§ 6-11-7 - Labeling of silver plated products as sterling or coin silver. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 6-11-7

   § 6-11-7  Labeling of silver platedproducts as sterling or coin silver. – Any person, firm, corporation, or association who or which makes for sale orsells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his, her, or its possessionwith intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole orin part of inferior metal having deposited or plated on it or brazed orotherwise affixed to it a plate, plating, covering, or sheet of silver or ofany alloy of silver, and which article is known in the market as "silver plate"or "silver electroplate," or by any similar designation, and having stamped,branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part of the article, or upon any tag,card, or label attached to it, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper inwhich the article is encased or enclosed, the word, "sterling" or the word"coin," either alone or in conjunction with any other words or marks, is guiltyof a misdemeanor.