Rhode Island General Laws 28-27-30. Enforcement procedures
Violations of this chapter may be enjoined upon bill of complaint being filed in the superior court for the county in which those violations have been committed by the department of labor and training or by any association of pipefitter or refrigeration/air conditioning masters or journeypersons, licensed pipefitter or refrigeration/air condition masters or journeypersons, or association of sheet metal contractors or journeyperson sheet metal workers, licensed sheet metal contractor or journeyperson sheet metal worker or by any inspector. Injunctions may be granted by the superior court after hearing in open court against any person, firm, corporation, or association that has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, without regard to whether proceedings have been or may have been instituted before the department. No ex parte restraining orders shall be issued in suits brought pursuant to this section. Violators may also be ordered to pay the complaint’s reasonable attorney’s fees.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 102, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 196, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 330, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 437, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-27-30
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the department of labor and training. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6