§ 46-12-14 — § 46-12-14. Criminal penalties.

Rhode Island § 46-12-14

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 46: Waters and Navigation
• Ch. 46-12: Water Pollution

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§ 46-12-14. Criminal penalties.

(a) Except as specified in §§ 46-12-26 and 46-12-27, any person who shall be found guilty of violating, willfully or with criminal negligence, any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any permit, rule, or regulation issued pursuant thereto, or an order of the director, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and every person shall be deemed guilty of a separate and distinct offense for each day during which the violation shall be repeated or continued.

(b) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this chapter or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each instance of violation, or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Legislative History

P.L. 1920, ch. 1914, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 125, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 634, § 7; P.L. 1947, ch. 1834, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3334, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-14; P.L. 1958, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 261, § 9; P.L. 1970, ch. 88, § 3; P.L. 1971, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 324, § 1.