Rhode Island § 6-17-2 § 6-17-2. Penalties for violations.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 6-17-2 — § 6-17-2. Penalties for violations.

Rhode Island § 6-17-2

Title 6Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions

Ch. 6-17Bucket Shops

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-17-2 (2026).

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§ 6-17-2. Penalties for violations.
Any person who makes or offers to make any contract defined in § 6-17-1, or who is the keeper of any bucket shop, shall, upon conviction, be punished by
            a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more
            than one year. Any person who shall be convicted of a second offense shall be punished
            by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years. The continuing of the keeping of
            a bucket shop, by any person, after the first conviction, shall be deemed a second
            offense under this chapter.
         

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§ 6-17-2. Penalties for violations.

Any person who makes or offers to make any contract defined in § 6-17-1, or who is the keeper of any bucket shop, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than one year. Any person who shall be convicted of a second offense shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years. The continuing of the keeping of a bucket shop, by any person, after the first conviction, shall be deemed a second offense under this chapter.