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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 11 - Criminal Offenses » Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing

Section 11-18-1. – Giving false document to agent, employee, or public official.

§ 11-18-1. Giving false document to agent, employee, or public official. (a) No person shall knowingly give to any agent, employee, servant in public or private employ, or public official any receipt, account, or other document in respect of which the principal, master, or employer, or state, city, or town of which he or she […]

Section 11-18-1.1. – Fraudulent insurance claims for stolen motor vehicles.

§ 11-18-1.1. Fraudulent insurance claims for stolen motor vehicles. Any person who knowingly and with criminal intent shall file a fraudulent claim with an insurance company for the purpose of securing money based on a claim of a stolen motor vehicle when, in fact, the motor vehicle did not exist or was not stolen, shall […]

Section 11-18-1.3. – False statement to fraudulently obtain license or registration.

§ 11-18-1.3. False statement to fraudulently obtain license or registration. Any person who shall knowingly and intentionally prepare, file or cause to be filed with the division of motor vehicles, or any employee or agent of the division of motor vehicles, any application, statement or affidavit in writing which is knowingly false in any important […]

Section 11-18-10. – False statements in advertising.

§ 11-18-10. False statements in advertising. (a) No person, firm, corporation, or association with intent to sell or in any way dispose of merchandise, securities, service or anything offered by that person, firm, corporation or association, directly or indirectly, to the public for sale or distribution, or with intent to increase the consumption of or […]

Section 11-18-11. – Immunity of publishers and advertising media.

§ 11-18-11. Immunity of publishers and advertising media. The provisions of § 11-8-10 shall not apply to any radio station, television station, publisher of a newspaper, magazine or other publication or any other recognized advertising media or printer who publishes or prints the advertisement without actual knowledge of its falsity. The fact of the publishing […]

Section 11-18-12. – Injunction of false advertising.

§ 11-18-12. Injunction of false advertising. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, when it appears to the director of business regulation of the state of Rhode Island that any person, firm, corporation, or association is violating any of the provisions of § 11-18-10, the director of business regulation may cause to […]

Section 11-18-13. – Deception in sale of fuels and lubricants.

§ 11-18-13. Deception in sale of fuels and lubricants. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to store, sell, expose for sale, or offer for sale, any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other similar products, in any manner whatsoever, so as to deceive or tend to deceive the purchaser as to the […]

Section 11-18-15. – Imitation of trade symbols of fuels and lubricants.

§ 11-18-15. Imitation of trade symbols of fuels and lubricants. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to disguise or camouflage that person’s or firm’s own equipment, by imitating the design, symbol or trade name of the equipment under which recognized brands of liquid fuels, lubricating oils, and similar products are generally […]

Section 11-18-18. – Penalty for violations with respect to fuels and lubricants.

§ 11-18-18. Penalty for violations with respect to fuels and lubricants. Any person, firm, or corporation or any officer, agent, servant, or employee who shall violate any provision of §§ 11-18-13 — 11-18-17 shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300), or be imprisoned ninety (90) days, […]

Section 11-18-2. – False information to registrar of vital statistics.

§ 11-18-2. False information to registrar of vital statistics. Every person who shall knowingly furnish or cause to be furnished to the registrar of vital statistics of any city or town false information concerning any birth, marriage, death and/or divorce shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding five […]

Section 11-18-20. – Obtaining vehicles with intent to defraud.

§ 11-18-20. Obtaining vehicles with intent to defraud. (a) By trick or false representation. Whoever with intent to defraud the owner or any person lawfully possessing any motor vehicle obtains the custody of the motor vehicle by trick, deceit, fraudulent or willful false representation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided in […]

Section 11-18-20.1. – Possession of false identification.

§ 11-18-20.1. Possession of false identification. The possession of a motor vehicle operator’s license card or other documents commonly used to identify the bearer containing a photograph of the possessor, but with the name, or date of birth of a person other than that of the possessor, shall be punishable by a fine of not […]

Section 11-18-21. – Cheating of coin-operated devices.

§ 11-18-21. Cheating of coin-operated devices. Whoever: (1) operates or causes to be operated, or attempts to operate or to cause to be operated, any automatic vending machine, slot machine, turnstile, meter, register, coin-box telephone, or other receptacle designed to receive lawful coin of the United States in connection with the sale, use, or enjoyment […]

Section 11-18-22. – Manufacture or distribution of slugs.

§ 11-18-22. Manufacture or distribution of slugs. Whoever manufactures for sale, advertises for sale, sells, offers for sale, or gives away any slug, device, or substance whatsoever, designed or calculated to be placed or deposited in any automatic vending machine, slot machine, turnstile, meter, register, coin-box telephone, or other receptacle, depository, or contrivance, designed to […]

Section 11-18-23. – Defacement or alteration of manufacturer’s serial number.

§ 11-18-23. Defacement or alteration of manufacturer’s serial number. Any person who: (1) willfully removes, defaces, covers, alters, or destroys the manufacturer’s serial number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark on any machine or any electrical or mechanical device for the purpose of preventing the detection of a crime or defrauding the manufacturer […]