Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 19.1
Hazardous Waste Management

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.1-17

§ 23-19.1-17. Civil penalty for violations.

Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter, or of any rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be subject to a civil penalty, of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). In the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance of the violation shall be and be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.

History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 229, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-46.2-17; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-19.1-17; P.L. 1979, ch. 265, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 213, § 1.