§ 21-9-15 - Violations reported to attorney general – Notice and hearing on violation. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 21-9-15

   § 21-9-15  Violations reported to attorneygeneral – Notice and hearing on violation. – (a) It shall be the duty of the attorney general, to whom the director ofhealth reports any violation of this chapter, to cause appropriate proceedingsto be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in themanner required by law.

   (b) Before any violation of this chapter is reported to theattorney general for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the personagainst whom the proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate noticeand an opportunity to present his or her views before the director of health orthe director's designated agent, either orally or in writing, in person, or byattorney, with regard to the contemplated proceeding.