Rhode Island § 11-18-27 § 11-18-27. Sale of false diplomas or certificates.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-18-27 — § 11-18-27. Sale of false diplomas or certificates.

Rhode Island § 11-18-27

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-18Fraud and False Dealing

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-18-27 (2026).

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§ 11-18-27. Sale of false diplomas or certificates.
Any person who unlawfully sells, buys, creates, duplicates, alters, gives, or obtains
            or attempts to buy, sell, create, duplicate, alter, give, or obtain a diploma or certificate
            of enrollment, conferred by an accredited institution of education in any country,
            with the intent to use fraudulently the document or to allow the fraudulent use of
            the document, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced for
            not more than two (2) years in jail or fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
         

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§ 11-18-27. Sale of false diplomas or certificates.

Any person who unlawfully sells, buys, creates, duplicates, alters, gives, or obtains or attempts to buy, sell, create, duplicate, alter, give, or obtain a diploma or certificate of enrollment, conferred by an accredited institution of education in any country, with the intent to use fraudulently the document or to allow the fraudulent use of the document, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced for not more than two (2) years in jail or fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).