No person shall be convicted of any offense for any violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the department, unless the complaint or warrant for the violation shall have been issued within seven (7) years from the time that the facts constituting the offense or violation shall have become known to the department or law enforcement authorities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.1-18.2
Limitation of prosecutions
Known as the Hazardous Waste Management Act
The act spans §§ 23-19.1-1 to 23-19.1-9 (45 sections).
P.L. 1986, ch. 153, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 535, § 4.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.