§ 23-20.9-8 Penalties and enforcement.– (a) The Rhode Island department of health, having received a written and signedletter of complaint from a person, whose identity shall remain confidential,citing a school's violation of this chapter, shall enforce this entire chapteragainst violations by the following actions:
(1) Serving written notice to comply to the governing body ofthe school, with a copy of the notice to the complaining citizens, requiringthe governing body of the school to correct within ten (10) days any violationof any section of this chapter.
(2) Upon receiving a second complaint at the department ofhealth for the same or continued violation in the same school, the complaintshall be resolved by calling upon the attorney general for the state tomaintain within forty-five (45) days an action for injunction to enforce theprovisions of this chapter to cause the correction of this violation, and forassessment and recovery of a civil penalty for this violation.
(b) The governing body of a school who violates or allows theviolation of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty, not less thanfifty dollars ($50.00) nor to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). This penaltyshall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the attorneygeneral in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each day the violation iscommitted or permitted to continue by a governing body shall constitute aseparate offense and shall be punishable as-such. Any penalty assessed andrecovered in an action brought pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to thegeneral treasurer and added to the general fund.
(c) In undertaking the enforcement of this chapter, the stateis assuming an undertaking only to promote the general health and welfare. Itis not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers and employees, anobligation for breach of which it is liable in money damages to any person whoclaims that a breach proximately caused injury.
§ 23-20.9-8 Penalties and enforcement.– (a) The Rhode Island department of health, having received a written and signedletter of complaint from a person, whose identity shall remain confidential,citing a school's violation of this chapter, shall enforce this entire chapteragainst violations by the following actions:
(1) Serving written notice to comply to the governing body ofthe school, with a copy of the notice to the complaining citizens, requiringthe governing body of the school to correct within ten (10) days any violationof any section of this chapter.
(2) Upon receiving a second complaint at the department ofhealth for the same or continued violation in the same school, the complaintshall be resolved by calling upon the attorney general for the state tomaintain within forty-five (45) days an action for injunction to enforce theprovisions of this chapter to cause the correction of this violation, and forassessment and recovery of a civil penalty for this violation.
(b) The governing body of a school who violates or allows theviolation of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty, not less thanfifty dollars ($50.00) nor to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). This penaltyshall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the attorneygeneral in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each day the violation iscommitted or permitted to continue by a governing body shall constitute aseparate offense and shall be punishable as-such. Any penalty assessed andrecovered in an action brought pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to thegeneral treasurer and added to the general fund.
(c) In undertaking the enforcement of this chapter, the stateis assuming an undertaking only to promote the general health and welfare. Itis not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers and employees, anobligation for breach of which it is liable in money damages to any person whoclaims that a breach proximately caused injury.
§ 23-20.9-8 Penalties and enforcement.– (a) The Rhode Island department of health, having received a written and signedletter of complaint from a person, whose identity shall remain confidential,citing a school's violation of this chapter, shall enforce this entire chapteragainst violations by the following actions:
(1) Serving written notice to comply to the governing body ofthe school, with a copy of the notice to the complaining citizens, requiringthe governing body of the school to correct within ten (10) days any violationof any section of this chapter.
(2) Upon receiving a second complaint at the department ofhealth for the same or continued violation in the same school, the complaintshall be resolved by calling upon the attorney general for the state tomaintain within forty-five (45) days an action for injunction to enforce theprovisions of this chapter to cause the correction of this violation, and forassessment and recovery of a civil penalty for this violation.
(b) The governing body of a school who violates or allows theviolation of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty, not less thanfifty dollars ($50.00) nor to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). This penaltyshall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the attorneygeneral in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each day the violation iscommitted or permitted to continue by a governing body shall constitute aseparate offense and shall be punishable as-such. Any penalty assessed andrecovered in an action brought pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to thegeneral treasurer and added to the general fund.
(c) In undertaking the enforcement of this chapter, the stateis assuming an undertaking only to promote the general health and welfare. Itis not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers and employees, anobligation for breach of which it is liable in money damages to any person whoclaims that a breach proximately caused injury.
