R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-7-40

Any person who willfully resists, prevents, impedes, or interferes with any member of the board or any of its agents or agencies in the performance of duties pursuant to this chapter, or who in any manner interferes with the free exercise by employees of their right to select representatives in an election directed by the board pursuant to §§ 28-7-14 — 28-7-19, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.