Rhode Island § 3-9-11 § 3-9-11. Civil liability for adulteration — Unlawful homicide.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 3-9-11 — § 3-9-11. Civil liability for adulteration — Unlawful homicide.

Rhode Island § 3-9-11

Title 3Alcoholic Beverages

Ch. 3-9Adulterated Liquors

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-9-11 (2026).

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§ 3-9-11. Civil liability for adulteration — Unlawful homicide.
Any person who, by the use of wood alcohol or other similar substance, adulterates
            any liquid intended to be used as a drink by a human being, is liable in treble damages
            to any person who consumes that adulterated preparation which the party consuming
            that adulterated preparation suffers. If the party consuming that adulterated preparation
            dies within one year after consuming that adulterated preparation, as a result of
            the consumption, the party guilty of the adulteration is deemed guilty of unlawful
            homicide in any degree in which the jury trying the case finds.
         

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§ 3-9-11. Civil liability for adulteration — Unlawful homicide.

Any person who, by the use of wood alcohol or other similar substance, adulterates any liquid intended to be used as a drink by a human being, is liable in treble damages to any person who consumes that adulterated preparation which the party consuming that adulterated preparation suffers. If the party consuming that adulterated preparation dies within one year after consuming that adulterated preparation, as a result of the consumption, the party guilty of the adulteration is deemed guilty of unlawful homicide in any degree in which the jury trying the case finds.