{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-47-23","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-23","heading":"False information in securing firearm or license — Straw purchases.","body":"(a) No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver, or in applying for a license or permit to carry it, give false information or offer false evidence of his or her identity.\n(b) No person shall knowingly purchase or otherwise obtain a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver on behalf of another person, or transfer a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver to another person, whom the transferor knows or reasonably should know is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law.\n(c) A first violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both. A second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 47 Weapons"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-47/11-47-23.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:19Z","sha256":"83e146f6086a63ffd0b99580a595e52f1009151d4e6a544d972cdd5872bd4675","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-47-22","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-47-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}