Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-5.2. Mandamus

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In the event that the director shall fail to issue the permit or deny the license then the applicant or other interested person may petition the superior court to issue its writ of mandamus ordering the director or some suitable person to immediately issue the license or denial.

History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 361, § 3.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-5.2

Director: means the director of environmental management or any subordinate or subordinates to whom he or she has delegated the powers and duties vested in him or her by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-3
Person: means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation (including a quasi-governmental corporation), partnership, association, syndicate, municipality, municipal or state agency, fire district, club, non-profit agency or any subdivision, commission, department, bureau, agency, or department of state or federal government (including quasi-government corporation), or of any interstate body. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-3
Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

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Rhode Island General Laws 23-23.5-2. Enforcement of order of prohibition

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A copy of the order or decree of prohibition under § 23-23.5-1 shall be served by the city or town sergeant upon the occupant or person having charge of that building and premises where the trade, employment, or occupation is exercised. If the party upon whom the order is served, for twenty-four (24) hours after that service, refuses or neglects to obey the order or decree, the city or town council may take all necessary measures to prevent this exercise, and any person continuing to occupy or use the building and premises shall forfeit the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) for every month of the occupancy and use, and in the same proportion for a longer or shorter time, to be recovered by the city or town treasurer in an action of the case.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 93, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 109, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 122, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 600, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-24-2; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-23.5-2

person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9

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