§ 40-6-22. Disclosure of information — Penalty.
(a) For purposes of this section, a “financial institution” means a bank, savings bank, national bank, trust company, building and loan association, loan and investment company, credit union, safe deposit company, any person or corporation registered to sell securities under the provisions of chapter 11 of title 7, or federal savings and loan institution authorized to do business under the laws of this state.
(b) A financial institution, upon written request or upon request made by computer file on magnetic tape, signed or submitted by an authorized employee of the department of human services, shall inform the department of the amount deposited in the financial institution to the credit of a person named in, or otherwise identified in, the request as an applicant for, or recipient of, public assistance under this chapter or chapter 8 of this title. Upon the request, the financial institution shall provide the requested deposit information, in writing or by computer file on magnetic tape, to the department of human services within sixty (60) days from the receipt of the request. The department shall not submit its information request by computer file on magnetic tape to a financial institution that does not maintain deposit information on computer files, and the financial institution shall not be required to provide deposit information by computer file on magnetic tape.
(c) A financial institution shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for each willful failure to provide the department with the requested information. The department may recover the penalty by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) The department of human services may disclose information obtained pursuant to this section to an agency or department of another state administering a public assistance program, provided that the department of human services has executed a reciprocal agreement with the agency or department for the reciprocal disclosure of deposit information.
History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act
Section 40-6-1. - Short title — “Public assistance” and “department” defined.
Section 40-6-3. - General public assistance.
Section 40-6-3.1. - Eligibility for general public assistance.
Section 40-6-3.2. - Form of assistance.
Section 40-6-3.3. - [Repealed.]
Section 40-6-3.4 - — 40-6-3.6. [Repealed.]
Section 40-6-3.7. - Local welfare offices.
Section 40-6-3.8. - [Repealed.]
Section 40-6-3.9. - [Repealed.]
Section 40-6-3.10. - Funeral and burial expenses.
Section 40-6-3.11. - “Dependent child” defined.
Section 40-6-3.12. - Enteral nutrition products.
Section 40-6-5.1. - [Repealed.]
Section 40-6-5.2. - Cashing of AFDC, GPA checks.
Section 40-6-5.3. - [Repealed.]
Section 40-6-6. - Authorization to pay assistance.
Section 40-6-7.1. - Expanded eligibility for pregnant women and young children.
Section 40-6-7.2. - Presumptive eligibility for pregnant women.
Section 40-6-8. - Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP).
Section 40-6-8.1. - Prohibited uses of electronic benefit transfer cards.
Section 40-6-8.2. - Establishment of retail SNAP incentives pilot program.
Section 40-6-9.1. - Data matching — Healthcare coverages.
Section 40-6-10. - Effect of assistance on receipt of workers’ compensation benefits.
Section 40-6-11. - Report of income by recipients.
Section 40-6-12. - Records as to assistance.
Section 40-6-12.1. - Warrants — Release of information.
Section 40-6-13. - Appeals — Hearings.
Section 40-6-14. - Assistance not assignable — Exemption from process.
Section 40-6-15. - Fraudulently obtaining assistance.
Section 40-6-16. - Fraudulent use of food stamps.
Section 40-6-17. - Receipt and use of federal funds.
Section 40-6-18. - Agreements with other states.
Section 40-6-19. - Complainant in actions to invoke penalties.
Section 40-6-20. - Prosecution of criminal actions.
Section 40-6-21. - Child support — Income tax refund offset.
Section 40-6-21.1. - Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity — Hospital-based program.
Section 40-6-21.2. - Child medical support garnishment — State income tax offset.
Section 40-6-22. - Disclosure of information — Penalty.
Section 40-6-23. - Release of wage and earnings information.
Section 40-6-24. - Recipient not deemed pauper.
Section 40-6-25. - Rules and regulations.
Section 40-6-26. - Severability.
Section 40-6-27. - Supplemental Security Income.
Section 40-6-28. - Interim cash assistance for individuals with disabilities.