Rhode Island General Laws 6-30-4. Penalty for violation
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Anyone who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person, firm, or corporation who or that has been found guilty of violating any provision of this chapter or any person, firm, or corporation acquiring derivative rights from someone found guilty shall be prohibited from maintaining any civil action for the recovery of any debt created through the use of the credit card.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 22.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 6-30-4
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- credit card: means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit plate, or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services, or anything else of value on credit. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-30-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6