{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-8-11.2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-8-11.2","heading":"Penalty for violation of § 3-8-11.1.","body":"(a) Any person who violates § 3-8-11.1 and either pleads nolo contendere or is convicted of a first misdemeanor violation shall be punished by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisoned for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or both.\n(b) Any person who violates § 3-8-11.1 and either pleads nolo contendre or is convicted of a second misdemeanor violation shall be punished by a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year, or both.\n(c) Any person who violates § 3-8-11.1 and either pleads nolo contendre or is convicted of a third or subsequent violation shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) and/or imprisonment not exceeding three (3) years. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under of this section shall not have any fine suspended.","path":["Title 3 Alcoholic Beverages","Chapter 8 Regulation of Sales"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE3/3-8/3-8-11.2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:02Z","sha256":"8aeddcaff7c418e282b21e601d1ed6556c9ff3d58e2d66b07020659dde9deedd","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-8-11.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-8-11.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}