{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-20-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-20-17","heading":"Penalty for use tax violations.","body":"Any person who or that violates the provisions of §§ 44-20-13 — 44-20-14 is guilty of a felony and shall for each offense be fined up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or be imprisoned not more than three (3) years, or be both fined and imprisoned.","path":["Title 44 Taxation","Chapter 20 Cigarette, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Nicotine-Delivery System Products"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE44/44-20/44-20-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:29Z","sha256":"9f2068d42c8546768ececcddff75193924ac6cf4653dc1f3467dd5971bf7bf0d","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-20-16.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-20-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}