Section 11-47-23 - False information in securing firearm or license - straw purchases(a) No person shall, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver, or in applying for a license or permit to carry it, give false information or offer false evidence of his or her identity.(b) No person shall knowingly purchase or otherwise obtain a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver on behalf of another person, or transfer a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver to another person, whom the transferor knows or reasonably should know is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law.(c) A first violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both. A second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section may be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both.R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-23
Amended by 2021 Pub. Laws, ch. 340,§ 1, eff. 7/12/2021.Amended by 2021 Pub. Laws, ch. 339,§ 1, eff. 7/12/2021.Amended by 2013 Pub. Laws, ch. 464,§ 3, eff. 7/16/2013.Amended by 2013 Pub. Laws, ch. 455,§ 3, eff. 7/16/2013.P.L. 1927, ch. 1025, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 404, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 11-47-17; G.L., § 11-47-23; P.L. 1959, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 37, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 300, § 1.