Rhode Island § 31-1-20 - Definitions and General Code Provisions
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§ 31-1-20. Definitions and General Code Provisions
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-1-20
§ 31-1-20. Established place of business.
“Established place of business” means the place actually occupied either continuously or at regular periods by a dealer or manufacturer where the books and records of that business are kept and where a large share of that business is transacted.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-20.
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