Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-18-8 — § 23-18-8. Speculative sales prohibited.

Rhode Island § 23-18-8
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 23Health and Safety
Ch. 23-18Cemeteries

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18-8 (2026).

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§ 23-18-8. Speculative sales prohibited.

The sale of cemetery lots or plots, or the sale of crypts or niches in a community mausoleum, or niches in a columbarium, crematory, or any other similar structure, for speculative purposes, or upon the promise, representation, or inducement to the purchaser that the structure may be resold at a financial profit, is prohibited. Any person or individual who shall make, or attempt to make, either on his or her own behalf or on behalf of another, a sale or conveyance contrary to the provisions of this chapter, shall be punished as provided in § 23-18-9.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1939, ch. 721, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 23-18-8; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 72.

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