Rhode Island § 23-60-3 § 23-60-3. Deposit on vehicle batteries.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-60-3 — § 23-60-3. Deposit on vehicle batteries.

Rhode Island § 23-60-3

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-60Battery Deposit and Control

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-60-3 (2026).

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§ 23-60-3. Deposit on vehicle batteries.
(a) A dealer shall not refuse to accept from any consumer any used vehicle battery, in
            reasonably clean and substantially unbroken condition as an exchange with the purchase
            of a new vehicle battery.
         
(b) A dealer may add a core charge to the sale of a battery. The core charge shall be
            waived when a used vehicle battery is delivered to the dealer at the time of purchase.
            The deposit shall be returned to the consumer when a used vehicle battery is delivered
            to the dealer by the consumer within seven (7) days of date of purchase of the new
            battery.
         

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§ 23-60-3. Deposit on vehicle batteries.

(a) A dealer shall not refuse to accept from any consumer any used vehicle battery, in reasonably clean and substantially unbroken condition as an exchange with the purchase of a new vehicle battery.

(b) A dealer may add a core charge to the sale of a battery. The core charge shall be waived when a used vehicle battery is delivered to the dealer at the time of purchase. The deposit shall be returned to the consumer when a used vehicle battery is delivered to the dealer by the consumer within seven (7) days of date of purchase of the new battery.