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Rhode Island § 42-17.10-3

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-17.10Enforcement of Certain Natural Resource Violations

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-17.10-3 (2026).

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§ 42-17.10-3. Payment without personal appearance.
Any enforcement officer of the department of environmental management, the chief executive
            officer of any other police department citing persons for environmental civil violations
            in accordance with § 42-17.10-1, peace officers and other individuals authorized to enforce civil violations as stipulated
            in § 42-17.10-1 who charges any person with a civil violation as set forth in § 42-17.10-1 shall, in addition to issuing a summons for the violation, provide the alleged violator
            with a form that will allow the violator to dispose of the charge without the necessity
            of personally appearing before the traffic tribu

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§ 42-17.10-3. Payment without personal appearance.

Any enforcement officer of the department of environmental management, the chief executive officer of any other police department citing persons for environmental civil violations in accordance with § 42-17.10-1, peace officers and other individuals authorized to enforce civil violations as stipulated in § 42-17.10-1 who charges any person with a civil violation as set forth in § 42-17.10-1 shall, in addition to issuing a summons for the violation, provide the alleged violator with a form that will allow the violator to dispose of the charge without the necessity of personally appearing before the traffic tribunal. Penalties assessed in accordance with this section shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for all violations set forth in § 42-17.10-1, except for violations of § 23-22.5-9, which shall have a penalty not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). This section shall apply to residents and nonresidents alike.