Rhode Island General Laws 5-20-36. Injunctions
Violations of this chapter may be enjoined upon a bill of complaint being filed in the superior court for the county in which those violations have been committed, by the division of professional regulation or by any association of master plumbers, master irrigators, master water-filtration/treatment-system installers or journeyperson plumbers, journeyperson irrigators, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installers, licensed master plumbers, licensed master irrigators, or licensed master water-filtration/treatment-system installers or by any plumbing inspector. An injunction may be granted by the superior court after a hearing in open court against any person, firm, corporation, or association which has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, without regard to whether proceedings have been, or may be, instituted before the state board of plumbing examiners or whether criminal proceedings have been, or may be, instituted. No ex parte restraining orders shall be issued in suits brought pursuant to this section.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 5; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 149, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-20-36
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Plumbing: means :
(i) All fittings, fixtures, appliances, and connections that are located within a building or a structure, or within five feet (5?) of the outer walls of a building or structure and that connect said building or structure, where a person or persons live, work, or assemble, with the source of public or private water supply used or intended for domestic or personal use, as well as any interconnecting piping between buildings or structures;
(ii) All piping, fittings, fixtures, and appliances for a sanitary drainage and related ventilation system, direct or indirect, within that building; and
(iii) Air piping, medical, and laboratory gas systems including, but not limited to, oxygen and nitrous oxide. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-20-2