{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-8-18","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-8-18","heading":"Possession or sale of alcohol without liquid device prohibited.","body":"(a) It is unlawful for a person to use, offer for use, purchase, offer to purchase, sell, offer to sell, or possess an alcohol-without-liquid device as defined in § 3-1-1.\n(b) This section shall not apply to a healthcare provider that operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research, a state institution conducting bona fide research, a private college or university conducting bona fide research, or to a pharmaceutical company or biotechnology company conducting bona fide research.","path":["Title 3 Alcoholic Beverages","Chapter 8 Regulation of Sales"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE3/3-8/3-8-18.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:02Z","sha256":"ef0a764c262c8e10f08f102f4a47bb7ee0c8a4f5f046be9c60d77cd32d916293","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-8-17","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-9-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}