(a)  Any person who shall violate the provisions of § 46-25-25 — § 46-25-25.3, or of any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per day for each violation.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 46-25-25.2

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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)  The commission shall, in the same manner as cities and towns authorized under the provisions of § 45-6-2.3(a)(4), issue regulations to obtain actual costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the commission in seeking compliance, penalties, or damages.

History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 366, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 478; P.L. 1988, ch. 45, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 448, § 1.