§ 16-40-8. Penalty for violations.
Any academy, college, university, or institution of education or any person being an officer or agent of any academy, college, university, or institution of education incorporated under the laws of this state or transacting business within this state, who shall as an officer or agent, by vote or in any manner or capacity admit or participate in admitting any scholar or student, or any person in recognition of attainment or achievement, to any grade of a degree by conferring or participating in conferring a degree upon the scholar or student or person contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or contrary to the regulations or standards for approval adopted by the board of regents for elementary and secondary education or the board of governors for higher education to implement this chapter, or who shall sign any certificate or diploma as evidence of the conferring of the degree, shall be liable to a penalty of three hundred dollars ($300) for each offense to be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the department of elementary and secondary education or the office of higher education but to the use of the state.
History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1897, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 200, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-40-8; P.L. 1975, ch. 243, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 16-40 - Private Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
Section 16-40-1. - Approval of secondary and higher schools — Certification to secretary of state.
Section 16-40-2. - Authority to grant degrees not presumed.
Section 16-40-3. - Reference of charter amendments to boards.
Section 16-40-4. - Degrees without specific authority prohibited.
Section 16-40-5. - Revocation of approvals.
Section 16-40-6. - Degrees conferred after revocation of approval.
Section 16-40-7. - Register of approved schools and revocations.
Section 16-40-8. - Penalty for violations.
Section 16-40-9. - Prosecution of violations — Forfeiture of charter.
Section 16-40-9.1. - Injunctive relief.
Section 16-40-10. - Schools exempt.
Section 16-40-10.1. - Repealed.
Section 16-40-10.2. - Mater Ecclesiae.
Section 16-40-11. - Registration and reports of private schools.
Section 16-40-12. - Schools instructing persons above compulsory school age.
Section 16-40-13. - Promise of employment — Penalty for violations.
Section 16-40-14. - Schools unaffected.
Section 16-40-15. - Registers and blanks.
Section 16-40-16. - Student records and school closings — Notice of closing.