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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PERSONAL WATERCRAFT SAFETY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives J. Brien, Solomon, Chippendale, Noret, and Baginski | |
Date Introduced: March 01, 2024 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 46-27-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 46-27 entitled "Personal |
2 | Watercraft Safety Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 46-27-4. Penalties. |
4 | Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who violates any rule or |
5 | regulation promulgated hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor violation and shall be subject |
6 | to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months |
7 | two hundred fifty dollars ($250), for each such violation. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PERSONAL WATERCRAFT SAFETY | |
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1 | This act would amend the penalty for violating the provisions of the personal watercraft |
2 | safety act from a misdemeanor to a violation and reduce the fine from five hundred dollars ($500) |
3 | to a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250). |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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