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§ 31-41.1-4
Rhode Island General Laws Title 31. Motor and Other Vehicles § 31-41.1-4. Schedule of violations
(a) The penalties for violations of the enumerated sections, listed in numerical order, correspond to the fines described. However, those offenses for which punishments may vary according to the severity of the offense, or punishment that require the violator to perform a service, shall be heard and decided by the traffic tribunal or municipal court. The following violations may be handled administratively through the method prescribed in this chapter. This list is not exclusive and jurisdiction may be conferred on the traffic tribunal with regard to other violations.
DOT, DEM, or other agency and department Violations
Soliciting rides in motor vehicles
Backing up prohibited
Nonpayment of toll
Visibility of plates
31-3-34
Failure to notify division of change of address
Temporary plates -- dealer issued
Temporary registration -- twenty (20) day bill of sale
Rules as to armed forces license
31-10-32
31-10.1-4
No motorcycle helmet (operator)
31-10.1-5
Motorcycle handlebar violation
31-10.1-6
No motorcycle helmet (passenger)
31-10.1-7
Inspection of motorcycle required
Local motor vehicle ordinance
Obedience to devices
31-13-6(3)(i)
Eluding traffic light
31-13-09
Injury to signs or devices
31-14-03
Condition requiring reduced speed
31-14-09
Below minimum speed
Speed limit on bridges and structures
Leaving lane of travel
Slow traffic to right
Operator left of center
Overtaking on left
31-15-5(a)
Overtaking on right
Clearance for overtaking
31-15-7
Places where overtaking prohibited
31-15-9
One way highways
31-15-10
Rotary traffic islands
31-15-11
Laned roadway violation
31-15-12
31-15-12.1
Crossing center section of divided highway
Entering or leaving limited access roadways
31-15-16
Use of emergency break-down lane for travel
31-15-17
Crossing bicycle lane
Unsafe passing of person operating a bicycle
Care in starting from stop
Manner of turning at intersection
U turn where prohibited
Time of signaling turn
Failure to give stop signal
Method of giving signals
31-16.1-3
Diesel vehicle idling rules first offense not to exceed
second and subsequent offense not to exceed
Yield right of way (intersection)
Obedience to stop signs
Entering from private road or driveway
Vehicle within right of way, rotary
Yielding to bicycles on bicycle lane
85.00 first
$100.00 second
violation or any
Crossing other than at crosswalks
31-18-8
Due care by drivers
31-18-18
Traffic laws applied to bicycles
Sale of new bicycles
Sale of used bicycles
31-19.1-2
Operating motorized bicycle on an interstate highway
31-19.2-2
Operating motorized tricycle on an interstate highway
Driving through railroad gate
Obedience to stop sign
Places where parking or stopping prohibited
Opening of vehicle doors
Electric vehicle charging station restriction
Violation of safety zone
Throwing debris on highway -- snow removal
31-22-11.5
Improper use of school bus
-- not to exceed
31-22-22(a)
Child restraint/seat belt but not in any rear seating position
31-22-22(b), (f)
No seat belt -- passenger
31-22-22(g)
No seat belt --operator
31-22-23
Tow trucks -- proper identification
31-22-24
31-23-1(b)(2)
U.S. department of transportation motor carrier safety rules and regulations
31-23-1(e)(6)
Removal of an “out of service vehicle” sticker
31-23-1(e)(7)
Operation of an “out of service vehicle”
31-23-2(b)
Installation or adjustment of unsafe or prohibited parts, equipment, or accessories:
(third and subsequent
Brake equipment required
Sirens prohibited
31-23-13.1
Altering height or operating a motor vehicle with an altered height
Prevention of excessive fumes or smoke
31-23-16
Windshield and window stickers (visibility)
31-23-17
31-23-19
Metal tires prohibited
31-23-20
Protuberances on tires
Fenders and wheel flaps required
31-23-27
Rear wheel flaps on buses, trucks and trailers
Flares or red flag required over four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.)
31-23-40
Approved types of seat belt requirements
31-23-42.1
Special mirror -- school bus
31-23-43
Chocks required (1 pair) -- over four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.)
31-23-45
Tire treads -- defective tires
31-23-47
Slow moving emblem required
31-23-49
Transportation of gasoline -- passenger Vehicle
31-23-51
Operating bike or motor vehicle wearing ear phones
85.00 (first
95.00 second
140.00 for the
third and each
Times when lights required
31-25-03
Maximum width of one hundred and two inches (102″) exceeded
31-25-04
Maximum height of one hundred sixty-two inches (162″) exceeded
31-25-06
Maximum number and length of coupled vehicles
31-25-07
Load extending three feet (3′) front, six feet (6′) rear exceeded
Leaking load
Connections between coupled vehicles
Towing chain, twelve inch (12″) square flag required
31-25-12.1
Tow truck -- use of lanes (first offense)
100.00 for the
31-25-14(d)(1)
31-25-14(d)(2)
31-25-14(d)(3)
31-25-16(c)(2)
Maximum weight shown in registration
85.00 per thousand lbs. overweight or portion thereof.
31-25-16(c)(3)
125.00 per thousand lbs. overweight or portion thereof.
31-25-16(c)(4)
1,025.00 plus $125.00 per thousand pounds
Identification of trucks and truck-tractors (first offense)
125.00 for the third and subsequent
31-25-24
Carrying and inspection of excess load limit
31-25-27(c)
3,000.00 (first
31-25-30
Maximum axle Pawtucket River Bridge and Sakonnet River Bridge
offense) not to
exceed 5,000.00 for each and every subsequent
31-27-2.3
Refusal to take preliminary breath test
31-28-7(d)
Wrongful use of handicapped parking placard
31-28-7(f)
Handicapped parking space violation:
31-28-7.1(e)
Wrongful use of institutional handicapped parking placard
No fuel tax stamp (out-of-state)
85.00 and not exceeding ($100) for subsequent offense
31-38-4
Violation of inspection laws
31-47.2-06
Heavy-duty vehicle emission inspections:
Littering not less than
55.00 not more than five hundred
Public carriers violation
One to ten miles per hour (1-10 mph)
in excess of posted speed limit
Eleven miles per hour (11 mph) in excess
ten dollars ($10.00) per mile in excess
of speed limit shall be assessed.
205.00 minimum
(b) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a judge may impose the following penalties for speeding:
(1) For speeds up to and including ten miles per hour (10 mph) over the posted speed limit on public highways, a fine as provided for in subsection (a) of this section for the first offense; ten dollars ($10.00) per mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the second offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense; and fifteen dollars ($15.00) per mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the third and any subsequent offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense. In addition, the license may be suspended up to thirty (30) days.
(2) For speeds in excess of ten miles per hour (10 mph) over the posted speed limit on public highways, a mandatory fine of ten dollars ($10.00) for each mile over the speed limit for the first offense; fifteen dollars ($15.00) per mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the second offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense; and twenty dollars ($20.00) per mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the third and subsequent offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense. In addition, the license may be suspended up to sixty (60) days.
(c) Except for a technology surcharge assessed in accordance with § 8-15-11 , any person charged with a violation who pays the fine administratively pursuant to chapter 41.1 of title 31 shall not be subject to any additional costs or assessments, including, but not limited to, the hearing fee established in § 8-18-4 .
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