{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-52.3-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-52.3-3","heading":"Online theft by deception.","body":"A person commits the offense of online theft by deception when he or she uses the Internet to purchase or attempt to purchase property from a seller with a mode of payment that he or she knows is fictitious, stolen, or lacking the consent of the valid account holder.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 52.3 Online Property Offenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-52.3/11-52.3-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:20Z","sha256":"e4907de91a79af4232f2701ce2008bb39595a446204cc890240debe3d44d6db5","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-52.3-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-52.3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}