R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-20-40.1 — Inspections

(a) The administrator or the administrator’s duly authorized agent shall have authority
to enter and inspect, without a warrant during normal business hours, and with a warrant
during nonbusiness hours, the facilities and records of any manufacturer, importer,
distributor, or dealer.
(b) In any case where the administrator or the administrator’s duly authorized agent,
or any police officer of this state, has knowledge or reasonable grounds to believe
that any vehicle is transporting cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic
nicotine-delivery system products in violation of this chapter, the administrator,
such agent, or such police officer, is authorized to stop such vehicle and to inspect
the same for contraband cigarettes, contraband other tobacco products, or contraband
electronic nicotine-delivery system products.