R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-4-6
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§ 3-4-6. Penalty for carrying beverages for unlawful sale.
Official statutory text
Every express carrier, common carrier, or other person who, for the purpose of carrying to any other person, receives any beverage which has been sold or is intended for sale in violation of this title, having reasonable cause to believe that the beverage has been, or is intended to be sold, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and may be prosecuted for this violation in the city or town where the beverage has been received, or in any city or town through or into which it has been carried.
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