Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)

R.I. Gen. Laws § 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
Â§ 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.

Last amended: History of Section. P.L. 1939, ch. 663, Â§ 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2867, Â§ 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 3007, Â§ 1; G.L. 1956, Â§ 44-20-3; P.L. 1968, ch. 263, art. 8, Â§ 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 167, Â§ 3; P.L. 1996, ch. 321, Â§ 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 21, Â§ 6; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 8, Â§ 15; P.L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 6, Â§ 16, effective January 1, 2025.

Source: official text