Rhode Island § 39-14.1-9 § 39-14.1-9. Penalty for violations.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 39-14.1-9 — § 39-14.1-9. Penalty for violations.

Rhode Island § 39-14.1-9

Title 39Public Utilities and Carriers

Ch. 39-14.1Public Motor Vehicles

This text of Rhode Island § 39-14.1-9 (§ 39-14.1-9. Penalty for violations.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-14.1-9 (2026).

Text

§ 39-14.1-9. Penalty for violations.
(a) Any person, firm, or corporation, subject to the provisions of this chapter and/or
            any rules and regulations promulgated under it, who shall knowingly or willfully cause
            to be done any act prohibited by this chapter, or who shall be guilty of any violation
            of this chapter or the rules and regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
            and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars
            ($1,000) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both for each offense.
         
(b) The administrator may, in his or her discretion, in lieu 

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

§ 39-14.1-9. Penalty for violations.

(a) Any person, firm, or corporation, subject to the provisions of this chapter and/or any rules and regulations promulgated under it, who shall knowingly or willfully cause to be done any act prohibited by this chapter, or who shall be guilty of any violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both for each offense.

(b) The administrator may, in his or her discretion, in lieu of seeking criminal sanctions, and/or in lieu of revoking or suspending the carrier's operating authority as conferred under this chapter, impose upon its regulated common carriers an administrative civil penalty (fine). This fine shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per each violation of the sections contained in this chapter or the division's rules and regulations promulgated under it.