{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6-14-12","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-14-12","heading":"Unlicensed sales.","body":"Any person who shall advertise, represent, or hold out for sale a stock of goods, wares, and merchandise under the description of “closing-out sale”; “going-out-of-business sale”; “discontinuance-of-business sale”; “selling out”; “liquidation”; “lost our lease”; “must vacate”; “forced out”; “removal”; or other designation of like meaning; or a sale of goods, wares, and merchandise damaged by fire, smoke, water, or otherwise, without first having complied with the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined in a sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or shall be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months, or both, within the discretion of the court.","path":["Title 6 Commercial Law — General Regulatory Provisions","Chapter 14 Closing Out Sales"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6/6-14/6-14-12.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:09:24Z","sha256":"31d8dbf0c06fba59bbda0b4abedcdfd31359e101dc51f48c687f882157505839","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6-14-11.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6-14-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}