Any person who willfully withholds from or denies to any person admitted to a facility as defined in this chapter 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.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5-39
Deprivation of rights of persons admitted to facilities
Known as the Mental Health Law
The act spans §§ 40.1-5-1 to 40.1-5-9 (48 sections).
P.L. 1966, ch. 100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-20-25, Reorg
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