In order to handle minor environmental offenses in a fair and expeditious manner, the following environmental offenses are declared to be civil violations and shall be within the jurisdiction of the Rhode Island traffic tribunal. Penalties assessed for violations shall correspond to the fines described.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-17.10-1
Civil violations — Jurisdiction — Penalties
P.L. 2007, ch. 253, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 98, § 3, effective July 1, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 99, § 3, effective July 1, 2021.
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