{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-9-20","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-20","heading":"Sale of matches.","body":"(a) No person, firm or corporation that owns, manages or operates a place of business including vending machines shall knowingly sell, give or deliver matches to any child under the age of twelve (12) years. The owner, operator or manager of a place of business where matches are sold shall post a notice of this law conspicuously in the place of business in letters at least three-eighths of an inch (⅜\") high. Signs required by this section may be provided, at cost, by the department of health.\n(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 9 Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-9/11-9-20.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:11Z","sha256":"900aa2ff2f6dde34e1569bc324bc9889262487b6c00974becaa3ce4e04dd3bd7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-9-19.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-9-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}