Rhode Island
From US state consumer privacy laws: Which US states have comprehensive consumer privacy laws, who do they apply to, and what happens if a business breaks them?
Law: Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act
The act's official or short title as the statute or the state's official page gives it, with its code citation if stated.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act”.
Source: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6/6-48.1/6-48.1-1.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Takes effect: January 1, 2026
The first date the law's main consumer-privacy duties apply to businesses, as stated by the statute or state. Ignore later phase-ins for specific provisions.
P.L. 2024, ch. 430, § 2, effective January 1, 2026
Source: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6/6-48.1/6-48.1-1.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Who it applies to: Controlled or processed the personal data of not less than thirty-five thousand (35,000) customers, excluding personal data controlled or processed solely for the purpose of completing a payment transaction.
The law's applicability threshold in short form, as the statute states it, such as revenue or number of consumers processed.
Controlled or processed the personal data of not less than thirty-five thousand (35,000) customers, excluding personal data controlled or processed solely for the purpose of completing a payment transaction.
Source: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6/6-48.1/6-48.1-4.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Consumers threshold: 35000 consumers
The lowest number of state consumers whose personal data triggers the law on its own, without a revenue test. Null if the law has no such number.
not less than thirty-five thousand (35,000) customers
Source: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6/6-48.1/6-48.1-4.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Cure period: Not looked at yet
Days the statute gives a business to fix a violation before enforcement. Null if the law gives no right to cure.
No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.
Cure period ends: Not looked at yet
The date the right to cure sunsets, as stated in the statute. Null if there is no cure period or it does not expire.
No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.
Enforced by: attorney general
The official or agency the statute names as enforcer.
The attorney general shall have sole enforcement authority of the provisions of this chapter
Source: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6/6-48.1/6-48.1-8.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Maximum penalty: 500 USD per violation
The highest civil penalty per violation stated in the statute, including higher tiers such as intentional violations. Use the statute's base figure, not inflation-adjusted amounts, unless the statute itself states the adjusted figure.
no more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each such disclosure
Source: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6/6-48.1/6-48.1-8.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Private right of action: No
True if consumers can sue directly under the law for any violation. False if the statute says it creates no private right of action or leaves enforcement solely to the state.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any private right of action to enforce any provision of this chapter
Source: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6/6-48.1/6-48.1-8.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.
Opt-out signal required: Not looked at yet
True if the statute requires businesses to honor a universal opt-out signal or preference signal, such as Global Privacy Control, now or by a stated date.
No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.