R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-7-2
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§ 5-7-2. Penalty for establishment of office without license Public agencies exempt.
Official statutory text
Whoever without a license to do so establishes or keeps an intelligence or employment office for any of the purposes specified in this chapter, upon conviction, shall be fined ten dollars ($10.00) for each day the office is kept; and any person violating any of those rules or regulations, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense; provided, that this chapter does not apply to any employment office established by the state or federal government.
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