Every person who willfully employs or has in his employ or under his charge any person in violation of the provisions of this chapter, and every parent or guardian who permits any child to be so employed, shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. The certificates of age and the permits to work required by §§ 28-3-2 and 28-3-3 shall be prima facie evidence of the age of a child upon trial of any person other than the parent or guardian for the violation of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-3-15