Rhode Island § 5-57-41 - Burglar and Hold-Up Alarm Businesses
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§ 5-57-41. Burglar and Hold-Up Alarm Businesses
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-41
§ 5-57-41. Penalties for violations.
(a) Any person found guilty of violating any of the following provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both:
(1) Engaging in the alarm business without complying with § 5-57-14;
(2) Failure to obtain an I.D. card as required by § 5-57-29;
(3) Willful and knowing failure to file or maintain on file the surety bond as required by § 5-57-21;
(4) Willful and knowing failure of an alarm business to notify its subscribers of revocation of its license as required by § 5-57-25(c); and
(5) Willful and knowing failure to surrender a license certificate as required by § 5-57-27(b) or to surrender an I.D. card as required by § 5-57-34.
(b) Any person found guilty of willfully and knowingly submitting false information of a material nature in any application for an alarm business license or for an I.D. card, or for renewal applications, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 248, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-57-41 ("Burglar and Hold-Up Alarm Businesses") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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