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RI Gen L § 6-11-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11 - Gold and Silver Products|Section 6-11-1 - Mislabeling of gold products as to fineness - Brazing or uniting alloys.

§ 6-11-1. Mislabeling of gold products as to fineness — Brazing or uniting alloys.(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or association who or which makes for sale or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his, her, or its possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of gold or any alloy of gold, and having stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part the article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached to the article, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which the article is encased or enclosed, any mark indicating, or designed or intended to indicate, that the gold or alloy of gold in the article is of a greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness or quality of the gold or alloy, unless the actual fineness of the gold or alloy, in the case of flatware and watch cases, not less by more than three one-thousandths (3/1000) parts, and in the case of all other articles, not less by more than one-half (½) karat, than the fineness indicated by the mark stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part of the article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached to the article, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which the article is encased or enclosed, according to the standards and subject to the qualifications prescribed by this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) In any test for the ascertainment of the fineness of the gold or its alloy in any article, according to the tests and standards prescribed in this section, the part of the gold or of its alloy taken for the test, analysis, or assay shall be a part or portion that does not contain or have attached to it any solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of the article; provided, in addition to the previously mentioned tests and standards, that the actual fineness of the entire quantity of gold and of its alloys contained in any article mentioned in this section (except watch cases and flatware), including all solder or alloy of inferior metal used for brazing or uniting the parts of the article (all gold, alloys, and solder being assayed as one piece), shall not be less by more than one karat than the fineness indicated by the mark stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon the article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached to the article, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which the article is encased or enclosed.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1454, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 199, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 226, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 399, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-11-1.
RI Gen L § 6-11-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11 - Gold and Silver Products|Section 6-11-2 - Labeling of gold plate, filled, and rolled products.

§ 6-11-2. Labeling of gold plate, filled, and rolled products.Any person, firm, corporation, or association who or that makes for sale or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his, her, or its possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of inferior metal having deposited or plated on the article or brazed or otherwise affixed to it a plate, plating, covering, or sheet of gold or of any alloy of gold, and the article is known in the market as "rolled gold plate", "gold plate", "gold filled", or "gold electroplate", or by any similar designation, and having stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part of the article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached to it, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which the article is encased or enclosed, any word or mark usually employed to indicate the fineness of gold, unless that word is accompanied by other words plainly indicating that the article or some part of the article is made of rolled gold plate, or gold plate or gold electroplate, or is gold filled, as the case may be, is guilty of a misdemeanor.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1454, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 199, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 226, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 399, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 6-11-2; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 7.
RI Gen L § 6-11-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11 - Gold and Silver Products|Section 6-11-3 - Sterling silver.

§ 6-11-3. Sterling silver.Any person, firm, corporation, or association who or that makes for sale or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his, her, or its possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of silver or of any alloy of silver, and having marked, stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part of the article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached to it, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which the article is encased or enclosed, the words "sterling silver" or "sterling," or any colorable imitation thereof, unless nine hundred twenty-five one-thousandths (925/1000) of the component parts of the metal appearing or purporting to be silver of which the article is manufactured are pure silver, subject to the qualifications prescribed by this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, that in the case of all articles, there shall be allowed a divergence in fineness of four one-thousandths (4/1000) parts from the previously mentioned standard.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1454, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 199, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 226, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 399, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 6-11-3; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 7.
RI Gen L § 6-11-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11 - Gold and Silver Products|Section 6-11-4 - Coin silver.

§ 6-11-4. Coin silver.Any person, firm, corporation, or association who or that makes for sale or sells, or offers to sell, or dispose of, or has in his, her, or its possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of silver or of any alloy of silver, and having marked, stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part of the article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached to it, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which the article is encased or enclosed, the words "coin" or "coin silver," or any colorable imitation thereof, unless nine hundred one-thousandths (900/1000) of the component parts of the metal appearing or purporting to be silver of which the article is manufactured are pure silver, subject to the qualifications prescribed by this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, that in the case of all articles, there shall be allowed a divergence in fineness of four one-thousands (4/1000) parts from the previously mentioned standards.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1454, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 199, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 226, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 399, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 6-11-4; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 7.
RI Gen L § 6-11-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11 - Gold and Silver Products|Section 6-11-5 - Labeling as to fineness of silver products.

§ 6-11-5. Labeling as to fineness of silver products.Any person, firm, corporation, or association who or that makes for sale or sells, or offers to sell, or dispose of, or has in his, her, or its possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of silver or of any alloy of silver, and having stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part of the article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached to it, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which the article is encased or enclosed, any mark or word (other than the word "sterling" or the word "coin") indicating, or designed or intended to indicate, that the silver or alloy of silver in the article is of greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness or quality of the silver or alloy, unless the actual fineness of the silver or alloy of silver of which the article is composed is not less by more than four one-thousandths (4/1000) parts than the actual fineness indicated by the mark or word (other than the word "sterling" or "coin") stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part of the article or upon any tag, card, or label attached to it, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which the article is encased or enclosed, subject to the qualifications prescribed in this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1454, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 199, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 226, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 399, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 6-11-5; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 7.
RI Gen L § 6-11-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11 - Gold and Silver Products|Section 6-11-6 - Testing of silver products - Brazing and uniting alloys.

§ 6-11-6. Testing of silver products — Brazing and uniting alloys.In any test for the ascertainment of the fineness of any article mentioned in §§ 6-11-3 — 6-11-5 according to the previously mentioned standards, the part of the article taken for the test, analysis, or assay shall be a part or portion that does not contain or have attached to it any solder or alloy of inferior metal used for brazing or uniting the parts of the article; provided, that in addition to the previously mentioned test and standards, the actual fineness of the entire quantity of metal purporting to be silver contained in any article mentioned in §§ 6-11-3 — 6-11-5 including all solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of any article (all silver, alloy, or solder being assayed as one piece), shall not be less by more than ten one-thousandths (10/1000) parts than the fineness indicated, according to the previously mentioned standards, by the mark stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon the article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached to it, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which the article is encased or enclosed.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1454, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 199, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 226, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 399, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 6-11-6.
RI Gen L § 6-11-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11 - Gold and Silver Products|Section 6-11-7 - Labeling of silver plated products as sterling or coin silver.

§ 6-11-7. Labeling of silver plated products as sterling or coin silver.Any person, firm, corporation, or association who or that makes for sale or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his, her, or its possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of inferior metal having deposited or plated on it or brazed or otherwise affixed to it a plate, plating, covering, or sheet of silver or of any alloy of silver, and which article is known in the market as "silver plate" or "silver electroplate", or by any similar designation, and having stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part of the article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached to it, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which the article is encased or enclosed, the word, "sterling" or the word "coin", either alone or in conjunction with any other words or marks, is guilty of a misdemeanor.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1454, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 199, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 226, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 399, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 6-11-7; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 7.
RI Gen L § 6-11-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11 - Gold and Silver Products|Section 6-11-8 - Penalty for violations - Previously manufactured articles.

§ 6-11-8. Penalty for violations — Previously manufactured articles.Every person, firm, corporation, or association guilty of a violation of any one of §§ 6-11-1 — 6-11-7 and every officer, manager, director, or managing agent of any person, firm, corporation, or association directly participating in the violation or consenting to it, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for not more than three (3) months, or both, at the discretion of the court; provided, that if the person charged with violation of this chapter shall prove that the article concerning which the charge is made was manufactured prior to the thirteenth day of June, 1907, then the charge shall be dismissed.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1454, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 199, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 226, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 399, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 6-11-8.
RI Gen L § 6-11.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11.1 - Purchase and Sale of Precious Metals|Section 6-11.1-1 - License required - "Person" defined.

§ 6-11.1-1. License required — "Person" defined.(a) No person, including a pawnbroker, consignment shop, or salvage yard operator or second-hand dealer, as defined in § 5-21-1, shall engage in the business of buying or receiving for the purpose of selling: gold, silver, platinum group metals, or precious stones, or any articles containing those items, including catalytic converters, other than coins purchased for their numismatic value rather than their metal content, referred to in this chapter as "precious metals", from the general public for the purpose of reselling the precious metals in any condition without first obtaining a license from the attorney general of the state of Rhode Island, also called "the attorney general" in this chapter. The attorney general shall not issue any license to a person who has not registered a permanent place of business within the state for the purchase or sale of precious metals. The criteria for determining a person's permanent place of business shall be formulated by the attorney general immediately on or after July 1, 1981.(b) The word "person," when used in this chapter, shall include individuals, partnerships, associations, and corporations.(c) This chapter shall not apply to any financial institution that is covered by federal or state deposit insurance, nor to jewelry and silverware manufacturers purchasing precious metals directly from trade suppliers.(d) The word "catalytic converter" when used in this chapter shall be defined as an air pollution abatement device that removes pollutants from motor vehicle exhaust, either by oxidizing them into carbon dioxide and water or reducing them to nitrogen.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 26, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 109, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 139, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 43, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 47, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 376, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 349, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 8.
RI Gen L § 6-11.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11.1 - Purchase and Sale of Precious Metals|Section 6-11.1-2 - Application for license - Annual fee - Attorney general to promulgate rules and regulations.

§ 6-11.1-2. Application for license — Annual fee — Attorney general to promulgate rules and regulations.(a) Application for the license shall be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the attorney general and shall contain the name and the address (both of the residence and place of business) of the applicant, and if the applicant is a partnership or association, of every member, and if a corporation, of each officer and director and of the principal owner or owners of the issued and outstanding capital stock; also the city or town with the street and number where the business is to be conducted and any further information that the attorney general may require.(b) After receipt of an application for a license, the attorney general shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the facts presented in the application are true. The attorney general may also request a record search and a report from the National Crime and Information Center (NCIC) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If the application discloses that the applicant has a disqualifying criminal record, or if the investigation indicates that any of the facts presented in the application are not true; or if the records of the department of the attorney general indicate criminal activity on the part of the person signing the application and any other persons named in the application; or if the NCIC report indicates an outstanding warrant for the person signing the application and any other persons named in the application; then the attorney general may initiate a nationwide criminal records check that shall include fingerprints submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the person signing the application and any other persons named in the application. Upon the annual renewal of a license or the opening of a new branch designated in the license, the attorney general may initiate a nationwide criminal records check that shall include fingerprints submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the licensee and any other persons named in the license. The individual who is subject to the national records check shall be responsible for the cost of conducting such check.(c) The applicant at the time of making his or her initial application only shall pay to the attorney general the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) as a fee for investigating the application and the additional sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid annually. The licensee shall pay an additional fifty dollars ($50.00) annually for each branch designated in the license. Licenses shall not be assignable or transferable to any other person or entity.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 474, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 201, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 201, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 26, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 502, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 507, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 8.
RI Gen L § 6-11.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11.1 - Purchase and Sale of Precious Metals|Section 6-11.1-3 - Identification and authority of seller - Posting of prices - Weighing.

§ 6-11.1-3. Identification and authority of seller — Posting of prices — Weighing.(a) Every person required to be licensed under this chapter shall require positive proof of identification with photograph, date of birth, and current address of every seller from whom precious metals or an article made from or containing a precious metal is to be purchased and shall require the seller to sign a statement on a form to be approved by the attorney general stating that the seller is the legal owner of the property or is the agent of the owner authorized to sell the property and when and where or in what manner the property was obtained.(b) Every person required to be licensed under this chapter shall, before purchasing any precious metal or article made from or containing a precious metal, shall require the seller, if a minor, to be accompanied by the parent or legal guardian of the minor.(c) Every person required to be licensed under this chapter shall post the prices per ounce that are currently being paid for precious metals in full sight of the prospective seller and the precious metals shall be weighed in full sight of the prospective seller.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 201, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 26, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 8.
RI Gen L § 6-11.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11.1 - Purchase and Sale of Precious Metals|Section 6-11.1-4 - Record of transactions required - Reports to police.

§ 6-11.1-4. Record of transactions required — Reports to police.(a) Every person licensed under this chapter shall keep a copy of the report form obtained from or under the direction of the attorney general, containing a comprehensive record of all transactions concerning precious metals including catalytic converters. The comprehensive record shall be hand printed legibly or typed. The record shall include the name, address, telephone number and date of birth of the seller; a complete and accurate description of the property purchased or sold including any serial numbers or other identifying marks or symbols; and the date and hour of the transaction.(b) All persons licensed under this chapter shall deliver or mail weekly to the chief of police of the city or town in which the business is located and electronically submit to the attorney general, in a manner specified by the attorney general, all report forms from the preceding seven-day (7) period.(c) Every person licensed under this chapter shall retain a copy of the report form for a period of one year from the date of the sale stated on the form.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 368, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 201, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 26, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 349, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 502, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 507, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 8.
RI Gen L § 6-11.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11.1 - Purchase and Sale of Precious Metals|Section 6-11.1-6 - Persons injured by violations of chapter - Damages and costs.

§ 6-11.1-6. Persons injured by violations of chapter — Damages and costs.Any person who has been damaged or injured by the failure of a person required to be licensed under this chapter to comply with the provisions of this chapter may recover the actual damages sustained. The court, in its discretion may also award punitive damages and/or the costs of suit and reasonable attorneys' fees to a prevailing plaintiff.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 8.
RI Gen L § 6-11.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11.1 - Purchase and Sale of Precious Metals|Section 6-11.1-7 - Penalties.

§ 6-11.1-7. Penalties.(a) Every person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.(b) If the value of the property involved in a transaction that is in violation of this chapter exceeds five hundred dollars ($500), a person convicted of a violation shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or imprisoned for not more than three (3) years or both.(c) The attorney general shall have the authority to suspend the license of any person required to be licensed under this chapter as a result of violations of this chapter or attorney general regulations leading to penalties under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 26, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 8.
RI Gen L § 6-11.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-11.1 - Purchase and Sale of Precious Metals|Section 6-11.1-8 - Rules and regulations.

§ 6-11.1-8. Rules and regulations.The attorney general is authorized to promulgate, adopt, and enforce any and all rules and regulations deemed necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this chapter. Rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 475, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 26, § 1.