Rhode Island § 11-41-13 - Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation
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§ 11-41-13. Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-41-13
§ 11-41-13. Obtaining signature by false pretenses.
Every person who, by any false pretense or pretenses, with intent to cheat or defraud, shall obtain the signature of any person to any written instrument, the false making of which would be punished as forgery, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 15; G.L., ch. 345, § 14, as enacted
by P.L. 1915, ch. 1258, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 14;
G.L. 1956, § 11-41-13.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-41-13 ("Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation") 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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