R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-16: Penalties for forgery and counterfeiting.

Any person who, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make, alter, forge, utter, pass, or counterfeit a state lottery ticket or share shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both.