Rhode Island General Laws 46-22-19. Penalties
In addition to any other penalties specified in this chapter:
(1) Any person who violates any provision of § 46-22-3 — § 46-22-5, 46-22-8, 46-22-9.2, 46-22-10, and 46-22-13, or who violates any rule or regulation made under the provisions of those sections shall be guilty of a civil violation and be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation. Jurisdiction over violations of this subsection shall be with the traffic tribunal. In accordance with chapter 42-17.10, any person charged with violating any rule or regulation made under the provisions of this subsection may elect to dispose of the charge without personally appearing before the traffic tribunal by mailing or delivering the form and summons to the traffic tribunal with a check or money order in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100).
(2) Any person who violates any provision of § 46-22-7 and § 46-22-12 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) for each violation.
(3) Any person who violates any provision of § 46-22-9 and § 46-22-9.1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both for each violation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 134, § 9; P.L. 1981, ch. 369, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 17; P.L. 1988, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 47, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 253, § 8; P.L. 2007, ch. 294, § 8.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 46-22-19
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.