§ 47-3-1 Possession of unsealed or incorrect weights or measures – Removal of notice forbidding use
§ 47-3-2 Use of unsealed weights or measures – Alteration – Refusal to allow examination – Adjustable face
§ 47-3-3 Giving false or insufficient weight or measure
§ 47-3-3.1 Delivery of fuel oil – Fraud – Penalty
§ 47-3-4 Arrests and prosecutions by director and sealers

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 47-3 - Criminal Offenses

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8