§ 19-26-9 - Precious metals – Acts tending to destroy identity of articles pawned. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 19-26-9

   § 19-26-9  Precious metals – Actstending to destroy identity of articles pawned. – No pawnbroker shall buy or receive in pawn, gold, silver, or platinum scraps,gold or silver plated scraps, gold or silver solder, gold, silver, or platinum,or any of the same, in combination with any other or others of the same, meltedinto a button, bar, or any other shape, or any article of gold, silver,platinum, gold plate or silver plate in course of manufacture; nor shall he orshe deface, scratch, obliterate, melt, separate, or break into parts anyfinished or unfinished article received by him or her in pawn, or otherwise inany manner do, cause, or suffer to be done by others, anything which shalldestroy or tend to destroy the identity of the article, or render theidentification more difficult; and for every violation of any provision of thissection the pawnbroker shall be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars($2,000) or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, and his or her license shallbecome void.