{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-50-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-50-7","heading":"Dealer coercion.","body":"Every person, firm, or corporation who coerces a retail dealer to participate in any promotion or advertising scheme or plan of the type set forth in § 11-50-1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Coercion includes, but is not limited to, circumstances in which a course of business conduct extending over a period of one year or longer between a supplier and a dealer is materially changed for no legitimate business reason, coincident with a failure or refusal of the dealer to participate in an above-mentioned promotion or advertising scheme or plan.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 50 Games of Chance"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-50/11-50-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:20Z","sha256":"ec912605e97f8458eee9d1fbdc717ce4791ab860b978f2da1827e5403cc61351","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-50-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-50-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}