-11Abused and Neglected Children

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-11-6.1 (2026).

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§ 40-11-6.1. Penalty for failure to report or perform required act.
Any person, official, physician, or institution required by this chapter to report
            known or suspected child abuse or neglect or to perform any other act who knowingly
            fails to do so or who knowingly prevents any person acting reasonably from doing so
            shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to
            a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for not more than
            one year or both. In addition, any person, official, physician, or institution who
            knowingly fails to perform any act required by this chapter or who knowingly prevents

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§ 40-11-6.1. Penalty for failure to report or perform required act.

Any person, official, physician, or institution required by this chapter to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect or to perform any other act who knowingly fails to do so or who knowingly prevents any person acting reasonably from doing so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for not more than one year or both. In addition, any person, official, physician, or institution who knowingly fails to perform any act required by this chapter or who knowingly prevents another person from performing a required act shall be civilly liable for the damages proximately caused by that failure.