Title 44
Taxation

Chapter 19
Sales and Use Taxes — Enforcement and Collection

R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-19-6

§ 44-19-6. Penalty for business without permit.

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.

History of Section.
P.L. 1947, ch. 1887, art. 2, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 44-19-6.