{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-35-11-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 35-11-4","heading":"Violation and penalty.","body":"Any person who with intent to defraud uses on a public security or an instrument of payment: (1) a facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer; or (2) any facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of this state or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or of any of its political subdivisions; is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both.","path":["Title 35 Public Finance","Chapter 11 Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE35/35-11/35-11-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:58Z","sha256":"a577fe9d794cebd7faea84da96c82a1b7f23f346421160717723d3483b2cdd52","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-35-11-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-35-11-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}