(a)  The attorney general is empowered to seek an injunction against any person violating the provisions of this chapter. The person who has been assisted or counseled in an attempt to commit suicide, may seek an injunction against all future unlawful assisted suicides by the particular individual who assisted or attempted to assist the suicide.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-60-5

  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Suicide: means the act or instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-60-2

(b)  A cause of action for injunctive relief under this section may be maintained by the attorney general against any individual or licensed health care practitioner who is reasonably believed to be about to violate or who is in the course of violating this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 183, § 1.