Title 11
Criminal Offenses

Chapter 41.2
Alteration of Electronic Equipment — Serial Numbers

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41.2-2

§ 11-41.2-2. Alteration of identification numbers.

Any person who shall alter the identification number of any item of electronic equipment as defined in this chapter shall, upon conviction, be sentenced as follows:

(1) If the value of the property exceeds five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both;

(2) If the value of the property does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500), the person shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.

History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 233, § 1.