2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 7-11 - Rhode Island Uniform Securities Act › Part VIII - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 7-11-801. - Scope of chapter.

§ 7-11-801. Scope of chapter.
(a)
Sections 7-11-201, 7-11-301, 7-11-307, 7-11-501, 7-11-502, 7-11-505, and 7-11-605 apply to a person who offers to sell a security if:
(1)
An offer to sell is made in this state; or
(2)
An offer to purchase is made and accepted in this state.
(b)
Sections 7-11-201, 7-11-307, 7-11-501, 7-11-502, and 7-11-505 apply to a person who purchases or offers to purchase a security if:
(1)
An offer to purchase is made in this state; or
(2)
An offer to sell is made and accepted in this state.
(c)
For the purpose of this section, an offer to sell or to purchase is made in this state, whether or not either person is present in this state, if the offer:
(1)
Originates in this state; or
(2)
Is directed by the offeror to a destination in this state and received where it is directed, or at a post office in this state if the offer is mailed.
(d)
For the purpose of this section, an offer to purchase or to sell is accepted in this state if acceptance:
(1)
Is communicated to the offeror in this state; and
(2)
Has not previously been communicated to the offeror, orally or in writing, outside this state. Acceptance is communicated to the offeror in this state, whether or not either person is present in this state, if the offeree directs it to the offeror in this state reasonably believing the offeror is in this state and it is received where it is directed, or at a post office in this state if an acceptance is mailed.
(e)
For the purpose of subsections (a) through (d), an offer to sell or to purchase made in a newspaper or other publication of general, regular, and paid circulation is not made in this state if the publication:
(1)
Is not published in this state; or
(2)
Is published in this state, but has had more than two-thirds (⅔) of its circulation outside this state during the past twelve (12) months.
(f)
For the purpose of subsection (e), if a publication is published in editions, each edition is a separate publication except for material common to all editions.
(g)
For the purpose of subsections (a) through (d), an offer to sell or to purchase made in a radio or television program or other electronic communication received in this state that originates outside this state is not made in this state.
(h)
For the purposes of subsection (g), a radio or television program or other electronic communication is considered as having originated in this state if either the broadcast studio or the originating source of transmission is located in this state; unless:
(1)
The program or communication is syndicated and distributed from outside this state for redistribution to the general public in this state;
(2)
The program or communication is supplied by a radio, television, or other electronic network with the electronic signal originating from outside this state for redistribution to the general public in this state;
(3)
The program or communication is an electronic signal that originates outside this state and is captured for redistribution to the general public in this state by a community antenna or cable, radio, cable television, or other electronic system; or
(4)
The program or communication consists of an electronic signal that originates in this state, but which is not intended for redistribution to the general public in this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 460, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 69, § 1.