{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-9-13.8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13.8","heading":"Prohibitions applicable to license holders and their employees and agents. [Effective until April 1, 2026.]","body":"A person holding a license issued under chapter 20 of title 44 and/or § 23-1-56, or an employee or agent of that person, is prohibited from selling, distributing, or delivering a tobacco product, including an electronic nicotine-delivery system product:\n(1) To any individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or\n(2) In any form other than an original, factory-wrapped package as sealed and certified by the manufacturer; or\n(3) As a single-cigarette sale (§ 44-20-31) or as a sale of cigarettes by the individual piece known as “loosies.”","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 9 Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-9/11-9-13.8_11-9-13.8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:10Z","sha256":"1d7e86989abc67bfca2910bfb0d1214dfc179737727e61c55a12e17afbad8c58","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-9-13.7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-9-13.8.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}