Rhode Island General Laws 28-20-30. Judicial review of code provisions
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Any employer, employee, or other individual who may be adversely affected by any code adopted under this chapter, or any amendment of it, may, within thirty (30) days after its promulgation, commence an action in the superior court against the director to set aside the code or portion of the code on the grounds that it is unlawful or unreasonable, in accordance with the provisions of § 42-35-15. Any person adversely affected by any code or decision adopted pursuant to chapter 19 [repealed] of this title shall first appeal the decision to the occupational safety review board as provided in § 28-19-10 [repealed].
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 260, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 338, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-20-30
- 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.
- Code: means a standard body of rules for safety and health formulated, adopted, and issued by the commission under the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-20-1
- Director: means the director of labor and training or his or her duly authorized representative. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-20-1
- Employee: means an individual who is employed by an employer. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-20-1
- Employer: means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, receiver or trustee in bankruptcy having one or more persons in his, her, or its employ, a state agency, or an agency of a political subdivision of the state, or any person acting, directly or indirectly, in the interest of an employer. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-20-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Review board: means the occupational safety and health review board created by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-20-1