(a)  Except as specified in § 46-12-26 and § 46-12-27, any person who shall be found guilty of violating, willfully or with criminal negligence, any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any permit, rule, or regulation issued pursuant thereto, or an order of the director, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and every person shall be deemed guilty of a separate and distinct offense for each day during which the violation shall be repeated or continued.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 46-12-14

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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 knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this chapter or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each instance of violation, or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1914, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 125, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 634, § 7; P.L. 1947, ch. 1834, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3334, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-14; P.L. 1958, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 261, § 9; P.L. 1970, ch. 88, § 3; P.L. 1971, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 324, § 1.