2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 44 - Taxation
CHAPTER 44-19 - Sales and Use Taxes – Enforcement and Collection
§ 44-19-6 - Penalty for business without permit.

SECTION 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.

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