R.I. Gen. Laws § 1-6-10
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§ 1-6-10. Surcharges are trust funds of state.
Official statutory text
All surcharges collected by a parking facility operator in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and all surcharges collected by any parking facility operator from persons paying transient parking surcharges under color of these provisions, constitute a trust fund until paid to the tax administrator. That trust is enforceable against:
(1) The parking facility operator;
(2) Any officer, agent, servant, or employee of any parking facility operator responsible for either the collection or payment, or both, of the surcharge;
(3) Any person receiving any part of the fund without consideration, or knowing that the parking facility operator or any officer, agent, servant, or employee of any corporate parking facility operator is committing a breach of trust; and
(4) Their estates, heirs, and representatives.
(1) The parking facility operator;
(2) Any officer, agent, servant, or employee of any parking facility operator responsible for either the collection or payment, or both, of the surcharge;
(3) Any person receiving any part of the fund without consideration, or knowing that the parking facility operator or any officer, agent, servant, or employee of any corporate parking facility operator is committing a breach of trust; and
(4) Their estates, heirs, and representatives.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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