Rhode Island General Laws 45-6-2. Imposition of penalties for ordinance violations
Town and city councils may impose penalties for the violation of ordinances and regulations, not exceeding in amount five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days in some jail or house of correction, and/or require restitution in cases involving property damage or personal injury in an amount up to twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500) and/or require community restitution for a not-for-profit entity for not more than fifty (50) hours for any one offense, to be prosecuted by some officer appointed for that purpose, and to be recovered to the use of the town or city, or of the person or persons, and in the proportions, that the councils in their ordinances and regulations designate.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 22; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 45-6-2; P.L. 1971, ch. 224, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 405, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 77, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 87, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-6-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9