Rhode Island § 7-6-95 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act
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§ 7-6-95. Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-95
§ 7-6-95. Penalties imposed upon directors and officers.
Each director and officer of a domestic or foreign corporation who fails or refuses within the time prescribed by this chapter to answer truthfully and fully interrogatories propounded to the director or officer by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or who signs any articles, statement, report, application, or other document filed with the secretary of state that is known to the director or officer to be false in any material respect, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction may be fined in any amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-6-95 ("Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act") 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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