R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18-8: Speculative sales prohibited.

The sale of cemetery lots or plots, or the sale of crypts or niches in a community mausoleum, or niches in a columbarium, crematory, or any other similar structure, for speculative purposes, or upon the promise, representation, or inducement to the purchaser that the structure may be resold at a financial profit, is prohibited. Any person or individual who shall make, or attempt to make, either on his or her own behalf or on behalf of another, a sale or conveyance contrary to the provisions of this chapter, shall be punished as provided in § 23-18-9.