§ 40-9.1-4 - Enforcement of anti-discrimination provisions. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 40-9.1-4

   § 40-9.1-4  Enforcement ofanti-discrimination provisions. – The Rhode Island commission for human rights is empowered and directed, ashereinafter provided, to prevent any person from violating any of theprovisions of this chapter; provided, that before instituting a formal hearingit shall attempt by informal methods of conference, persuasion andconciliation, to induce compliance with those sections. Upon the commission'sown initiative or whenever an aggrieved individual or an organization charteredfor the purpose of combating discrimination or of safeguarding civil libertiesor rights of persons with disabilities, such individual or organization beinghereinafter referred to as "the complainant", makes a charge to the commissionthat any person, agency, bureau, corporation or association, hereinafterreferred to as "the respondent", has violated or is violating any of theprovisions of this chapter, the said commission may proceed in the same mannerand with the same powers as provided in §§ 28-5-16 – 28-5-27,and the provisions of §§ 28-5-13 and 28-5-16 – 28-5-36, as tothe powers, duties and rights of the commission, its members, hearingexaminers, the complainant, respondent, interviewer and the court shall applyin any proceedings under this section.