Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 27.3
State Building Code

Article 1
Administration and Enforcement

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-27.3-109.1.3.2

§ 23-27.3-109.1.3.2. Penalties for violation as to manufactured homes.

Whoever violates any provision of the federal act, including § 610 (42 U.S.C. § 5409), §§ 23-27.3-109.1.3 — 23-27.3-109.3.4, or any federal or state regulation or final order issued thereunder shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount set forth in the federal act, for each violation. Each violation of a provision of §§ 23-27.3-109.1.3 — 23-27.3-109.3.4, the federal act, or any regulation or order issued thereunder shall constitute a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required thereby, except that the maximum civil penalty may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for any related series of violations occurring within one year from the date of the first violation. Any individual, or a director, officer, or agent of a corporation who knowingly and willfully violates §§ 23-27.3-109.1.3 — 23-27.3-109.3.4 or any section of the federal act in a manner that threatens the health or safety of any purchaser shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 41, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 105, § 1, effective June 20, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 106, § 1, effective June 20, 2022.