Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-22-26. Deprivation of rights
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Any person who willfully withholds from or denies to any person admitted to a facility as defined in § 40.1-22-3 any of his or her rights as granted in this chapter shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000) or imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years at the discretion of the court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 324, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-43.1-26; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 139.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-22-26
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Facility: means any public or private facility, inpatient rehabilitation center, hospital, institution, or other domiciliary facility, the office of developmental disabilities or any part thereof, equipped to habilitate, on a residential basis, persons who are intellectually or developmentally disabled and in need of residential care. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-22-3
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6