(a)  The director is authorized to enter, examine, or survey, at any reasonable time, any places that he or she considers necessary to carry out his or her responsibilities under § 2-1-18 — § 2-1-24 without a warrant.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 2-1-20.3

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Director: means the director of the department of environmental management or his or her duly authorized agent or agents. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-1-20
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  Any person who willfully impedes or obstructs an inspection, examination, or survey by the director or the director’s agents shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both.

History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 2-1-20.3; P.L. 1974, ch. 197, § 1.