Penalties imposed upon officers and directors.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-1.2-1603
in effect7-1.2-1603. Penalties imposed upon officers and directors.
Any individual who signs any articles, statement, report, application, or other document
intended to be filed with the secretary of state that is known to the individual to
be false in any material respect, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
of it may be fined in any amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500). For purposes
of this chapter, a document is signed whether by any manual, facsimile or electronic
signature.
P.L. 2004, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 274, § 2.
Source: State of Rhode Island General Assembly (rilegislature.gov)URL: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-1.2/7-16/7-1.2-1603.htmFetched: 10/20/2026