Rhode Island § 40.1-27-10 § 40.1-27-10. Penalties for acts of abuse or neglect.

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§ 40.1-27-10 — § 40.1-27-10. Penalties for acts of abuse or neglect.

Rhode Island § 40.1-27-10

Title 40.1Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

Ch. 40.1-27Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-27-10 (2026).

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§ 40.1-27-10. Penalties for acts of abuse or neglect.
(a) Any person who knowingly abuses, mistreats, or neglects a participant, or commits
            any acts of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect as those terms are defined by § 40.1-27-1(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4), shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or
            imprisoned not more than three (3) years, or both.
         
(b) Any person who commits any act of abuse as the term is defined by § 40.1-27-1(a)(5) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than
            one year, or both.
         

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§ 40.1-27-10. Penalties for acts of abuse or neglect.

(a) Any person who knowingly abuses, mistreats, or neglects a participant, or commits any acts of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect as those terms are defined by § 40.1-27-1(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4), shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or imprisoned not more than three (3) years, or both.

(b) Any person who commits any act of abuse as the term is defined by § 40.1-27-1(a)(5) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.