{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-61-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-6","heading":"Proceeds of sales — Segregated funds.","body":"(a) All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares received by a person in the capacity of a sales agent shall constitute a trust fund until paid into the state lottery fund.\n(b) The sales agent shall be personally liable for all proceeds; and failure to pay the lottery division moneys owed, upon demand, from the sales or misappropriation of the funds shall constitute embezzlement under § 11-41-3.\n(c) The provisions of this section shall be enforced and prosecuted by the state police and the attorney general’s office.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 61 State Lottery"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-61/42-61-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:55Z","sha256":"6d6c568f1f8c5d2c686257cbcb84da5d85fe343895de4052a95b4db1d0cfd234","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-61-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-61-6.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}