Rhode Island § 31-36-19 § 31-36-19. Penalty for violations.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-36-19 — § 31-36-19. Penalty for violations.

Rhode Island § 31-36-19

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-36Motor Fuel Tax

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-36-19 (2026).

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§ 31-36-19. Penalty for violations.
Any distributor, purchaser, owner, or other person who fails or refuses to furnish
            any report or statement required to be made, or who fails or refuses to furnish any
            other data required by the tax administrator, or who files any false or fraudulent
            report, or who violates any provision of this chapter or chapter 37 of this title
            for which no other penalty is provided, shall be guilty of a felony, and shall for
            each offense be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or be imprisoned
            for not exceeding one year, or be punished by both fine and imprisonment.
         

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§ 31-36-19. Penalty for violations.

Any distributor, purchaser, owner, or other person who fails or refuses to furnish any report or statement required to be made, or who fails or refuses to furnish any other data required by the tax administrator, or who files any false or fraudulent report, or who violates any provision of this chapter or chapter 37 of this title for which no other penalty is provided, shall be guilty of a felony, and shall for each offense be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or be imprisoned for not exceeding one year, or be punished by both fine and imprisonment.

Legislative History

P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 6; P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 12; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 31-36-19; P.L. 1967, ch. 181, § 8; P.L. 1986, ch. 103, § 11.