R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-41
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§ 5-57-41. Penalties for violations.
Official statutory text
(a) Any person found guilty of violating any of the following provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both:
(1) Engaging in the alarm business without complying with § 5-57-14;
(2) Failure to obtain an I.D. card as required by § 5-57-29;
(3) Willful and knowing failure to file or maintain on file the surety bond as required by § 5-57-21;
(4) Willful and knowing failure of an alarm business to notify its subscribers of revocation of its license as required by § 5-57-25(c); and
(5) Willful and knowing failure to surrender a license certificate as required by § 5-57-27(b) or to surrender an I.D. card as required by § 5-57-34.
(b) Any person found guilty of willfully and knowingly submitting false information of a material nature in any application for an alarm business license or for an I.D. card, or for renewal applications, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both.
(1) Engaging in the alarm business without complying with § 5-57-14;
(2) Failure to obtain an I.D. card as required by § 5-57-29;
(3) Willful and knowing failure to file or maintain on file the surety bond as required by § 5-57-21;
(4) Willful and knowing failure of an alarm business to notify its subscribers of revocation of its license as required by § 5-57-25(c); and
(5) Willful and knowing failure to surrender a license certificate as required by § 5-57-27(b) or to surrender an I.D. card as required by § 5-57-34.
(b) Any person found guilty of willfully and knowingly submitting false information of a material nature in any application for an alarm business license or for an I.D. card, or for renewal applications, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both.
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