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RI Gen L § 3-8-11.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales|Section 3-8-11.2 - Penalty for violation of § 3-8-11.1.

§ 3-8-11.2. Penalty for violation of § 3-8-11.1.(a) Any person who violates § 3-8-11.1 and either pleads nolo contendere or is convicted of a first misdemeanor violation shall be punished by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisoned for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or both.(b) Any person who violates § 3-8-11.1 and either pleads nolo contendre or is convicted of a second misdemeanor violation shall be punished by a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year, or both.(c) Any person who violates § 3-8-11.1 and either pleads nolo contendre or is convicted of a third or subsequent violation shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) and/or imprisonment not exceeding three (3) years. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under of this section shall not have any fine suspended.History of Section.G.L. 1938, § 3-8-11.2; P.L. 1963, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 78, § 12; P.L. 1988, ch. 214, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 272, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-8-11.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales|Section 3-8-11.3 - Agency or misrepresentation no defense.

§ 3-8-11.3. Agency or misrepresentation no defense.It is no defense to a prosecution for a violation of § 3-8-11.2, that in the transaction upon which the prosecution is based, any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday acted as the agent or representative of another, or that the defendant dealt with any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday as the agent or representative of another, or that any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday misrepresented or misstated his or her age, or the age of any other person or misrepresented his or her age through the presentation of any of the documents set forth in of § 3-8-6(a)(3).History of Section.G.L. 1938, § 3-8-11.2; P.L. 1963, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 142, § 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 191, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-8-11.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales|Section 3-8-11.4 - Report of convictions involving altered or fraudulent driver's license.

§ 3-8-11.4. Report of convictions involving altered or fraudulent driver's license.Upon final conviction of any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday of having used an altered or fraudulent driver's license for the purposes of causing the sale to him, her, or another of alcoholic beverages, the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the cause shall, within ten (10) days of the time when the case is disposed of, cause to be sent to the administrator of the division of motor vehicles an abstract of the record of disposition of the case.History of Section.G.L. 1938, § 3-8-11.4; P.L. 1965, ch. 180, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 142, § 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 191, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-8-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales|Section 3-8-12 - Expungement of certain criminal records.

§ 3-8-12. Expungement of certain criminal records.The court records of conviction of any person convicted of a violation of § 3-8-6, 3-8-9, or 3-8-10, while between the age of eighteen (18) to twenty-one (21) shall be expunged without the requirement of filing a motion pursuant to chapter 1.3 of title 12; provided, that all outstanding court-imposed or court-related fees, fines, costs, assessments, charges and/or any other obligations imposed by the court have been paid and/or satisfied, or are reduced or waived by order of the court. The defendant shall be advised that any and all bail money relating to a case that remains on deposit and is not claimed at the time of expungement shall be escheated to the state's general treasury in accordance with chapter 12 of title 8.History of Section.G.L. 1938, § 3-8-12, as assigned, P.L. 1972, ch. 60, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 109, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-8-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales|Section 3-8-13 - Use of alcoholic beverages in a licensed curriculum.

§ 3-8-13. Use of alcoholic beverages in a licensed curriculum.This chapter does not apply to a person who gives or causes to be given any alcoholic beverage to a student under the age of twenty-one (21) years, nor does this chapter apply to any of these students who receives any alcoholic beverage, if the beverage is delivered in a curriculum at an accredited college in which the student is required to taste or imbibe alcoholic beverages in courses which are part of the required curriculum, provided these alcoholic beverages are used only for instructional purposes during classes conducted pursuant to this curriculum.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 115, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-8-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales|Section 3-8-14 - Sale of beverages by bottle.

§ 3-8-14. Sale of beverages by bottle.The department of business regulation shall adopt rules and regulations authorizing the holders of Class B-V licenses issued pursuant to this title to sell aquardiente by the bottle, for consumption on the premises of the license holder because this beverage is generally purchased by the bottle by ethnic tradition.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 202, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-8-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales|Section 3-8-15 - Sales of kegs of beer - Restrictions.

§ 3-8-15. Sales of kegs of beer — Restrictions.(a) Every retailer of kegs of beer shall affix a removable label to each keg of beer sold which shall contain the name, address, date of birth, type of identification document used to verify the date, and the last four (4) digits of the identification number of the document, of the person purchasing the keg and the following language: "Rhode Island law prohibits and imposes penalties for the sale, delivery, service of or giving away to, or causing, or permitting or procuring to be sold, delivered, served, or given away any alcoholic beverage to any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday. A violation of this statute is an offense punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) and six (6) months imprisonment. Minimum fine for first offense is three hundred fifty dollars ($350). The purchaser shall not remove, deface or obliterate the keg label." A keg without a label attached shall be subject to confiscation by the police. Removing or defacing a keg label shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).(b) The retailer shall maintain a copy of the keg label in a keg sales book and shall note on that copy whether the keg was returned with the keg label or not returned at all. The director of the department of business regulation shall develop regulations for the design and production of the keg labels. The director shall produce and issue uniform keg labels and keg sales books that shall be made available to the retailer at cost.(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to those classes of licensed beverage retailers which are prohibited by law from making off premises sales.(d) The director of business regulation shall design a uniform keg label which fulfills the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 142, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 147, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-8-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales|Section 3-8-16 - Restaurants: Off premise transportation of wine.

§ 3-8-16. Restaurants: Off premise transportation of wine.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or in the Rhode Island general laws to the contrary, a holder of a retailer's Class B license shall be permitted to provide to a patron, and the patron shall be allowed to retain and remove from the premises and transport the remains of any bottle of wine purchased by said patron in conjunction with a meal, subject to the following limitations and conditions:(a) The patron purchased said wine in conjunction with the consumption of a full-course meal, defined herein as to include no less than an entrée meal, which shall be consumed on the premises;(b) The license holder shall re-cork or seal said bottle of wine;(c) The license holder shall place the bottle of wine in a container which shall be sealed in such a way as to prevent re-opening without obvious evidence that the seal was removed or broken;(d) The license holder shall note the date of the meal on the container; and(e) No more than one bottle may be removed at any one time.(2) A patron who transports the remains of a bottle of wine, as provided herein, shall not be subject to the provisions of § 31-22-21.1, provided, the patron places the container in the trunk area of a vehicle, or if the vehicle does not have a trunk, then the container shall be placed behind the last upright seat in the rear of the vehicle. While transporting said wine bottle the patron shall not cause the seal on said container to be removed or broken, and should such seal be so removed or broken as to allow access to the wine bottle, and/or if the bottle of wine is not placed in the area of a vehicle as required herein, then the patron shall be subject to the provisions and penalties of § 31-22-21.1.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 199, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 331, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-8-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales|Section 3-8-17 - Possession or sale of powdered alcohol prohibited.

§ 3-8-17. Possession or sale of powdered alcohol prohibited.(a) It is unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to use, offer for use, purchase, offer to purchase, sell, offer to sell, or possess powdered alcohol, subject to the provisions of § 3-11-5.(b) This section shall not apply to the use of powdered alcohol for bona fide research purposes by: a health care provider that operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research; a state institution; a private college or university; or a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 11, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 12, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-8-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales|Section 3-8-18 - Possession or sale of alcohol without liquid device prohibited.

§ 3-8-18. Possession or sale of alcohol without liquid device prohibited.(a) It is unlawful for a person to use, offer for use, purchase, offer to purchase, sell, offer to sell, or possess an alcohol-without-liquid device as defined in § 3-1-1.(b) This section shall not apply to a healthcare provider that operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research, a state institution conducting bona fide research, a private college or university conducting bona fide research, or to a pharmaceutical company or biotechnology company conducting bona fide research.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 437, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 438, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-9-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-1 - Appointment of assayer.

§ 3-9-1. Appointment of assayer.The director of business regulation may appoint an assayer of liquors, who shall perform the duties required by this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 1901, ch. 809, § 33; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 74; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-1.
RI Gen L § 3-9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-2 - Analysis of liquors on request.

§ 3-9-2. Analysis of liquors on request.The assayer shall analyze all spirituous and intoxicating liquors when required by the attorney general or by the sheriff of any county or by the chief of police of any town or city or by the department of business regulation.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-2.
RI Gen L § 3-9-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-3 - Analysis fee.

§ 3-9-3. Analysis fee.For each analysis and certificate the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be taxed as a part of the costs to be paid by the defendant in any criminal case when the analysis and certificate have been made.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 3; P.L. 1925, ch. 584, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 3; P.L. 1976, ch. 243, § 1.
RI Gen L § 3-9-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-4 - Sale of impure or adulterated liquors - Misrepresentation of quality.

§ 3-9-4. Sale of impure or adulterated liquors — Misrepresentation of quality.No person shall sell, keep for sale or offer to sell any impure or adulterated spirituous or intoxicating liquors, nor shall any person sell or keep for sale or offer for sale any liquors of quality inferior to what the liquors are represented to be.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-4.
RI Gen L § 3-9-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-5 - Penalty for violations of § 3-9-4.

§ 3-9-5. Penalty for violations of § 3-9-4.Any person keeping for sale or offering to sell or selling any liquors in violation of § 3-9-4 shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300) or be imprisoned in an adult correctional institution for a period not exceeding three (3) months.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-5.
RI Gen L § 3-9-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-6 - Sale of liquor with injurious ingredients.

§ 3-9-6. Sale of liquor with injurious ingredients.Any person keeping for sale or offering to sell or selling any spirituous or intoxicating liquors which are adulterated with any poison or deleterious ingredients injurious to health, shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned in the adult correctional institution for not less than three (3) months nor more than six (6) months; and upon the second conviction of a violation of this or of any preceding section of this chapter, the person convicted shall be sentenced to be both fined and imprisoned.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-6.
RI Gen L § 3-9-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-7 - Forfeiture of impure or adulterated liquors.

§ 3-9-7. Forfeiture of impure or adulterated liquors.In addition to the penalties provided for keeping or for offering for sale, or for selling impure or adulterated liquors, all those impure or adulterated liquors and the casks, barrels, or other vessels containing those impure or adulterated liquors, are forfeited to the state, and the provisions of §§ 3-12-9 — 3-12-15 are made applicable as to authorize forfeitures of those impure or adulterated liquors and casks, barrels and other vessels containing those impure or adulterated liquors unlawfully possessed in the same manner as if those impure or adulterated liquors were mentioned in those sections.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-7; P.L. 1965, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-9-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-8 - Possession of impure or adulterated liquors as evidence of keeping for sale.

§ 3-9-8. Possession of impure or adulterated liquors as evidence of keeping for sale.Having in possession, in a place of business or in any place, building, or dwelling where liquors are sold, of one gallon or upwards of impure or adulterated liquors is evidence that those impure or adulterated liquors are kept for sale by the person in whose possession those impure or adulterated liquors may be found.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-8.
RI Gen L § 3-9-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-9 - False assays.

§ 3-9-9. False assays.Every assayer who gives any false certificate of the quality of liquors assayed under of this chapter shall be imprisoned three (3) months.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-9.
RI Gen L § 3-9-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-10 - Acceptance of gifts by assayers.

§ 3-9-10. Acceptance of gifts by assayers.No assayer appointed under this chapter shall accept any reward or gratuity from any person in any way engaged in the sale of liquors, and every assayer receiving a reward or gratuity shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100) or be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) months.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-10.
RI Gen L § 3-9-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors|Section 3-9-11 - Civil liability for adulteration - Unlawful homicide.

§ 3-9-11. Civil liability for adulteration — Unlawful homicide.Any person who, by the use of wood alcohol or other similar substance, adulterates any liquid intended to be used as a drink by a human being, is liable in treble damages to any person who consumes that adulterated preparation which the party consuming that adulterated preparation suffers. If the party consuming that adulterated preparation dies within one year after consuming that adulterated preparation, as a result of the consumption, the party guilty of the adulteration is deemed guilty of unlawful homicide in any degree in which the jury trying the case finds.History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 78; G.L. 1938, ch. 170, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-11.
RI Gen L § 3-10-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages|Section 3-10-1.1 - Alcoholic beverage floor stock tax.

§ 3-10-1.1. Alcoholic beverage floor stock tax.(a) Each person, firm, or corporation licensed to sell intoxicating beverages at wholesale or retail in this state shall pay to the state for the privilege of engaging in this business during any part of the calendar year 1989, an excise tax at the following rates on all of these beverages held by the licensee in this state on June 30, 1989.(1) Still wines (whether fortified or not), 20¢ per gallon;(2) Still wines (whether fortified or not) made entirely from fruit grown in this state, 10¢ per gallon;(3) Sparkling wines (whether fortified or not), 25¢ per gallon;(4) Whiskey, rum, gin, brandy spirits, cordials, and other beverages consisting in whole or in part of alcohol which is the product of distillation, $1.25 per gallon;(5) Ethyl alcohol to be used for beverage purposes, $2.50 per gallon;(6) Ethyl alcohol to be used for nonbeverage purposes, 3¢ per gallon;(7) Beer or other malt beverages, $1.00 per 31 gallonsand a tax at a like rate for any other quantity or fractional part.(b) Each licensee subject to the payment of the tax imposed shall, on or before July 10, 1989, file a return, under oath or certified under the penalties of perjury, with the tax administrator on forms furnished by the tax administrator, showing the amount of gallons of each of the beverages named in subsection (a) in each licensee's possession in this state on June 30, 1989, and the amount of tax due, and at the time of this filing pay the tax due to the tax administrator. Failure to obtain these forms shall not be an excuse for the failure to make a return containing the information required by the tax administrator.(c) The tax administrator may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, with regard to the assessment and collection of the tax imposed in this section.(d) Any licensee subject to the payment of the tax imposed in this section who fails or refuses to make this return when due or who makes any false or fraudulent return shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall for each offense be fined not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).(e) If the tax imposed in this section is not paid within fifteen (15) days after the tax becomes due and payable, the tax administrator shall proceed to the collection of the tax, as in other cases the tax administrator is directed to proceed under § 44-1-29. The tax administrator shall, in addition to this directed procedure, certify the fact of the delinquency to the department of business regulation and the department shall proceed in the same manner as it is directed to proceed in § 3-10-8 upon the certification to it of a tax delinquency.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 3-10-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages|Section 3-10-2 - Export permits - Tax exemption.

§ 3-10-2. Export permits — Tax exemption.Whenever a manufacturer has reason to ship any beverage out of this state and it is intended that the beverage shall be consumed beyond the borders of this state, the manufacturer may secure a shipping permit from the department of business regulation and the quantity of beverage which shall in fact be shipped out of this state and consumed beyond its borders shall not be subject to the tax imposed by this title. The department, however, is given full powers to make any investigation with respect to any shipment or shipments with a view to ascertaining whether or not the beverage securing tax exemption under this section is in fact shipped out of this state and remains permanently beyond its borders. In case any manufacturer or his or her agents, or other representatives, falsely pretend to ship beverage beyond this state for the purpose of evading the tax imposed upon that beverage by this title, his or her license issued under this title shall become void.History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 41; G.L. 1938, ch. 164, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-10-2.