§ 31-23-37 - Transporting hazardous substances. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 31-23-37

   § 31-23-37  Transporting hazardoussubstances. – (a) For the purpose of this section, "explosives and other hazardous materials"is defined as those materials and substances described and classified as suchby the hazardous materials regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation(parts of the Code of Federal Regulations as prescribed under Title 18 U.S.C.§§ 831, 836, as amended).

   (b) No person, corporation, or other agency shall ship in itsown vehicle or tender to any carrier any shipment of explosives or otherhazardous materials unless the shipments are made in full compliance with theregulations cited in subsection (a) of this section.

   (c) No person, corporation, or other agency shall operateupon any highway in this state a vehicle carrying explosives or other hazardousmaterials unless the vehicle is in compliance in all respects with theregulations applicable to the transportation of such materials or substancescited in subsection (a) of this section.

   (d) Any person, corporation, or other agency convicted ofviolating this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100)nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned for one year, for thefirst offense, and shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200) normore than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned for one year for eachsubsequent offense.

   (2) If death or injury results from any violation of thissection, the fine shall be not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and theperiod of imprisonment not more than ten (10) years.