Rhode Island § 11-47-23 § 11-47-23. False information in securing firearm or license — Straw purchases.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-47-23 — § 11-47-23. False information in securing firearm or license — Straw purchases.

Rhode Island § 11-47-23

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-47Weapons

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-23 (2026).

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§ 11-47-23. False information in securing firearm or license — Straw purchases.
(a) No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a shotgun, rifle,
            pistol, or revolver, or in applying for a license or permit to carry it, give false
            information or offer false evidence of his or her identity.
         
(b) No person shall knowingly purchase or otherwise obtain a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or
            revolver on behalf of another person, or transfer a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver
            to another person, whom the transferor knows or reasonably should know is prohibited
            from possessing a firearm under federal or

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§ 11-47-23. False information in securing firearm or license — Straw purchases.

(a) No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver, or in applying for a license or permit to carry it, give false information or offer false evidence of his or her identity.

(b) No person shall knowingly purchase or otherwise obtain a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver on behalf of another person, or transfer a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver to another person, whom the transferor knows or reasonably should know is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law.

(c) A first violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both. A second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both.

Legislative History

P.L. 1927, ch. 1025, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-17; G.L., § 11-47-23; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 37, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 300, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 455, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 464, § 3; P.L. 2021, ch. 339, § 1, effective July 12, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 340, § 1, effective July 12, 2021.