{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-24.3-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-24.3-7","heading":"Criminal penalties — Recall order.","body":"(a) In addition to the civil sanctions provided for in § 23-24.3-6, any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter or an order of the director shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). For a second and each subsequent offense, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or a term of imprisonment of not more than six (6) months, or both. In the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.\n(b) In addition to, or instead of, the penalties in subsection (a), the district or superior court may order a defendant, as part of his or her sentence, to recall any sewerage system cleaner offered for sale or distributed in violation of this chapter. The court shall set a reasonable time to accomplish the recall.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 24.3 Substances or Compounds Used as Sewerage System Cleaners"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-24.3/23-24.3-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:57Z","sha256":"e0e0fc2c4094247782d434c2f5564ddadc902e8a9ece3b57a297c5333db413a0","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-24.3-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-24.3-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}