R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-19-35 (2026)
(4)(i) Their estates, heirs, and representatives; provided, that a purchaser to whom a refund has been properly made, or any person who receives payment of a lawful obligation of the retailer from that fund, is presumed to have received that amount in good faith and without any knowledge of the breach of trust.
All taxes collected by any retailer from purchasers in accordance with the provisions of chapter 18 of this title, and all taxes collected by any retailer from purchasers under color of those provisions, constitutes a trust fund for the state until paid to the tax administrator. That trust is enforceable against:
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 92, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 179, art. 2, § 12.