§ 23-11-12. Refusal to submit to examination.
Any person refusing to permit the department of health to examine him or her, as provided in § 23-11-11, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment for thirty (30) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 163, § 13; P.L. 1936, ch. 2366, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 257, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-11-12.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-11 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Section 23-11-1. - Diseases declared contagious — Exposure of another to infection.
Section 23-11-3. - Compulsory treatment of infected persons.
Section 23-11-4. - State laboratory facilities and treatment.
Section 23-11-5. - Reports of cases by public and private institutions.
Section 23-11-6. - Reports by physicians.
Section 23-11-7. - Penalty for failure to report.
Section 23-11-8. - Blood test of pregnant women.
Section 23-11-10. - Investigation of suspected cases and sources.
Section 23-11-11. - Power to examine suspected cases — Right of suspect to own physician.
Section 23-11-12. - Refusal to submit to examination.
Section 23-11-13. - Appropriations and disbursements.
Section 23-11-14. - Reports by public and private laboratories.
Section 23-11-15. - Report not violation of physician-patient relationship.
Section 23-11-16. - Violations — Penalties.
Section 23-11-17. - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing.
Section 23-11-18. - Legislative findings.
Section 23-11-19. - Exchange of hypodermic needles and syringes.