Section 11-9-16. – Plastic bags — Labeling.
§ 11-9-16. Plastic bags — Labeling. (a) “Plastic bag” means a polyethylene bag, other than one used for food products weighing not more than five (5) pounds, intended for household use or for packaging articles intended for household use, which is larger than five inches (5″) in diameter at the opened end, and is made […]
Section 11-9-13.9. – Multiple citations prohibited.
§ 11-9-13.9. Multiple citations prohibited. No person shall be liable under this chapter for more than one citation on any one day. However, a single citation may list one or more violations of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 321, § 1.
Section 11-9-17. – Sterilization.
§ 11-9-17. Sterilization. Every person who performs or aids and abets in the performance of a sterilization procedure on any person under the age of eighteen (18), unless the sterilization is incidental to, or is rendered necessary or unavoidable by, some other medical treatment or procedure required to preserve the life or health of that […]
Section 11-9-13.10. – Prohibition on the distribution of free tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products.
§ 11-9-13.10. Prohibition on the distribution of free tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products. The distribution and/or redemption of free tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products or coupons or vouchers redeemable for free or discounted tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products, to any individual under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be […]
Section 11-9-18. – Care of babies born alive during attempted abortions.
§ 11-9-18. Care of babies born alive during attempted abortions. Any physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person who knowingly and intentionally fails to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive in the course of an abortion shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding […]
Section 11-9-13.11. – Prohibition on the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products, through the mail — Conveyance of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products, through the mail to individuals under twenty-one (21) — Proof of age of purchaser required — General rule.
§ 11-9-13.11. Prohibition on the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products, through the mail — Conveyance of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products, through the mail to individuals under twenty-one (21) — Proof of age of purchaser required — General rule. (a) The distribution, or sale or conveyance of […]
Section 11-9-19. – Sale of spray paint to minors.
§ 11-9-19. Sale of spray paint to minors. (a) No person shall knowingly sell to any child under eighteen (18) years of age any aerosol container of paint capable of defacing property. (b) For purposes of this section, bona fide evidence of majority, identity of majority and identity of the person is a document issued […]
Section 11-9-13.12. – Enforcement and penalties — Citation for violation.
§ 11-9-13.12. Enforcement and penalties — Citation for violation. (a) Any local or state of Rhode Island police department or the attorney general, their officers or agents, shall issue a citation for any violation of the requirements or prohibitions of this chapter. (b) The license holder receiving the citation may elect to plead guilty to […]
Section 11-9-13.13. – Nature and size of penalties.
§ 11-9-13.13. Nature and size of penalties. (a) Any license holder who violates a requirement of § 11-9-13.6(2) or § 11-9-13.7, display of specific signage, shall be subject to a fine in court of not less than thirty-five dollars ($35.00), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), per civil violation. (b) The license holder is […]
Section 11-9-13.14. – Notification to the Department of Taxation of fines imposed.
§ 11-9-13.14. Notification to the Department of Taxation of fines imposed. The court shall maintain records of any penalty, fine or suspension imposed under this chapter and notify within sixty (60) days the tax administrator of the penalty, fine or suspension imposed. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 321, § 1.