Rhode Island General Laws 40-11-6.1. Penalty for failure to report or perform required act
Any person, official, physician, or institution required by this chapter to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect or to perform any other act who knowingly fails to do so or who knowingly prevents any person acting reasonably from doing so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for not more than one year or both. In addition, any person, official, physician, or institution who knowingly fails to perform any act required by this chapter or who knowingly prevents another person from performing a required act shall be civilly liable for the damages proximately caused by that failure.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 10.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40-11-6.1
- Child: means a person under the age of eighteen (18). See Rhode Island General Laws 40-11-2
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Institution: means any private or public hospital or other facility providing medical or psychiatric diagnosis, treatment, and care. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-11-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Physician: means any licensed doctor of medicine, licensed osteopathic physician, and any physician, intern, or resident of an institution as defined in subsection (8). See Rhode Island General Laws 40-11-2