R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-23-6

Current through 2024 Public Law 44
Section 23-23-6 - Investigation and hearing of complaint of pollution - public disclosure
(a) If the director shall have cause to believe that any person is violating any provision of this chapter or rule or regulation or any order made under this chapter, it shall be the duty of the director to cause the matter to be investigated. Except as provided in § 23-23-16, the director shall follow the procedures provided in § 42-17.1-2(21) in issuing any notice of violation or compliance order authorized pursuant to this chapter or any rules, regulations, or permits promulgated thereunder.
(b) The director shall maintain records concerning all investigations undertaken and findings made pursuant to this section. Those records shall be made available for public inspection and shall include the following information:
(1) The names and addresses of persons investigated;
(2) The date or dates of any hearing or hearings conducted with respect to those persons and the time and place of the hearings;
(3) Any findings made by the director after the conclusion of the hearings.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-23-6

Amended by 2021 Pub. Laws, ch. 148,§ 8, eff. 7/3/2021.
Amended by 2021 Pub. Laws, ch. 147,§ 8, eff. 7/3/2021.
P.L. 1966, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 289, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-25-6; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.