Rhode Island General Laws 23-28.5-5. Penalty for hindering inspection
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Any person refusing to allow inspections, or hindering or obstructing the authority having jurisdiction authorized to make an inspection, in the making of the same, shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-28.5-6; P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 24; P.L. 1978, ch. 48, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 5; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 5.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-28.5-5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6