2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 19 - Financial institutions
Chapter 19-9 - Community Obligations and Banking Offenses
Section 19-9-27 - Check kiting.

§ 19-9-27 Check kiting. – (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 19-9-24 or 19-9-25, any person, natural or otherwise, who shall utilize any scheme, device or artifice, commonly known as a check kite or check kiting, for the purposes of defrauding any regulated institution or other depository, any vendor of goods, materials or services, or for the purpose of deception of any investor, potential investor or purchaser as to the financial condition or status of that person, in an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 19-9-24 or 19-9-25, any person, natural or otherwise, who shall utilize any scheme, device or artifice, commonly known as a check kite or check kiting, for the purposes of defrauding any regulated institution or other depository or any vendor of goods, materials or services, or for the purposes of deception of any investor, potential investor or purchaser as to the financial condition or status of that person in an amount exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), shall be fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years, or both.

(c) For the purposes of this section, a "check kite" or "check kiting" means the practice of taking advantage of the time that elapses between the deposit or negotiation of a check, draft or other negotiable instrument in one regulated institution or other depository and its collection or presentment in another regulated institution or other depository with the intent to defraud.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1995, ch. 82, § 47.)