§ 6-14-12

Any person who shall advertise, represent, or hold out for sale a stock of goods, wares, and merchandise under the description of 'closing-out sale'; 'going-out-of-business sale'; 'discontinuance-of-business sale'; 'selling out'; 'liquidation'; 'lost our lease'; 'must vacate'; 'forced out'; 'removal'; or other designation of like meaning; or a sale of goods, wares, and merchandise damaged by fire, smoke, water, or otherwise, without first having complied with the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined in a sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or shall be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months, or both, within the discretion of the court. History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3762, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 6-14-12; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 13.