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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 23 - Health and Safety » Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health » Section 23-1-19. – Inspection and examination — Penalty for obstruction.

§ 23-1-19. Inspection and examination — Penalty for obstruction.

(a) The director is authorized to enter, examine, or survey at any reasonable time those places that he or she considers necessary to carry out his or her responsibilities under this chapter or under other provisions of law.

(b) Any person who willfully impedes or obstructs an inspection, examination, or survey by the director shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.

History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 109, § 1.