No person shall knowingly and intentionally obtain or disclose a program participant’s actual address knowing that they were not authorized to do so. A person who violates this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). Each unauthorized disclosure shall constitute a separate civil violation. Nothing in this section shall preclude criminal prosecution for a violation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-164-10
Civil liability for knowing and intentional disclosure
Known as the Address Confidentiality Program Act
The act spans §§ 42-162-4 to 42-164-9 (13 sections).
P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 1, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 1, effective January 1, 2023.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.