Title 11
Criminal Offenses

Chapter 19
Gambling and Lotteries

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-10

§ 11-19-10. Distribution of illegal stamps or coupons.

No person or corporation shall sell, give, or distribute any stamp, trading-stamp, cash discount stamp, amusement stamp, check, coupon or other similar device, to any purchaser of goods, wares, or merchandise, which will entitle the holder of the stamp, trading-stamp, cash discount stamp, amusement stamp, check, coupon, or other similar device, on presentation of it, either singly or in definite numbers, to receive either directly from the vendor or indirectly through any other person or corporation, some indefinite and undescribed article, the nature and value of which are unknown to the purchaser of the goods, wares, and merchandise at the time of their purchase.

History of Section.
P.L. 1901, ch. 842, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-10.