(a)  Any person aggrieved by a final decision or order of the attorney general made after a hearing or rehearing, whether or not a petition for a hearing was filed, may obtain judicial review of the decision by appeal to the superior court in accordance with chapter 35 of Title 42.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-5.1-24

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attorney General: means the attorney general of the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-5.1-2
  • Person: means any corporation, company, association, operation, firm, partnership, institution, trust, or other form of business association, as well as a natural person. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-5.1-2

(b)  Filing of an appeal shall not stay enforcement of the decision or order of the attorney general unless the stay is obtained from the court upon application in accordance with the rules of court or from the attorney general upon any terms and conditions that he or she deems proper.

History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.