Rhode Island § 40.1-26-7 § 40.1-26-7. Deprivation of rights — Penalty.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 40.1-26-7 — § 40.1-26-7. Deprivation of rights — Penalty.

Rhode Island § 40.1-26-7

Title 40.1Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

Ch. 40.1-26Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-26-7 (2026).

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§ 40.1-26-7. Deprivation of rights — Penalty.
Any person who willfully withholds from, or denies to, any participant in an agency
            any of his or her rights as granted in this chapter or who retaliates against a participant
            who exercises the right to register an alleged violation of rights or on whose behalf
            a grievance is filed, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding five hundred
            dollars ($500) or imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months.
         

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§ 40.1-26-7. Deprivation of rights — Penalty.

Any person who willfully withholds from, or denies to, any participant in an agency any of his or her rights as granted in this chapter or who retaliates against a participant who exercises the right to register an alleged violation of rights or on whose behalf a grievance is filed, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months.