Rhode Island General Laws Title 44. Taxation § 44-49-10. Penalties--Criminal provisions

(a)Penalties. Any dealer violating this chapter is subject to a penalty of one hundred percent (100%) of the tax in addition to the tax imposed by § 44-49-9. The penalty will be collected as part of the tax.

(b)Criminal penalty; sale without affixed stamps. In addition to the tax penalty imposed, a dealer distributing or possessing controlled substances without affixing the appropriate stamps, labels, or other indicia is guilty of a crime and, upon conviction, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or to payment of a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.

(c)Statute of limitations. An indictment may be found and filed, or a complaint filed, upon any criminal offense specified in this section, in the proper court within six (6) years after the commission of this offense.