{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-19-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-19-6","heading":"Penalty for business without permit.","body":"A person who engages in business as a retailer in this state without a permit or permits or after a permit has been suspended or revoked, and each officer of any corporation which engages in business as a retailer in this state without a permit or permits or after a permit has been suspended or revoked, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense, or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or be punished by both fine and imprisonment. Each day in which the person engages in business constitutes a separate offense.","path":["Title 44 Taxation","Chapter 19 Sales and Use Taxes — Enforcement and Collection"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE44/44-19/44-19-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:28Z","sha256":"6a2fbe96f511ade9cfb1b4cfec8d375ff8d9676e46102c78cd501551bc62bf96","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-19-5.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-19-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}