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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-28. - Time for licensee to produce receipts and invoices to inspector.

§ 3-7-28. Time for licensee to produce receipts and invoices to inspector.
(a)
Holders of Class A licenses issued under title 3 of the general laws shall be required to maintain on the premises, and to produce upon demand by an inspector authorized to demand, any and all records of receipts and invoices for the purchase of alcoholic beverages.
(b)
Holders of licenses other than Class A issued under title 3 of the general laws shall have not more than one business day to produce receipts and invoices for the purchase of alcoholic beverages when demanded by an inspector authorized to demand records of receipts and invoices. Nothing herein shall require such licensee to produce invoices and receipts upon demand.
History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 263, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 316, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-29. - Liquor liability insurance.

§ 3-7-29. Liquor liability insurance.
Any applicant or holder of any retail license for the sale of alcoholic beverages issued pursuant to this chapter, except those applicants for or holders of class F liquor licenses or class AS liquor licenses and except as provided in § 3-7-27, shall file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing commercial, general-liability, and liquor-liability and property-damage coverage in the minimum amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). Failure to maintain insurance as required by this section shall result in a revocation of the retail license unless the holder of the license reinstates insurance coverage within forty-eight (48) hours of notice of revocation. The certificate of insurance shall provide that the insurance shall not be modified or cancelled unless prior, advance notice is given to the licensing authority.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 364, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-1.1. - Repealed.

§ 3-8-1.1. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 239, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1980, ch. 142, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-2. - Age restriction for bartenders.

§ 3-8-2. Age restriction for bartenders.
No person under the age of eighteen (18) may act as a bartender for the purposes of mixing, preparing, serving, or selling from a bar used for the purpose of dispensing beverages in any licensed establishment operating under a Class B-C-D-F or F1-G-J or K license.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 165, § 4; P.L. 1955, ch. 3614, § 1; P.L. 1962, ch. 209, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 239, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 142, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-3. - Suspension of license for employment of underage bartender.

§ 3-8-3. Suspension of license for employment of underage bartender.
Any licensee who violates, or permits to be violated, the provisions of § 3-8-2 is subject to the suspension of license for a period of at least three (3) calendar days for the first offense. If additional violations occur, the number of calendar days of suspension shall be determined by the department.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 165, § 5; P.L. 1955, ch. 3614, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 239, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-4. - Drinking by or hiring of underage persons.

§ 3-8-4. Drinking by or hiring of underage persons.
(a)
Use of a credit card for the purchase of beverages may be permitted by all classes of license holders and, notwithstanding the purchase of alcoholic beverages by credit card, license holders shall not sell or furnish beverages to any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday to drink any beverage upon any licensed premises.
(b)
Licensees shall not hire any persons who have not reached their eighteenth (18th) birthday to sell or serve beverages in any place where those beverages may be consumed on the premises where sold.
(c)
License holders may enforce a prohibition against any patron who has not reached his or her twenty-first birthday from entering the licensed establishment after ten o’clock (10:00) p.m..
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 19; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 165, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 3-8-4; P.L. 1980, ch. 142, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 614, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 71, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-5. - Penalty for violations relating to underage persons.

§ 3-8-5. Penalty for violations relating to underage persons.
Any person who sells or suffers to be sold or delivered any beverage to a person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday either for his or her own use or the use of his or her parents or any other person, or allows any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday to drink beverages on premises licensed under this title or suffers or allows any persons who have not reached their eighteenth (18th) birthday to sell or serve any beverage on the premises shall for the first offense be subject to a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); for the second offense, be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500), and for the third and any subsequent offense, be subject to a fine of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750). In the event that there are no offenses in three (3) successive years from the date of the last offense, then the next offense shall be treated as a first offense. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent licensees from hiring any person who has reached his or her eighteenth birthday.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 31; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 165, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2177, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-8-5; P.L. 1975, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 326, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 142, § 2; 1981, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 191, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-5.1. - Compliance check.

§ 3-8-5.1. Compliance check.
(a)
As used in this section the term “compliance check” means the sending of a minor into a retail outlet to see if that minor could purchase alcohol. As used in this section the term “purchase survey” refers to compliance checks that are a part of a statewide survey.
(b)
Underage individuals acting as agents for the state or municipal police department may purchase, with impunity from prosecution, alcohol for the purposes of law enforcement, provided that the underage individuals are supervised by an adult law enforcement official. Any individual participating in an unannounced compliance check and/or purchase survey must state his/her accurate age if asked by the employee of the licensed establishment being checked.
(c)
If the compliance check is a part of a general enforcement operation and results in the sale of alcohol to the minor, the manager of the retail outlet shall be notified within 48 hours of the violation. If the compliance check is a part of a purchase survey and results in the sale of alcohol to the minor, the manager of the retail outlet shall be notified of the violation upon completion of the purchase survey in that community.
History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 205, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-6.2. - Unlawful use of identification cards.

§ 3-8-6.2. Unlawful use of identification cards.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person:
(1)
To display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his or her possession any cancelled, revoked, suspended, fictitious, or fraudulently altered official Rhode Island identification card;
(2)
To lend his or her Rhode Island identification card to any other person or knowingly permit the use of the card by another person;
(3)
To display or represent as one’s own the Rhode Island identification card of another;
(4)
To fail or refuse to surrender to the division of motor vehicles upon lawful demand any Rhode Island identification card which has been suspended, revoked, or cancelled;
(5)
To use a false or fictitious name in any application for a Rhode Island identification card or to knowingly make a false statement or to knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application;
(6)
To knowingly permit any unlawful use of his or her Rhode Island identification card; and
(7)
To aid or assist another to fraudulently obtain a Rhode Island identification card.
(b)
Any violation of subdivisions (a)(1) through (a)(7) of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 283, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-6.3. - Manufacture or distribution of fraudulent identification cards or licenses to operate a motor vehicle.

§ 3-8-6.3. Manufacture or distribution of fraudulent identification cards or licenses to operate a motor vehicle.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a fraudulent identification card, as defined in §§ 11-18-20.1 and 3-8-6, or a fraudulent license to operate a motor vehicle.
(b)
Each incident of manufacturing or distributing a fraudulent identification card or a fraudulent license to operate a motor vehicle shall be considered a separate and distinct offense.
(c)
Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a criminal violation and shall be subject to the following:
(1)
For a first offense, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500);
(2)
For a second offense, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1000);
(3)
For a third or subsequent offense, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2000).
History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 129, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 200, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-9. - Transportation of alcoholic beverages by underage persons.

§ 3-8-9. Transportation of alcoholic beverages by underage persons.
(a)
Any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday and who operates a motor vehicle upon the public highways, except when accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or another adult who is over the age of twenty-one (21) years and related, whether by blood, adoption or marriage, to the operator within the following degree of sanguinity: brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, uncle, aunt, great uncle or great aunt and, knowingly having liquor or intoxicating beverages in any form in containers, opened or unopened, in any part of the vehicle shall be guilty of a criminal violation. The words liquor and intoxicating beverages, as used in this section, have the same meaning as defined in chapter 1 of this title. This section does not apply to persons between the ages of sixteen (16) and twenty-one (21) who are transporting unopened alcoholic beverages in the course of their employment.
(b)
Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the following:
(1)
For a first offense, a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and have his or her license to operate a motor vehicle suspended for not more than thirty (30) days;
(2)
For a second offense, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and have his or her license to operate a motor vehicle suspended for not more than ninety (90) days;
(3)
For a third or subsequent offense, a fine of no less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than nine hundred and fifty dollars ($950) and have his or her license to operate a motor vehicle suspended for one year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 199, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 239, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 142, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 200, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-10. - Possession of beverage by underage persons.

§ 3-8-10. Possession of beverage by underage persons.
Any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday and has in his or her possession any beverage as defined in this title shall be fined one hundred fifty dollars ($150) to seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) for the first offense, three hundred dollars ($300) to seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) for the second offense, and four hundred fifty dollars ($450) to nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) for the third or subsequent offense. In addition, any person who violates this section shall be required to perform thirty (30) hours of community service and shall be subject to a minimum sixty (60) day suspension of his or her driver’s license, and upon a second offense may be ordered to undergo a substance abuse assessment by a licensed substance abuse professional.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, § 3-8-10; P.L. 1962, ch. 199, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 142, § 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 364, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 200, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales › Section 3-8-11.1. - Furnishing or procurement of alcoholic beverages for underage persons.

§ 3-8-11.1. Furnishing or procurement of alcoholic beverages for underage persons.
(a)
As used in this section: (1) “furnish” means to provide with, supply, give or purchase; (2) “procure” means to get possession of, obtain by particular care and effort; and (3) “permit” means to give permission for, or approval of, the possession or consumption of an alcoholic beverage by any form of conduct, that would cause a reasonable person to believe that permission or approval has been given.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section it is unlawful for any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older:
(1)
to purchase from any licensee or any employee of a licensee any alcoholic beverage for the sale, delivery, service of or giving away to, any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday;
(2)
to purchase from any licensee or any employee of any licensee any alcoholic beverage with the intent to cause or permit said alcoholic beverage to be sold, or given to any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday;
(3)
to knowingly furnish any alcoholic beverage for the sale, delivery, service of or giving to any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday;
(4)
to procure alcoholic beverages for the sale, delivery, service of or giving to any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday; or
(5)
to otherwise permit the consumption of alcohol by underaged persons in his or her residence or on his or her real property.
(c)
Any person, between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years of age, who violates subsection (b) herein, may, upon conviction, be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). In addition, any person convicted may be required to attend an educational program approved by the department of health designed to recognize the dangers of underaged drinking, and may be subject to up to thirty (30) hours of community service.
(d)
This section does not apply to use, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by a minor for religious purposes; or to a parent or legal guardian procuring or furnishing alcohol to, or permitting the consumption of alcohol by, his or her minor child or ward.
(e)
Any person who violates this section will be subject to the penalties provided in § 3-8-11.2.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, § 3-8-11.1; P.L. 1963, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 142, § 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 191, § 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; P.L. 2010, ch. 144, § 1.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 gallons
and 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages › Section 3-10-3. - Reports and information required of manufacturers.

§ 3-10-3. Reports and information required of manufacturers.
In order to aid in the assessment, levy, and collection of the tax imposed by § 3-10-1, the department of business regulation may of its own motion or at the request of the tax administrator require each manufacturer to furnish any reports, statements, and inventories as shall be needful or helpful in determining the amount of the tax, and for that purpose the department or its agents may make any examination and investigation and take inventories and do any other acts as are necessary to insure a full disclosure of the quantity of beverages subject to the tax. All reports, statements, inventories, and investigation results are open to the tax administrator to aid him or her in assessing the tax imposed by this chapter. The director of business regulation and the tax administrator shall carry out and enforce the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 40; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 10; P.L. 1936, ch. 2337, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 1940, ch. 815, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 3-10-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages › Section 3-10-4. - Monthly returns by manufacturers — Payment of tax.

§ 3-10-4. Monthly returns by manufacturers — Payment of tax.
Any person holding a manufacturer’s license issued under this title, shall, on or before the tenth (10th) day of every month, or at the discretion of the tax administrator on a quarterly basis, return to the tax administrator under the oath of its treasurer, or person performing the duties of treasurer, or of an authorized agent or officer as of the last day of the month preceding, a statement showing its name and location, the quantity of beverage in gallons manufactured and sold by it within the month preceding or during the quarter ending the last day of the preceding month if on a quarterly basis and any other information as the administrator shall require. The amount of the tax shall be paid to the general treasurer within fifteen (15) days following its assessment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 42; G.L. 1938, ch. 167, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 70; G.L. 1956, § 3-10-4; P.L. 1992, ch. 374, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages › Section 3-10-5. - Information supplemental to returns — Audit of books.

§ 3-10-5. Information supplemental to returns — Audit of books.
(a)
The tax administrator may at any time request further information from any person or from the officers and employees of any corporation that he or she may deem necessary to verify, explain, or correct any return made in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter, and for the like purpose, the administrator or his or her authorized agent may examine the books of account of that person or corporation during business hours.
(b)
Each Class A licensee authorized to sell intoxicating beverages at wholesale or retail in this state shall file an annual report on or before February 1 with the division of taxation in the form required by the tax administrator. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, total sales of alcoholic beverages, sales tax, and excise tax collections on such sales for the immediately preceding calendar year. Annually, on or before May 1, the tax administrator shall prepare and submit to the chairs of the house and senate finance committees a report reflecting data from the annual reports submitted by said licensee to the division of taxation. The tax administrator’s report shall compile total sales of alcoholic beverages, sales tax, and excise tax collections by county.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 44; G.L. 1938, ch. 167, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 70; G.L. 1956, § 3-10-5; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 21, § 15; P.L. 2013, ch. 144, art. 9, § 9; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages › Section 3-10-6. - Orders to produce evidence or permit examination.

§ 3-10-6. Orders to produce evidence or permit examination.
If any officer or employee of any person or any corporation refuses to give to the tax administrator or his or her authorized agent any information reasonably necessary for the determination of the tax assessed under this chapter, or refuses to permit any examination of the books of that person or corporation reasonably necessary for the purpose, the administrator may take the proceedings set forth in § 44-11-24, and the district court is empowered to proceed to hear and determine the matter and to issue any orders as authorized by that section. A party aggrieved by an order of the court may appeal that order to the supreme court in accordance with the procedures contained in the rules of appellate procedure of the supreme court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 45; G.L. 1938, ch. 167, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 70; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages › Section 3-10-7. - Assessment in absence of return — Interest.

§ 3-10-7. Assessment in absence of return — Interest.
Whenever the tax administrator ascertains that any person subject to the tax imposed by this chapter has failed to make the return required by § 3-10-4, the administrator shall proceed to assess the tax from any information he or she can obtain for any prior month for which no return has been made with interest at the rate of eight per cent (8%) per annum from the time when the tax should in fact have been paid.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 43; G.L. 1938, ch. 167, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 70; G.L. 1956, § 3-10-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages › Section 3-10-8. - Collection of delinquent taxes — Suspension of license.

§ 3-10-8. Collection of delinquent taxes — Suspension of license.
If the tax provided for by this chapter is not paid to the general treasurer within fifteen (15) days after the tax becomes due and payable, the general treasurer, attorney general, and other officials shall proceed to collect the tax in the same manner as they are directed in other cases to proceed under § 44-13-33. In addition to the procedure above directed, the general treasurer shall, if the tax remains unpaid for the period of thirty (30) days after the tax becomes due and payable, certify the fact of delinquency to the department of business regulation, and it is the duty of that department to immediately notify the delinquent that in case the tax is not paid to the general treasurer within ten (10) days after the giving of the notice, the license of the delinquent will be and remain suspended until all delinquent taxes of the licensee are paid. Upon the expiration of that ten (10) days the department shall, in case all the licensee’s taxes as provided for have not been paid, suspend the license of the delinquent until all of those taxes are paid in full.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 46; P.L. 1935, ch. 2271, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 167, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-10-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages › Section 3-10-9. - Information confidential — Appeal of assessments.

§ 3-10-9. Information confidential — Appeal of assessments.
The provisions of § 44-11-21 are applicable to the persons and corporations concerned in the assessment, levy, and collection of the tax imposed by this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 45; G.L. 1938, ch. 167, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 3-10-9; P.L. 1982, ch. 388, § 17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages › Section 3-10-10. - Repealed.

§ 3-10-10. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 42; G.L. 1938, ch. 167, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 3-10-10; Repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 7, § 5, effective June 22, 1987.