Rhode Island General Laws 19-26-8. Ascertainment of ownership of articles pawned
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No pawnbroker shall knowingly take from any apprentice, servant, or employee any article or thing offered by the apprentice, servant, or employee in pledge without first ascertaining that the article or thing is the property of the person so offering it for sale. For every violation of this section the pawnbroker shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 105, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 126, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 131, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 364, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 19-26-8.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 19-26-8
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6