{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-17-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-17-8","heading":"Passing of counterfeit coins.","body":"Every person who shall utter or tender in payment as true any false, forged or counterfeit coin, made and forged in imitation and similitude of any gold or silver coin current within this state by law or usage, knowing it to be false or counterfeit, with intent to defraud, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 17 Forgery and Counterfeiting"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-17/11-17-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:12Z","sha256":"cca8f78c5ac410a25dbaa0c89ec121e401d718a1e6cd5aecdadab7e5dc90c915","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-17-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-17-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}