R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-20.3-7 — Violations as to reports and records. [Effective April 1, 2026.]

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 administrator’s
authorized agent to examine any books, records, papers, or stocks of kratom and kratom
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 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 guilty of a felony and fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000),
or be imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both.