{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-12-40","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12-40","heading":"Penalty for violations.","body":"(a) Every person in violation of § 46-12-39 or owning, operating, or causing to be operated, upon the waters of the state, a boat in violation of the provisions of § 46-12-39 or aiding in so doing, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned for not more than one year in the adult correctional institutions, or both such fine and imprisonment, and for a second and each subsequent offense shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or be imprisoned for not more than one year in the adult correctional institutions, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. If a municipality assists in the prosecution of a violation of § 46-12-39 any fine imposed for that violation shall be paid one-half (½) thereof to the general treasurer of the state and one-half (½) thereof to the treasurer of the town or city where the offense occurred.\n(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 6, § 22.]\n(c) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the municipal court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court to hear and adjudicate violations under this section.","path":["Title 46 Waters and Navigation","Chapter 12 Water Pollution"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE46/46-12/46-12-40.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:01:04Z","sha256":"204ebbbf4ef05ea9b03426e9a096c5b1509c55dfdb1c41aa48d88f46225fccb6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-12-39.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-12-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}