Rhode Island § 39-2-8 § 39-2-8. Penalty for violations.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 39-2-8 — § 39-2-8. Penalty for violations.

Rhode Island § 39-2-8

Title 39Public Utilities and Carriers

Ch. 39-2Duties of Utilities and Carriers

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-2-8 (2026).

Text

§ 39-2-8. Penalty for violations.
Any public utility which shall violate any provision of chapters 1 — 5 of this title,
            or shall do any act herein prohibited, or shall fail or refuse to perform any duty
            enjoined upon it for which a penalty has not been provided, shall be subject to a
            penalty of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five thousand dollars
            ($5,000), and in the case of a continuing violation of any of the provisions of the
            chapters, every day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct
            offense.
         

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§ 39-2-8. Penalty for violations.

Any public utility which shall violate any provision of chapters 1 — 5 of this title, or shall do any act herein prohibited, or shall fail or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon it for which a penalty has not been provided, shall be subject to a penalty of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), and in the case of a continuing violation of any of the provisions of the chapters, every day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.

Legislative History

P.L. 1912, ch. 795, § 56; G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 55; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 52; G.L. 1956, § 39-2-8; P.L. 1973, ch. 199, § 2; P.L. 2025, ch. 103, § 1, effective June 23, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 104, § 1, effective June 23, 2025.