32:1-146.7. Violations; penalties; procedures

2. Any violation within the State of these rules and regulations set forth in section one hereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding ten dollars ($10.00) or by a term of imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, except that a violation of these rules and regulations related to the unauthorized offering, soliciting, or providing of ground transportation services or business shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 or by a term of imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. A second or subsequent offense related to the unauthorized offering, soliciting or providing of ground transportation services or business shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $750 or more than $1,500 or by a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such a violation shall be tried in a summary way and shall be within the jurisdiction of and may be brought in the Superior Court or municipal court where the offense was committed. The rules of the Supreme Court shall govern the practice and procedure in such proceedings. Proceedings under this section may be instituted on any day of the week, and the institution of the proceedings on a Sunday or a holiday shall be no bar to the successful prosecution thereof. Any process served on a Sunday or a holiday shall be as valid as if served on any other day of the week.

L.1953,c.171,s.2; amended 1991,c.91,s.338; 1994,c.159.