Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-20-13
Tax imposed on unstamped cigarettes
A tax is imposed at the rate of two hundred twenty-five (225) mills for each cigarette upon the storage or use within this state of any cigarettes not stamped in accordance with the provisions of this chapter in the possession of any consumer within this state.
Amendment history
History of Section. P.L. 1948, ch. 2092, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 44-20-13; P.L. 1958, ch. 17, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 77, art. 1, § 1; P.L. 1964, ch. 242, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 263, art. 8, § 5; P.L. 1975, ch. 260, art. 6, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 167, § 3; P.L. 1982, ch. 9, art. 5, § 10; P.L. 1987, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 13, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 64, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 13, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 20, § 1; P.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 44-20-1 · Definitions
- 44-20-2 · Manufacturer, importer, distributor, and dealer licenses…
- 44-20-3 · Penalties for unlicensed business
- 44-20-4 · Application for license â Display
- 44-20-4.1 · License availability
- 44-20-5 · Expiration, duration, and renewal of manufacturerâs,…
- 44-20-6 · [Repealed.]
- 44-20-7 · Vending machine markers
- 44-20-8 · Suspension or revocation of license
- 44-20-8.1 · Maintenance and publication of list of licenses
- 44-20-8.2 · Transactions only with licensed manufacturers, importers,…
- 44-20-12 · Tax imposed on cigarettes sold
- 44-20-12.1 · Floor stock tax on cigarettes and stamps
- 44-20-12.2 · Prohibited acts â Penalty
- 44-20-12.3 · Floor stock tax on cigarettes and stamps
- 44-20-12.4 · Floor stock tax on cigarettes and stamps
- 44-20-12.5 · Floor stock tax on cigarettes and stamps
- 44-20-12.6 · Floor stock tax on cigarettes and stamps
- 44-20-12.7 · Floor stock tax on cigarettes and stamps
- 44-20-13 · Tax imposed on unstamped cigarettes
- 44-20-13.1 · Repealed
- 44-20-13.2 · Tax imposed on other tobacco products, smokeless tobacco,…
- 44-20-13.5 · Violations as to reports and records
- 44-20-14 · Return and payment of use tax
- 44-20-15 · Confiscation of contraband cigarettes, other tobacco…
- 44-20-16 · Exemptions from use tax
- 44-20-16.1 · Repealed
- 44-20-17 · Penalty for use tax violations
- 44-20-18 · Securing stamps
- 44-20-19 · Sales of stamps to distributors
- 44-20-20 · Use of metering machine in lieu of stamps
- 44-20-21 · Transfer of stamps prohibited â Redemption of unused stamps
- 44-20-22 · Reimbursement for mutilated and other stamps â Claims
- 44-20-23 · Payment of tax by manufacturer or shipper outside state
- 44-20-24 · Affixing of stamps outside state by vending machine operator
- 44-20-25 · Bond of nonresident authorized to pay tax
- 44-20-26 · Agreement by nonresident to submit records â Attorney to…
- 44-20-27 · Repealed
- 44-20-28 · Stamping by distributors required
- 44-20-28.1 · Noncompliance with tobacco manufacturerâs escrow fund…