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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-1. - Giving false document to agent, employee, or public official.

§ 11-18-1. Giving false document to agent, employee, or public official.
(a)
No person shall knowingly give to any agent, employee, servant in public or private employ, or public official any receipt, account, or other document in respect of which the principal, master, or employer, or state, city, or town of which he or she is an official is interested, which contains any statement which is false or erroneous, or defective in any important particular, and which, to his or her knowledge, is intended to mislead the principal, master, employer, or state, city, or town of which he or she is an official.
(b)
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for a term not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.
P.L. 1905, ch. 1219, §§ 3, 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, §§ 23, 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, §§ 23, 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, §§ 23, 24; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-1.1. - Fraudulent insurance claims for stolen motor vehicles.

§ 11-18-1.1. Fraudulent insurance claims for stolen motor vehicles.
Any person who knowingly and with criminal intent shall file a fraudulent claim with an insurance company for the purpose of securing money based on a claim of a stolen motor vehicle when, in fact, the motor vehicle did not exist or was not stolen, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 221, § 13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-1.2. - False statement to obtain replacement public assistance check or authorization.

§ 11-18-1.2. False statement to obtain replacement public assistance check or authorization.
Any person who shall knowingly and intentionally file or cause to be filed with the department of human services, or any employee or agent of the department, any statement or affidavit in writing which is false or erroneous, or defective in any important particular, and which, to his or her knowledge, is intended to report that one or more public assistance benefit checks or authorizations issued pursuant to chapter 6 of title 40, has been lost, destroyed, or stolen and is intended to induce or cause the department or its employees or agents, to issue a replacement check or authorization, 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 five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both, if the total value of the replacement checks or authorization(s) so issued in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months shall exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or 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 one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, if the value of the replacement check or authorization so issued shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500). All criminal actions for any violation of this section shall be prosecuted by the attorney general. The statement or affidavit shall contain language notifying the signer, in conspicuous language, that any false statement on the statement or affidavit is punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment and a five thousand dollar ($5,000) fine.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 237, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-1.3. - False statement to fraudulently obtain license or registration.

§ 11-18-1.3. False statement to fraudulently obtain license or registration.
Any person who shall knowingly and intentionally prepare, file or cause to be filed with the division of motor vehicles, or any employee or agent of the division of motor vehicles, any application, statement or affidavit in writing which is knowingly false in any important particular, and which, to his or her knowledge, is intended to fraudulently induce or cause the department or its employees or agents, to issue a registration or license, 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 one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 2010, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 150, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-2. - False information to registrar of vital statistics.

§ 11-18-2. False information to registrar of vital statistics.
Every person who shall knowingly furnish or cause to be furnished to the registrar of vital statistics of any city or town false information concerning any birth, marriage, death and/or divorce shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 46; P.L. 1949, ch. 2310, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-3. - Fraudulent notice to newspaper of birth, marriage, or death.

§ 11-18-3. Fraudulent notice to newspaper of birth, marriage, or death.
Every person who shall willfully send to the publishers of any newspaper, for the purpose of publication, a fraudulent notice of the birth of a child or of the marriage of any persons or of the death of any person, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 281, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 347, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 399, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-4. - Concealment of birth out of wedlock.

§ 11-18-4. Concealment of birth out of wedlock.
Every woman who shall conceal the birth of any issue of her body, which, if it were born alive, would be born out of wedlock, so that it may not be known whether it was born dead or alive, or shall conceal the death of any infant child born of her body out of wedlock, so that it may not be known whether the child was murdered or not, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) months or be fined not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 281, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 347, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 399, § 10; P.L. 1926, ch. 858, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-5. - Misrepresentation of circulation of periodical.

§ 11-18-5. Misrepresentation of circulation of periodical.
Every proprietor or publisher of a newspaper or periodical, or any agent or employee of the proprietor or publisher, who shall knowingly misrepresent the circulation of the newspaper or periodical for the purpose of securing advertising or other patronage, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.
P.L. 1905, ch. 1251, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 43; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 43; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 41; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-6. - False financial statement to obtain loan or credit.

§ 11-18-6. False financial statement to obtain loan or credit.
No person shall knowingly make or cause to be made, either directly or indirectly, or through any agency whatsoever, any false statement in writing, with intent that it shall be relied upon, respecting the financial condition, or means or ability to pay, of himself or herself, or any other person, firm, or corporation in whom he or she is interested, or for whom he or she is acting, for the purpose of procuring in any form whatsoever, either the delivery of personal property, the payment of cash, the making of a loan or credit, the extension of a credit, the discount of an account receivable, or the making, acceptance, discount, sale, or endorsement of a bill of exchange, or promissory note, for the benefit of either himself or herself or of such person, firm, or corporation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1912, ch. 809, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 53; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 50; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-7. - Procuring loan or credit on faith of false statement.

§ 11-18-7. Procuring loan or credit on faith of false statement.
No person knowing that a false statement in writing has been made, respecting the financial condition or means or ability to pay, of himself or herself, or the person, firm, or corporation in which he or she is interested, or for whom he or she is acting, shall procure, upon the faith of the statement, for the benefit either of himself or herself, or of such person, firm, or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit as provided in § 11-18-6.
History of Section.
P.L. 1912, ch. 809, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 54; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 51; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-8. - False representations as to continuing truth of financial statements.

§ 11-18-8. False representations as to continuing truth of financial statements.
No person knowing that a statement in writing has been made, respecting the financial condition or means or ability to pay, of himself or herself or the person, firm, or corporation, in which he or she is interested, or for whom he or she is acting, shall represent on a later day, either orally or in writing, that the statement previously made, if then again made on that day, would be then true, when in fact, that statement if then made would be false, and procure upon the faith of it, for the benefit either of himself or herself or of the person, firm, or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit as provided in § 11-18-6.
History of Section.
P.L. 1912, ch. 809, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 55; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 52; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-9. - Penalty for financial misrepresentations.

§ 11-18-9. Penalty for financial misrepresentations.
Any person violating the provisions of §§ 11-18-6 — 11-18-8 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1912, ch. 809, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 56; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 53; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-10. - False statements in advertising.

§ 11-18-10. False statements in advertising.
(a)
No person, firm, corporation, or association with intent to sell or in any way dispose of merchandise, securities, service or anything offered by that person, firm, corporation or association, directly or indirectly, to the public for sale or distribution, or with intent to increase the consumption of or to induce the public in any manner to enter into any obligation relating to the merchandise or service, or to acquire title to it or an interest in it, shall make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public, in this state, in a newspaper or other publication, or in the form of a book, notice, handbill, poster, sign, billboard, bill, circular, pamphlet, or letter, or by means of a photograph, motion pictures, radio, loudspeaker, television, telephone, telegraph, or in any other way, an advertisement of any sort regarding merchandise, securities, service or anything so offered to the public, which advertisement contains any assertion, representation, or statement of fact which is untrue and designed to be deceptive or misleading or is intended or designed not to sell the merchandise, securities, service, or anything so advertised at the price stated in it, or otherwise communicated or with intent not to sell the merchandise, securities, service, or anything so advertised.
(b)
Any person, firm, corporation, or association who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned not more than ninety (90) days, or shall suffer both fine and imprisonment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1914, ch. 1073, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 57; P.L. 1928, ch. 1199, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 54; P.L. 1956, ch. 3761, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-11. - Immunity of publishers and advertising media.

§ 11-18-11. Immunity of publishers and advertising media.
The provisions of § 11-8-10 shall not apply to any radio station, television station, publisher of a newspaper, magazine or other publication or any other recognized advertising media or printer who publishes or prints the advertisement without actual knowledge of its falsity. The fact of the publishing or printing of the advertisement shall not be prima facie evidence of actual knowledge of falsity or deceptiveness.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 54; P.L. 1956, ch. 3761, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-12. - Injunction of false advertising.

§ 11-18-12. Injunction of false advertising.
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, when it appears to the director of business regulation of the state of Rhode Island that any person, firm, corporation, or association is violating any of the provisions of § 11-18-10, the director of business regulation may cause to be instituted an action, commenced in the name of the director of business regulation in his or her capacity as director of business regulation, to enjoin the violation in the superior court and the court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin and/or restrain any person, firm, corporation or association from violating any of the provisions of § 11-18-10 without regard to whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted.
(b)
When it appears to the director of labor and training of the state of Rhode Island that any person, firm, corporation, or association is violating any of the provisions of § 11-18-10 with respect to the offer or sale of liquid fuels, lubricating oils or other similar products, the director of labor and training may cause to be instituted an action, commenced in the name of the director of labor and training in his or her capacity as director of labor and training, to enjoin the violation in the superior court and the court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin and/or restrain any person, firm, corporation, or association from violating any of the provisions of § 11-18-10 with respect to the offer or sale of liquid fuels, lubricating oils or other similar products without regard to whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 54; P.L. 1956, ch. 3761, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-12; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 3, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-13. - Deception in sale of fuels and lubricants.

§ 11-18-13. Deception in sale of fuels and lubricants.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to store, sell, expose for sale, or offer for sale, any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other similar products, in any manner whatsoever, so as to deceive or tend to deceive the purchaser as to the nature, quality, and identity, of the product so sold or offered for sale.
History of Section.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1189, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 51; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-14. - Sale of fuels and lubricants other than those shown by trade name on container.

§ 11-18-14. Sale of fuels and lubricants other than those shown by trade name on container.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to store, keep, expose for sale offer for sale, or sell, from any tank or container, or from any pump, or other distributing device or equipment, any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other similar products other than those indicated by the name, trade name, symbol, sign, or other distinguishing mark, or device, of the manufacturer or distributor, appearing upon the tank, container, pump, or other distributing equipment, from which the products are sold, offered for sale, or distributed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1189, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 52; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-14.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-15. - Imitation of trade symbols of fuels and lubricants.

§ 11-18-15. Imitation of trade symbols of fuels and lubricants.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to disguise or camouflage that person’s or firm’s own equipment, by imitating the design, symbol or trade name of the equipment under which recognized brands of liquid fuels, lubricating oils, and similar products are generally marketed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1189, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 53; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-16. - Sale of fuels and lubricants under false trademark or name — Adulteration.

§ 11-18-16. Sale of fuels and lubricants under false trademark or name — Adulteration.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to expose for sale, offer for sale, or sell under any trademark or trade name in general use, any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other like products, except those manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer or distributor marketing liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other like products, under the trademark or trade name, or to substitute, mix, or adulterate, the liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other similar products, sold, offered for sale, or distributed, under the trademark or trade name.
History of Section.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1189, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 54; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-17. - Delivery of fuels and lubricants into container bearing false trade name.

§ 11-18-17. Delivery of fuels and lubricants into container bearing false trade name.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to aid or assist any other person, firm, or corporation, in the violation of §§ 11-18-13 — 11-18-16 by depositing or delivering into any tank, receptacle, or other container, any other liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or like products, than those intended to be stored in and distributed from it, as indicated by the name of the manufacturer or distributor or the trademark or trade name of the product displayed on the container itself, or on the pump or other distributing device used in connection with it.
History of Section.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1189, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 55; G.L. 1956, §§ 11-18-17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-18. - Penalty for violations with respect to fuels and lubricants.

§ 11-18-18. Penalty for violations with respect to fuels and lubricants.
Any person, firm, or corporation or any officer, agent, servant, or employee who shall violate any provision of §§ 11-18-13 — 11-18-17 shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300), or be imprisoned ninety (90) days, or shall suffer both fine and imprisonment, and each separate sale or attempt to sell in violation of these provisions shall be deemed a separate offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1928, ch. 1189, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 56; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-20.1. - Possession of false identification.

§ 11-18-20.1. Possession of false identification.
The possession of a motor vehicle operator’s license card or other documents commonly used to identify the bearer containing a photograph of the possessor, but with the name, or date of birth of a person other than that of the possessor, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 106, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 148, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-21. - Cheating of coin-operated devices.

§ 11-18-21. Cheating of coin-operated devices.
Whoever: (1) operates or causes to be operated, or attempts to operate or to cause to be operated, any automatic vending machine, slot machine, turnstile, meter, register, coin-box telephone, or other receptacle designed to receive lawful coin of the United States in connection with the sale, use, or enjoyment of property, transportation, or other service, by means of a slug or any false, counterfeited, mutilated, or sweated coin or by any means, method, trick, or device whatsoever not lawfully authorized by the owner, lessee, or licensee of the machine, turnstile, meter, register, coin-box telephone, or receptacle; or (2) takes, obtains, or receives from or in connection with any automatic vending machine, slot machine, turnstile, meter, register, coin-box telephone, or other receptacle designed to receive lawful coins of the United States in connection with the sale, use, or enjoyment of property or service, any goods, wares, merchandise, transportation, gas, electric current, article of value, or the use or enjoyment of any transportation or any telephone or telegraph facilities or service, or of any musical instrument, phonograph, or other property, without depositing in and surrendering to the machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone, or other receptacle lawful coin to the amount required by the owner, lessee, or licensee of the machine, turnstile, coin-box telephone, or receptacle, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 76; P.L. 1932, ch. 1891, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 84; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-21.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 11 - Criminal Offenses › Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing › Section 11-18-22. - Manufacture or distribution of slugs.

§ 11-18-22. Manufacture or distribution of slugs.
Whoever manufactures for sale, advertises for sale, sells, offers for sale, or gives away any slug, device, or substance whatsoever, designed or calculated to be placed or deposited in any automatic vending machine, slot machine, turnstile, meter, register, coin-box telephone, or other receptacle, depository, or contrivance, designed to receive lawful coin of the United States in connection with the sale, use, or enjoyment of property or service, with the intent that the slug, device, or substance shall be used to cheat or defraud the person entitled to the contents of the machine, turnstile, meter, register, coin-box telephone, or other the receptacle, depository, or contrivance, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 77; P.L. 1932, ch. 1891, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 85; G.L. 1956, § 11-18-22.