Rhode Island General Laws 5-11-15. Liability for costs on failure to show license
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Every person selling or offering for sale as a hawker or peddler any goods, wares, or merchandise, who neglects or refuses for the space of ten (10) minutes to show a license then in force, and allow the license to be read after being requested by any inhabitant of the state, or any person having a license under this chapter to show his or her license, shall, if sued or prosecuted under this chapter, be adjudged to pay all the costs of the suit or prosecution, although it appears on trial that he or she had an issued license in force at the time of the alleged offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 162, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 191, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 219, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 365, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 5-11-15.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-11-15
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.