Rhode Island § 47-2-6 § 47-2-6. Penalties for neglect of duty.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 47-2-6 — § 47-2-6. Penalties for neglect of duty.

Rhode Island § 47-2-6

Title 47Weights and measures

Ch. 47-2Produce Scales in Markets

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-2-6 (2026).

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§ 47-2-6. Penalties for neglect of duty.
For every neglect of duty prescribed in § 47-2-5 the town or city sealer shall be fined a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100);
            and every town or city sealer who shall seal any weight measure or balance otherwise
            than according to the town or city standard, duly tried, proved, and sealed by the
            director of the department of labor and training, shall be fined not exceeding one
            hundred dollars ($100) nor less than fifty dollars ($50.00).
         

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§ 47-2-6. Penalties for neglect of duty.

For every neglect of duty prescribed in § 47-2-5 the town or city sealer shall be fined a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100); and every town or city sealer who shall seal any weight measure or balance otherwise than according to the town or city standard, duly tried, proved, and sealed by the director of the department of labor and training, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) nor less than fifty dollars ($50.00).

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-2-6; P.L. 1980, ch. 181, § 1.