- (a) Any person violating any of the provisions of § 28-10-7 shall be liable for and required to pay a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) for each and every offense. The civil penalty may be assessed in an action brought on behalf of the state in any court of competent jurisdiction.
- (b) Each individual on whom tear gas, brombenzylcyanide, or any other gas is used that would affect respiratory organs shall be considered a separate offense for the purpose of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1938, ch. 2619, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 299, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 28-10-8; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 16; P.L. 1991, ch. 219, § 1.