(a)  No person shall make a delivery sale of cigarettes to any individual who is under the legal minimum purchase age in the state.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-20.1-2

  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  Each person accepting a purchase order for a delivery sale shall comply with:

(1)  The age verification requirements set forth in § 44-20.1-3;

(2)  The disclosure requirements set forth in § 44-20.1-4;

(3)  The shipping requirements set forth in § 44-20.1-5;

(4)  The registration and reporting requirements set forth in § 44-20.1-6;

(5)  The tax collection requirements set forth in § 44-20.1-7; and

(6)  All other laws of the state generally applicable to sales of cigarettes that occur entirely within the state, including, but not limited to, those laws imposing: (i) excise taxes; (ii) sales taxes; (iii) license and revenue-stamping requirements; and (iv) escrow payment obligations as set forth in § 23-71-3.

History of Section.
P.L. 2005, ch. 346, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 392, § 2.