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RI Gen L § 11-15-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-15 - Flags and Emblems|Section 11-15-4 - Use of state emblems for commercial purposes.

§ 11-15-4. Use of state emblems for commercial purposes.No person, firm or corporation shall use the state seal, the state coat of arms, or a facsimile or imitation of them, for commercial purposes. The use of the state seal, the state coat of arms, or a facsimile or imitation of them as a portion of any letterhead, or in any advertisement, shall create a presumption that the use is for commercial purposes. Any person who violates any provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1946, ch. 1703, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-15-4.
RI Gen L § 11-15-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-15 - Flags and Emblems|Section 11-15-4.1 - Unauthorized use of the emblem of the attorney general.

§ 11-15-4.1. Unauthorized use of the emblem of the attorney general.No person, firm or corporation shall use, without authorization, the emblem of the department of the attorney general that is authorized by the attorney general or any such emblem used to imitate an emblem of the department of the attorney general, for any fraudulent purpose, or for any purpose intended to deceive, harm, or defraud any person. Any person who violates any provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to imprisonment for up to one year, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 327, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 392, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-15-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-15 - Flags and Emblems|Section 11-15-5 - Injunctive relief.

§ 11-15-5. Injunctive relief.The attorney general of the state of Rhode Island shall, upon the submission of proof of any violation of the provisions of § 11-15-4, seek injunctive relief against further violation.History of Section.P.L. 1946, ch. 1703, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-15-5.
RI Gen L § 11-15-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-15 - Flags and Emblems|Section 11-15-6 - Repealed.

§ 11-15-6. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-15-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-15 - Flags and Emblems|Section 11-15-7 - Display of foreign flags on public buildings.

§ 11-15-7. Display of foreign flags on public buildings.It shall be unlawful to display the flag or emblem of any foreign country upon the flagstaff of any state, county, city or town building or public schoolhouse within this state; provided, that when any foreigner shall become the guest of the United States, or of this state, the flag of the country of which the public guest shall be a citizen or subject may be displayed upon public buildings, except public schoolhouses. Every person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 29; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 38; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 38; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 37; G.L. 1956, § 11-15-7.
RI Gen L § 11-16-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-16 - Food and Beverages|Section 11-16-1 - Sale of unwholesome meat or drink.

§ 11-16-1. Sale of unwholesome meat or drink.Except as otherwise provided, in respect to specific articles of meat or drink, every person who shall sell any kind of diseased, corrupted, or unwholesome provisions, whether for meat or drink, shall be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months or be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 282, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 348, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 400, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 611, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-16-1.
RI Gen L § 11-16-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-16 - Food and Beverages|Section 11-16-2 - Sale or killing of young calves.

§ 11-16-2. Sale or killing of young calves.Every person who shall kill or cause to be killed, for the purpose of sale, or who shall sell to any person engaged in the business of killing of animals to be used for food purposes, any calf less than four (4) weeks old and the weight of which is less than seventy-five (75) pounds, or shall sell, or possess with intent to sell, the flesh of any calf which he or she knows to have been killed when less than four (4) weeks old, or the weight of which calf before being killed he or she knows to have been less than seventy-five (75) pounds, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 282, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 348, § 2; P.L. 1914, ch. 1055, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 400, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 611, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-16-2.
RI Gen L § 11-16-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-16 - Food and Beverages|Section 11-16-3 - Wrapping of food in second-hand paper.

§ 11-16-3. Wrapping of food in second-hand paper.No dealer in groceries, meats, provisions, or any articles of food whatsoever shall use or cause to be used newspapers, printed paper or other second-hand paper for the purpose of wrapping up such articles of food, unless the food shall first be placed in paper carton boxes, jars, tins, or other sanitary receptacles. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 348, § 4; P.L. 1911, ch. 708, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 400, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 611, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-16-3.
RI Gen L § 11-16-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-16 - Food and Beverages|Section 11-16-4 - Furnishing wood alcohol for beverage purposes.

§ 11-16-4. Furnishing wood alcohol for beverage purposes.Every person who sells, furnishes, or gives away wood alcohol or any preparation or compound containing wood alcohol, knowing that it is to be used for beverage purposes, shall be punished by imprisonment for life or any term of years, and he or she shall be liable to an action for damages for injuries to the person of anyone using the wood alcohol or the preparation or compound for beverage purposes, or if death results from that use, to an action for damages for the death of the person under the provisions of §§ 10-7-1 — 10-7-4.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 34; P.L. 1932, ch. 1857, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 34; G.L. 1956, § 11-16-4.
RI Gen L § 11-16-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-16 - Food and Beverages|Section 11-16-5 - Poisoning with intent to kill.

§ 11-16-5. Poisoning with intent to kill.Every person who shall mingle any poison with any food, drink, or medicine, with intent to kill or injure any person, and every person who shall willfully poison any spring, well or reservoir of water with that intent, shall be imprisoned for life or for any term of years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 11-16-5.
RI Gen L § 11-16-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-16 - Food and Beverages|Section 11-16-6 - Poisoning in general.

§ 11-16-6. Poisoning in general.Every person who shall knowingly offer, give or entice any other person to take or accept any treat, candy, gift, or food for consumption which is poisonous shall be subject to imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than twenty (20) years and may be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 154, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-16-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-16 - Food and Beverages|Section 11-16-7 - Tampering with packaging.

§ 11-16-7. Tampering with packaging.Every person who tampers with the contents of a package or container for sale to the public with the intent to injure a potential user of the contents shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 193, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-17-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-1 - Forgery and counterfeiting in general.

§ 11-17-1. Forgery and counterfeiting in general.Every person who shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit, or procure to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, any public record, or any writ, process, or proceeding in any court of justice in this state, any certificate or attestation of any judge, justice of the peace, warden, notary public, clerk of any court, town clerk, city clerk or other public officer, in any matter in which the certificate or attestation may be received as legal proof, any charter, deed, will, testament, bond, or writing obligatory, letter of attorney, policy of insurance, bill of exchange, bill of lading, railroad ticket, promissory note, order, acquittance, discharge for or upon the payment of money or delivery of goods, or any acceptance of a bill of exchange or any indorsement, assignment, or guaranty of any bill of exchange or promissory note, or any certificate, or accountable receipt for money, goods, or any other thing, or any warrant, order, or request for the payment of money or delivery of goods, or for the delivery of any note, bill, or other security for money or goods, or any lottery ticket, or part or share of any lottery ticket in any lottery authorized by the laws of any state, territory, or country, or any writing whatsoever purporting to contain evidence of any debt, contract, or promise, or of the discharge, payment of satisfaction of any debt, contract, or promise, with intent to defraud, or who shall utter and publish as true or shall procure to be uttered and published as true any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited record, deed, or other writing as provided in this section, knowing it to be false, forged, altered, or counterfeited, with intent to defraud, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-1.
RI Gen L § 11-17-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-1.1 - Forgery - Public assistance check or authorization.

§ 11-17-1.1. Forgery — Public assistance check or authorization.(a) Any person who shall knowingly forge or cause to be forged one or more public assistance benefit check or authorization issued pursuant to chapter 6 of title 40, when the total value of the check or authorization so forged or caused to be forged in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months exceeds five hundred dollars ($500), shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.(b) Any person who shall knowingly forge or cause to be forged any public assistance benefit check or authorization issued pursuant to chapter 6 of title 40, when the value of the check or authorization forged or caused to be forged shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.(c) All criminal actions for any violation of this section shall be prosecuted by the attorney general.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 234, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-17-1.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-1.2 - Forgery and counterfeiting of registration plates.

§ 11-17-1.2. Forgery and counterfeiting of registration plates.Every person who shall forge, counterfeit, or cause to be forged or counterfeited, any registration plate or special use identification tag, or knowingly possess any forged or counterfeited registration plate or special use identification tag, as provided in § 31-3-40, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 128, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 180, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-17-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-2 - Forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of state debt certificate or bank bill or note.

§ 11-17-2. Forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of state debt certificate or bank bill or note.Every person who shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or falsely alter any note, certificate, or other security, in imitation of and purporting to be a note, certificate, or other security, which has been or hereafter may be issued for any debt of this state, or any bank bill or note in imitation of or purporting to be a bank bill which has been or hereafter may be issued by any corporation which is or hereafter may be established as a bank, in this state or elsewhere, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-2.
RI Gen L § 11-17-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-3 - Passing of counterfeit certificates, bills, or notes.

§ 11-17-3. Passing of counterfeit certificates, bills, or notes.Every person who shall utter, publish, pass, or tender in payment as true, any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered certificate, security or bank bill or note, knowing it to be false, forged, counterfeited, or altered, with intent to defraud, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-3.
RI Gen L § 11-17-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-4 - Importation or possession of counterfeit certificate, bill, or note.

§ 11-17-4. Importation or possession of counterfeit certificate, bill, or note.Every person who shall bring into this state or have in his or her possession or custody within this state, any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered certificate or security, bank bill, or note, knowing it to be false, forged, counterfeited or altered, with intent to utter, pass or, tender it in payment the same as true, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-4.
RI Gen L § 11-17-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-5 - Manufacture, repair, or possession of counterfeiting devices.

§ 11-17-5. Manufacture, repair, or possession of counterfeiting devices.Every person who shall engrave, form, make, or mend, or begin to engrave, form, make, or mend any plate, stone, paper, rolling press, or other instrument or material devised, adapted, and designed for the stamping, forging, or making any false, forged, and counterfeited bank bill or note, in imitation of bank bills or notes which have been or shall be issued by any bank which is or hereafter may be established as a bank in this state or elsewhere, or shall have in his or her possession or custody any plate or stone engraved in any part, or any paper, rolling press, or other instrument or material devised, adapted, or designed as provided in this section, with intent to use and employ it or to cause or permit it to be used and employed in making any false and counterfeited bank bill or note, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-5.
RI Gen L § 11-17-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-6 - Evidence as to handwriting.

§ 11-17-6. Evidence as to handwriting.In no prosecutions for forging, counterfeiting, or altering any bank bill or note or for uttering, passing, or tendering in payment as true any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered bank bill or note, or for bringing into this state or for having in possession or custody any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered bank bill or note with intent to pass it as true, knowing it to be false, forged, counterfeited, or altered, shall the testimony of any person whose name is purported to be signed to the bill or note or his or her personal attendance as a witness be requisite, when he or she shall be absent from this state at the time of the trial or when his or her place of residence shall be outside the limits of this state or more than thirty (30) miles from the place of trial, but the testimony of any competent witness who is acquainted with the handwriting of the person or who has knowledge of the difference between true and counterfeit or altered bank bills and who is skilled in the difference shall be received as competent evidence to prove any bank bill or note to be false, forged, counterfeited, or altered.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-6.
RI Gen L § 11-17-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-7 - Forgery or counterfeiting of coins.

§ 11-17-7. Forgery or counterfeiting of coins.Every person who shall forge or counterfeit any coin in imitation or similitude of any gold or silver coin current within this state by law or usage shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-7.
RI Gen L § 11-17-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-8 - Passing of counterfeit coins.

§ 11-17-8. Passing of counterfeit coins.Every person who shall utter or tender in payment as true any false, forged or counterfeit coin, made and forged in imitation and similitude of any gold or silver coin current within this state by law or usage, knowing it to be false or counterfeit, with intent to defraud, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-8.
RI Gen L § 11-17-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-9 - Importation or possession of counterfeit coin with intent to pass.

§ 11-17-9. Importation or possession of counterfeit coin with intent to pass.Every person who shall bring into this state or have in his or her possession or custody any false or counterfeit coin, made and forged in imitation and similitude of any gold or silver coin current within this state by law or usage, knowing it to be false or counterfeit, with intent to utter or pass it in payment as true, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-9.
RI Gen L § 11-17-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-10 - Manufacture, repair, or possession of device for counterfeit of coins.

§ 11-17-10. Manufacture, repair, or possession of device for counterfeit of coins.Every person who shall cast, stamp, engrave, form, make, or mend or begin to cast, stamp, engrave, form, make, or mend, or have in his or her possession or custody any mould, pattern, die, punch, press, or other tool or instrument whatsoever, devised, adapted, and designed for the forging or making any false or counterfeit coin in imitation and similitude of any gold or silver coin current within this state by law or usage, with intent to use and employ it or to cause it to be used or employed in forging or making any false or counterfeit coin as provided in this section, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-10.
RI Gen L § 11-17-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-11 - Seizure and destruction of counterfeits and counterfeiting devices.

§ 11-17-11. Seizure and destruction of counterfeits and counterfeiting devices.Whenever the existence of any false, forged, or counterfeit bank bills or notes, or any plates, dies, or other tools, instruments, or implements used by counterfeiters or designed for the forging or making of any false or counterfeit notes, coin, or bills, shall come to the knowledge of any deputy sheriff, town constable, or police officer in this state, the officers shall immediately seize and take possession of it and deliver it into the custody of the superior court for the county in which it shall be, and the court shall, as soon as the ends of justice will permit, cause it to be destroyed by an officer of the court, which officer shall make a return to the court of his or her doings in the premises.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 11; C.P.A. 1905, § 1222; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-11; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 33; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 14; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 14.
RI Gen L § 11-17-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-17 - Forgery and Counterfeiting|Section 11-17-12 - Disposition of plates and dies of defunct banks.

§ 11-17-12. Disposition of plates and dies of defunct banks.Whenever the charter of any bank in this state shall expire or become forfeited, and whenever any bank in this state shall close its business for any cause whatsoever, the directors of the bank who shall have been last in office shall immediately deliver up all their plates and dies to the superior court for the county in which the bank shall have been located or established, and the court shall cause the plates and dies to be disposed of in any manner that the court shall deem expedient, in order to prevent their being afterwards used for any unlawful purpose. Every director who shall willfully neglect or refuse to comply with the requirements of this section shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 280, §§ 12, 13; C.P.A. 1905, § 1222; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, §§ 12, 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, §§ 12, 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, §§ 12, 13; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-12.