Rhode Island General Laws Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-17.10-6. Determination of administrative penalty

(1) The actual and potential impact on health, safety, and welfare of the public or any member of the public of the failure to comply;

(2) The actual and potential damages suffered, and actual or potential costs incurred, by the director, or by any other person;

(3) Whether the person being assessed the administrative penalty took steps to prevent noncompliance, to promptly come into compliance, and to remedy and mitigate whatever harm might have been done as a result of the noncompliance;

(4) Whether the person being assessed the administrative penalty has previously failed to comply with any:

(5) Making compliance less costly than noncompliance;

(6) Deterring future noncompliance;

(7) The amount necessary to eliminate the economic advantage of noncompliance including, but not limited to, the financial advantage acquired over competitors from the noncompliance;

(8) Whether the failure to comply was intentional, willful, or knowing and not the result of error;

(9) Any amount specified by state and/or federal statute for a similar violation or failure to comply;

(10) Any other factor(s) that may be relevant in determining the amount of a penalty, provided that the other factors shall be set forth in the written notice of assessment of the penalty; and

(11) The public interest.