§ 23-24.3-7. Criminal penalties - Recall order. (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.
(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.
History of Section. (P.L. 1982, ch. 358, § 1.)
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