Rhode Island § 44-20-35 § 44-20-35. Penalties for violations as to unstamped contraband cigarettes, contraband other tobacco products, or contraband electronic nicotine-delivery system products.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 44-20-35 — § 44-20-35. Penalties for violations as to unstamped contraband cigarettes, contraband other tobacco products, or contraband electronic nicotine-delivery system products.

Rhode Island § 44-20-35

Title 44Taxation

Ch. 44-20Cigarette, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Nicotine-Delivery System Products

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-20-35 (2026).

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§ 44-20-35. Penalties for violations as to unstamped contraband cigarettes, contraband other tobacco
               products, or contraband electronic nicotine-delivery system products.
(a) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 44-20-33 and 44-20-34 shall be fined or imprisoned, or both fined and imprisoned, as follows:
         
(1) For a first offense in a twenty-four-month (24) period, fined not more than ten (10)
            times the retail value of the contraband cigarettes, contraband electronic nicotine-delivery
            system products, and/or contraband other tobacco products, or be imprisoned not more
            than one (1) year, or be both fined and im

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§ 44-20-35. Penalties for violations as to unstamped contraband cigarettes, contraband other tobacco products, or contraband electronic nicotine-delivery system products.

(a) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 44-20-33 and 44-20-34 shall be fined or imprisoned, or both fined and imprisoned, as follows:

(1) For a first offense in a twenty-four-month (24) period, fined not more than ten (10) times the retail value of the contraband cigarettes, contraband electronic nicotine-delivery system products, and/or contraband other tobacco products, or be imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or be both fined and imprisoned;

(2) For a second or subsequent offense in a twenty-four-month (24) period, fined not more than twenty-five (25) times the retail value of the contraband cigarettes, contraband electronic nicotine-delivery system products, and/or contraband other tobacco products, or be imprisoned not more than three (3) years, or be both fined and imprisoned.

(b) When determining the amount of a fine sought or imposed under this section, evidence of mitigating factors, including history, severity, and intent shall be considered.

Legislative History

P.L. 1939, ch. 663, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 44-20-35; P.L. 1972, ch. 155, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 246, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 250, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 8, § 15; P.L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 6, § 16, effective January 1, 2025.