Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-20-43
Violations as to reports and records
Any person who fails to submit the reports required in this chapter or by the tax administrator under this chapter, or who makes any incomplete, false, or fraudulent report, or who refuses to permit the tax administrator or the tax administratorâs authorized agent to examine any books, records, papers, or stocks of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic nicotine-delivery system products as provided in this chapter, or who refuses to supply the tax administrator with any other information which the tax administrator requests for the reasonable and proper enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment up to one (1) year, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both, for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or be imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both.
Amendment history
History of Section. P.L. 1939, ch. 663, § 23, impl. am. P.L. 1940, ch. 875, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-20-43; P.L. 1968, ch. 263, art. 8, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 167, § 3; P.L. 1986, ch. 103, § 7; P.L. 2007, ch. 246, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 250, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 8, § 15; P.L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 6, § 16, effective January 1, 2025.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 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- 44-20-27 · Repealed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…
- 44-20-29 · Repealed
- 44-20-30 · Manner of affixing stamps
- 44-20-31 · Packages in which cigarettes sold â Sample packages
- 44-20-32 · Cancellation of used stamps
- 44-20-33 · Sale of contraband cigarettes, contraband other tobacco…
- 44-20-33.1 · Transportation of unstamped cigarettes
- 44-20-34 · Display of stamps in vending machines
- 44-20-35 · Penalties for violations as to unstamped contraband…
- 44-20-36 · Possession of unstamped cigarettes
- 44-20-37 · Seizure and destruction of unstamped cigarettes
- 44-20-38 · Hearing on cigarettes seized
- 44-20-39 · Forgery and counterfeiting â Tampering with meters â…
- 44-20-40 · Records â Investigation and inspection of books, premises,…
- 44-20-40.1 · Inspections
- 44-20-41 · Monthly reports of distributors and dealers
- 44-20-42 · Reports and records of carriers, bailees and warehouse…
- 44-20-43 · Violations as to reports and records
- 44-20-44 · Declarations under penalty of perjury
- 44-20-45 · Importation of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and/or…
- 44-20-46 · Witnesses before tax administrator
- 44-20-47 · Hearings by tax administrator
- 44-20-48 · Appeal to district court
- 44-20-49 · Disposition of revenue â Payment of refunds
- 44-20-50 · Administration â Forms â Rules and regulations
- 44-20-51 · Penalty for violations generally
- 44-20-51.1 · Civil penalties
- 44-20-51.2 · Criminal penalty for fraudulent offenses
- 44-20-51.3 · Counterfeit cigarettes
- 44-20-52 · Exercise of powers and duties
- 44-20-53 · Direct tax on consumer
- 44-20-54 · Taxes and fees as debt to state
- 44-20-55 · Severability
- 44-20-59 · Exemption of sales of cannabis
- 44-20-60 · Exemption of sales of certain electronic nicotine-delivery…
- 44-20-61 · Product restrictions on electronic nicotine-delivery system…
- 44-20-62 · Disclosure of information â Electronic nicotine-delivery…