§ 19-26-1. Businesses subject to chapter.
Every person, partnership, or corporation, except a national bank or bank or trust company duly incorporated under the laws of this state, engaged in the business of loaning money on the security of a deposit of any personal property other than choses in action, whether or not a note or other evidence of indebtedness be given by the borrower, shall be deemed to be carrying on the business of a pawnbroker, within the meaning of this chapter, and shall be subject to all the provisions contained in this chapter.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 105, § 17; P.L. 1909, ch. 435, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 131, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 364, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 19-26-1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 19 - Financial Institutions
Section 19-26-1. - Businesses subject to chapter.
Section 19-26-2. - City or town license — Fee — Revocation.
Section 19-26-3. - License bond.
Section 19-26-4. - Penalty for unlicensed business.
Section 19-26-5. - Records and reports — Retention of articles pawned — Violations.
Section 19-26-6. - Articles appearing to have been stolen.
Section 19-26-7. - Dealing in second-hand articles.
Section 19-26-8. - Ascertainment of ownership of articles pawned.
Section 19-26-9. - Precious metals — Acts tending to destroy identity of articles pawned.
Section 19-26-10. - Sale of unredeemed articles.
Section 19-26-11. - Proceeds of sales.
Section 19-26-12. - Acceptance of pawns from incompetents, wastrels, or thieves.
Section 19-26-13. - Search of premises on warrant.
Section 19-26-14. - Property seized on warrant.
Section 19-26-15. - Bond of applicant for search warrant.
Section 19-26-16. - Sunday business.
Section 19-26-17. - Exercise of powers by boards and bureaus.