Rhode Island General Laws Title 6. Commercial Law--General Regulatory Provisions § 6-52-3. Violations

(1) A customer who incurs actual damages due to a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action in superior court.

(2) Whenever the attorney general has reason to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred and that proceedings would be in the public interest, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against the business in violation. The business that violates this chapter may be liable in a suit by the attorney general for actual damages of the aggrieved customer and a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).