R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-32-2
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§ 6-32-2. Duties of the seller.
Official statutory text
It shall be unlawful for any seller of goods:
(1) To fail to disclose or to misrepresent in any way the stores policy with reference to a lay-away sale;
(2) To represent to a buyer who is purchasing on a lay-away sale that the specific goods chosen by the buyer or an exact duplicate of the goods are being laid away for that buyer when that is not a fact;
(3) To fail to disclose to the buyer that the specified goods or their exact duplicate will only be set aside for a certain period of time;
(4) To deliver to the buyer after payments (pursuant to the lay-away sale) are completed, goods that are not identical to, or exact substitutes of, those specified, unless prior approval in writing has been received from the buyer;
(5) To increase the price of the goods specified either by way of increasing the payments or substituting goods that are of a lower quality or price;
(6) To fail to deliver to the buyer, on any date payment is made, a receipt showing the amount and the date of that payment, and, upon request, the balance of payments made up to that date.
(1) To fail to disclose or to misrepresent in any way the stores policy with reference to a lay-away sale;
(2) To represent to a buyer who is purchasing on a lay-away sale that the specific goods chosen by the buyer or an exact duplicate of the goods are being laid away for that buyer when that is not a fact;
(3) To fail to disclose to the buyer that the specified goods or their exact duplicate will only be set aside for a certain period of time;
(4) To deliver to the buyer after payments (pursuant to the lay-away sale) are completed, goods that are not identical to, or exact substitutes of, those specified, unless prior approval in writing has been received from the buyer;
(5) To increase the price of the goods specified either by way of increasing the payments or substituting goods that are of a lower quality or price;
(6) To fail to deliver to the buyer, on any date payment is made, a receipt showing the amount and the date of that payment, and, upon request, the balance of payments made up to that date.
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