Rhode Island General Laws Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-24.10-7. Sales and labor prohibitions

(a) A manufacturer not in compliance with all financial and other requirements of this chapter is prohibited from offering a covered electronic product for sale in this state.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any retailer and/or manufacturer to offer for sale in this state a new covered electronic product from a manufacturer that is not in full compliance with the requirements of this chapter.  The department shall maintain a list of all manufacturers in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and post the list on an Internet website.  Retailers of products in or into the state shall consult the list prior to selling covered electronic products in this state.  A retailer shall be considered to have complied with this responsibility if, on the date that the product was ordered from the manufacturer or its agent, the manufacturer was listed as being in compliance on the aforementioned website.  All manufacturers will be considered in compliance with the purposes of this section until the department publishes the first requirements of this chapter for the listing.

(c) It shall be unlawful for facilities that recycle covered electronic products, including all downstream recycling operations, to use prison labor to recycle covered electronic products.