Rhode Island § 11-9-13 - Children
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§ 11-9-13. Children
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13
§ 11-9-13. Sale or delivery of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products to individuals under twenty-one (21) — Posting notice of law.
No person shall sell, give, or deliver to any individual under twenty-one (21) years of age, any tobacco product in the form of cigarettes, bidi cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, flavored cigars known as “blunts,” unflavored “blunts,” flavored and unflavored blunt wraps, cigarette rolling papers of any size or composition, cigarillos and tiparillos, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, electronic nicotine-delivery system products, or any and all products as defined in § 44-20-1. Any person, firm, or corporation that owns, manages, or operates a place of business in which tobacco products are sold, including sales through tobacco product vending machines, shall post notice of this law conspicuously in the place of business in letters at least three-eighths of an inch (⅜″) high.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 281, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 347, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 399, § 28; G.L.
1938, ch. 610, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 11-9-13; P.L. 1987, ch. 84, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch.
159, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 321, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 149, §
1; P.L. 2011, ch. 88, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 98, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 2014,
ch. 223, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 204, § 1, effective July 7, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 205,
§ 1, effective July 7, 2021.
Frequently Asked Questions About Rhode Island § 11-9-13
What does Rhode Island General Laws § 11-9-13 cover?
Section 11-9-13 ("Children") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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