{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-17.6-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-17.6-2","heading":"Authority of director to assess penalty.","body":"The director may assess an administrative penalty on a person who fails to comply with any provision of any rule, regulation, order, permit, license, or approval issued or adopted by the director, or of any law that the director has the authority or responsibility to enforce. Any such penalty shall be an alternative to any other civil penalty that may be prescribed by law.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 17.6 Administrative Penalties for Environmental Violations"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-17.6/42-17.6-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:45Z","sha256":"afbfd02e5d0a836952b9609f4547910f78bd140793224fa4d162d877d1f61f21","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-17.6-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-17.6-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}