Title 36
Public Officers and Employees

Chapter 4
Merit System

R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-4-56

§ 36-4-56. Penalties for violations.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 3 of this title, or of the rules established in accordance with these chapters, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned for not more than sixty (60) days or both. Any person holding a position in the classified service so convicted shall be dismissed from the service immediately.

History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 661, § 28; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-56; P.L. 1981, ch. 335, § 2.