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Can you summarize RIGL 9-1-28.1?
Causes of Action > Right to privacy Action for deprivation of right.
Short Summary
This legal document establishes the right to privacy in the state of Rhode Island. It defines the right to privacy as including the right to be secure from unreasonable intrusion upon one’s physical solitude or seclusion, the right to be secure from an appropriation of one’s name or likeness, the right to be secure from unreasonable publicity given to one’s private life, and the right to be secure from publicity that reasonably places another in a false light before the public. The document states that any person who subjects or causes to be subjected any citizen of Rhode Island or other person within the jurisdiction to a deprivation or violation of their right to privacy shall be liable to the injured party in an action at law, suit in equity, or any other appropriate proceedings for redress. The court may award reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs to the prevailing party. It also clarifies that this section does not limit or abridge any existing right of access to records kept by any agency of state or municipal government.
Whom does it apply to?
Every person in the state of Rhode Island
What does it govern?
Right to privacy
What are exemptions?
None mentioned
What are the Penalties?
Liability to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or any other appropriate proceedings for redress. The court may award reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs to the prevailing party.
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island