Rhode Island General Laws Title 6. Commercial Law--General Regulatory Provisions § 6-13-17. Requiring consumers to furnish social security numbers

(a) Unless otherwise required by federal law, no person shall require that a consumer of goods or services disclose all or part of a social security number incident to the sale of consumer goods or services;  provided, however, that:

(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(c) In any civil action alleging a violation of this section, the court may award damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs to a prevailing consumer and afford injunctive relief against any person or business that commits or proposes to commit a violation of this section.