Rhode Island Statutes
§ 44-20-3 — § 44-20-3. Penalties for unlicensed business.
Rhode Island·Title 44 Taxation·Ch. 44-20 Cigarette, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Nicotine-Delivery System Products
§ 44-20-3. Penalties for unlicensed business.
Any manufacturer, importer, distributor, or dealer who sells, offers for sale, or possesses with intent to sell, cigarettes and/or any other tobacco products and/or any electronic nicotine delivery system products, without a license as provided in § 44-20-2, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each offense, or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed one
(1)year, or be punished by both a fine and imprisonment.
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Legislative History
P.L. 1939, ch. 663, § 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2867, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 3007, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-20-3; P.L. 1968, ch. 263, art. 8, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 167, § 3; P.L. 1996, ch. 321, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 21, § 6; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 8, § 15; P.L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 6, § 16, effective January 1, 2025.
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