§ 6-13-18. Check cashing discrimination.
A business that willingly accepts personal checks from Rhode Island customers for goods or services shall be prohibited from refusing checks based solely on the geographic area in which the customer lives within the state of Rhode Island. Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per violation.
History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 196, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 9.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions
Chapter 6-13 - Unfair Sales Practices
Section 6-13-1. - Definitions.
Section 6-13-2. - Computation of cost of tobacco products.
Section 6-13-2.1. - Sales of milk.
Section 6-13-3. - Penalty for advertising or sale to injure competitors or destroy competition.
Section 6-13-4. - Below-cost sales as evidence of intent.
Section 6-13-5. - Sales exempt from chapter.
Section 6-13-6. - Enforcement of chapter.
Section 6-13-7. - Conflict with other law.
Section 6-13-8. - Severability.
Section 6-13-9. - Retail sales of electrical appliances.
Section 6-13-10. - Unsolicited goods.
Section 6-13-11. - Discount price advertisement.
Section 6-13-12. - Sales of gift certificates.
Section 6-13-12.1. - Donation of gift certificates.
Section 6-13-13. - Cash register windows — Obstruction of view.
Section 6-13-14. - Automatic lease renewal — Notice required.
Section 6-13-15. - Prohibition against recording credit card or social security numbers on checks.
Section 6-13-16. - Prohibition against recording personal information in credit card transactions.
Section 6-13-17. - Requiring consumers to furnish social security numbers.
Section 6-13-18. - Check cashing discrimination.
Section 6-13-19. - Requiring consumers to furnish social security numbers.