§ 11-18-1 Giving false document to agent, employee, or public official
§ 11-18-1.1 Fraudulent insurance claims for stolen motor vehicles
§ 11-18-1.2 False statement to obtain replacement public assistance check or authorization
§ 11-18-1.3 False statement to fraudulently obtain license or registration
§ 11-18-2 False information to registrar of vital statistics
§ 11-18-3 Fraudulent notice to newspaper of birth, marriage, or death
§ 11-18-4 Concealment of birth out of wedlock
§ 11-18-5 Misrepresentation of circulation of periodical
§ 11-18-6 False financial statement to obtain loan or credit
§ 11-18-7 Procuring loan or credit on faith of false statement
§ 11-18-8 False representations as to continuing truth of financial statements
§ 11-18-9 Penalty for financial misrepresentations
§ 11-18-10 False statements in advertising
§ 11-18-11 Immunity of publishers and advertising media
§ 11-18-12 Injunction of false advertising
§ 11-18-13 Deception in sale of fuels and lubricants
§ 11-18-14 Sale of fuels and lubricants other than those shown by trade name on container
§ 11-18-15 Imitation of trade symbols of fuels and lubricants
§ 11-18-16 Sale of fuels and lubricants under false trademark or name – Adulteration
§ 11-18-17 Delivery of fuels and lubricants into container bearing false trade name
§ 11-18-18 Penalty for violations with respect to fuels and lubricants
§ 11-18-20 Obtaining vehicles with intent to defraud
§ 11-18-20.1 Possession of false identification
§ 11-18-21 Cheating of coin-operated devices
§ 11-18-22 Manufacture or distribution of slugs
§ 11-18-23 Defacement or alteration of manufacturer’s serial number
§ 11-18-24 Penalty for serial number violations
§ 11-18-25 Concealment or transfer of property with intent to defraud creditors
§ 11-18-26 Obtaining food or accommodations with intent to defraud
§ 11-18-27 Sale of false diplomas or certificates
§ 11-18-28 False animal registrations and pedigrees
§ 11-18-29 Fraudulent stock certificates
§ 11-18-30 Prearranged funerals – Receipt of money with intent to defraud
§ 11-18-31 Solicitation in name of law enforcement agency
§ 11-18-32 Video, audio and publication rentals
§ 11-18-33 Defrauding the administration of a drug or alcohol test
§ 11-18-34 Residential mortgage fraud
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 11-18 - Fraud and False Dealing

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8