Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter, or of any rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be subject to a civil penalty, of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). In the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance of the violation shall be and be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.1-17
Civil penalty for violations
Known as the Hazardous Waste Management Act
The act spans §§ 23-19.1-1 to 23-19.1-9 (45 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 925 F. Supp. 104 - Charter International Oil Co. v. United States (1996)
Most recently applied in 925 F. Supp. 104 - Charter International Oil Co. v. United States (May 1996)
P.L. 1978, ch. 229, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-46.2-17; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-19.1-17; P.L. 1979, ch. 265, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 187, § 1; P.L…
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