Rhode Island General Laws 5-62-10. Falsifying certificates of authenticity or any similar written instrument
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A person who, with intent to defraud, deceive, or injure another, makes, utters, or issues a certificate of authenticity, or any similar written instrument for a work of fine art attesting to material facts that the work does not in fact possess, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 429, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-62-10
- Certificate of authenticity: means a written statement by an art merchant confirming, approving, or attesting to the authorship of a work of fine art or multiple, which is capable of being used to the advantage or disadvantage of some person. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-62-2
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other group, however organized. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-62-2
- Work of fine art: means any original work of visual or graphic art of any medium that includes, but is not limited to, the following: painting; drawing; print; photographic print; or sculpture of a limited edition of no more than three hundred (300) copies; provided, that "work of fine art" does not include sequential imagery such as that in motion pictures. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-62-2
- Written instrument: means a written or printed agreement, bill of sale, invoice, certificate of authenticity, catalogue, or any other written or printed note or memorandum or label describing the work of fine art or multiple that is to be sold, exchanged, or cosigned by an art merchant. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-62-2