Rhode Island General Laws 5-49-2.3. Penalty for violations of §§ 5-49-2.1 and 5-49-2.2
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Any person, firm, association, or corporation who or that sells or attempts to sell, or makes available, a hearing aid instrument or hearing prosthetic device without a certificate of need, and/or fails to keep records as prescribed in § 5-49-2.2, and any physician who issues a certificate of need not in conformance with § 5-49-2.1, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense. Each violation of a provision of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 177, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-49-2.3
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Hearing aid: means any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing, and any parts, attachments, or accessories, including ear mold, but excluding batteries and cords. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-49-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6