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RI Gen L § 31-41.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-5 - Operation of system.

§ 31-41.3-5. Operation of system.In the event a fixed or mobile automated traffic-speed-enforcement system is to be installed or used by any person other than the state department of transportation or state police personnel on a state maintained street, roadway or highway, the director of transportation shall approve installation or use of the system.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-41.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-6 - Maintenance of system.

§ 31-41.3-6. Maintenance of system.The state department of transportation, and/or the municipalities, may enter into an agreement with a private corporation or other entity to provide automated school-zone-speed-enforcement systems equipment services and to maintain the systems. A contract between a government agency and a manufacturer or supplier of automated traffic-speed-enforcement systems shall be based on the value of such equipment and related support services and shall not be based on a percentage of the revenue generated by the automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-41.3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-7 - Citation precedent.

§ 31-41.3-7. Citation precedent.In the event a law enforcement officer stops and issues a citation to the driver of a vehicle for a speeding violation, which violation is also captured by an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system, the citation issued to the driver by the law enforcement officer shall have and take precedence, and the automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system citation shall be dismissed.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-41.3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-8 - Procedure - Notice.

§ 31-41.3-8. Procedure — Notice.(a) Except as expressly provided in this chapter, all prosecutions based on evidence produced by an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system shall follow the procedures established in chapter 41.1 of this title, chapter 18 of title 8, and the rules promulgated by the chief magistrate of the traffic tribunal for the hearing of civil traffic violations. Citations may be issued by an officer solely based on evidence obtained by use of an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system. All citations issued based on evidence obtained from an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system shall be issued within fourteen (14) days of the violation.(b) It shall be sufficient to commence a prosecution based on evidence obtained from an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system, provided that a copy of the citation and supporting documentation be mailed to the address of the registered owner kept on file by the registry of motor vehicles pursuant to § 31-3-34. For purposes of this section, the date of issuance shall be the date of mailing.(c) The officer issuing the citation shall certify under penalties of perjury that the evidence obtained from the automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system was sufficient to demonstrate a violation of the motor vehicle code. Such certification shall be sufficient in all prosecutions pursuant to this chapter to justify the entry of a default judgment upon sufficient proof of actual notice in all cases where the citation is not answered within the time period permitted.(d) The citation shall contain all the information provided for in the uniform summons as referred to in § 31-41.1-1 and the rules of procedure promulgated by the chief magistrate of the traffic tribunal.(e) In addition to the information in the uniform summons, the following information shall be attached to the citation:(1) Copies of two (2) or more photographs, or microphotographs, or other recorded images taken as proof of the violation; and(2) A signed statement by a trained law enforcement officer that, based on inspection of recorded images, the motor vehicle was being operated in violation of chapter 14 of title 31 relating to speed restrictions; and(3) A statement that recorded images are evidence of a violation of this chapter; and(4) A statement that the person who receives a summons under this chapter may either pay the civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of § 31-41.1-3, or elect to stand trial for the alleged violation.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 161, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 451, § 13.
RI Gen L § 31-41.3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-9 - Hearings.

§ 31-41.3-9. Hearings.Evidence from an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system shall be considered substantive evidence in the prosecution of all civil traffic violations. Evidence from an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system approved by the director of the department of transportation shall be admitted without further authentication and such evidence may be deemed sufficient to sustain a civil traffic violation. In addition to any other defenses as set forth herein, any defenses cognizable at law, with the exception of that available under § 31-41.1-7, shall be available to the individual who receives the citation commencing a prosecution under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-41.3-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-10 - Driver/registered owner liability.

§ 31-41.3-10. Driver/registered owner liability.(a) The registered owner of the motor vehicle shall be primarily responsible in all prosecutions brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this section.(b) In all prosecutions of civil school-zone violations based on evidence obtained from an automated traffic-speed-enforcement system, the registered owner of a vehicle which has been operated in violation of a civil traffic violation, may be liable for such violation. The registered owner of the vehicle may assume liability for the violation by paying the fine, or by defending the violation pursuant to the remedies available under the law.(c) The lessee of a leased vehicle shall be considered the owner of a motor vehicle for purposes of this section.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-41.3-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-11 - Use of evidence in criminal and civil cases.

§ 31-41.3-11. Use of evidence in criminal and civil cases.Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the use of evidence produced by an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system in a criminal or civil proceeding; provided, that the admissibility of such evidence shall follow the applicable laws and rules of procedure and rules of evidence which apply in criminal and civil proceedings.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-41.3-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-12 - Nature of violations.

§ 31-41.3-12. Nature of violations.Notwithstanding any other provision of law:(1) No violation for which a civil penalty is imposed under this chapter shall be considered a moving violation; nor shall it be included on the driving record of the person on whom the liability is imposed; nor shall it be used for insurance rating purposes in providing motor vehicle insurance coverage.(2) Impositions of a penalty pursuant to this chapter shall not be deemed a criminal conviction of an owner or operator.(3) The defense available under § 31-41.1-7 shall not be available for any violation imposed under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 316, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 353, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-41.3-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-13 - Security of records.

§ 31-41.3-13. Security of records.(a) The recorded images produced by an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system shall not be deemed "public records" subject to disclosure pursuant to § 38-2-2.(b) All recorded images that do not identify a violation shall be destroyed within ninety (90) days of the date the image was recorded, unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.(c) All recorded images that identify a violation shall be destroyed within one year after the citation is resolved by administrative payment, trial, or other final disposition of the citation, unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.(d) The privacy of records produced pursuant to this chapter shall be maintained; provided, that aggregate data not containing personal identifying information may be released.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-41.3-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-14 - Reports.

§ 31-41.3-14. Reports.(a) The agency or municipality authorizing the installation of automated school-zone-speed-enforcement systems shall prepare an annual report containing data on:(1) The number of citations issued at each particular school zone;(2) The number of those violations paid by mail;(3) The number of those violations found after trial or hearing;(4) The number of violations dismissed after trial or hearing;(5) The number of accidents at each school zone;(6) A description as to the type of accident;(7) An indication regarding whether there were any injuries involved in any accident reported;(8) The cost to maintain the automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system; and(9) The amount of revenue obtained from the automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-41.3-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016|Section 31-41.3-15 - Penalties.

§ 31-41.3-15. Penalties.(a) Every person found to have violated the provisions of this chapter shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense; provided, however that for a period of thirty (30) days following the installation of any new automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system, a violation recorded by the system shall only be enforced by the issuance of a warning.(b) A violation of this chapter shall not be considered a moving violation for purposes of the motorist's driving record.(c) Every three (3) years from the date of the motorist's first offense under this chapter, the court shall expunge any automated school-zone-speed-enforcement violations during the preceding three-year (3) period.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 316, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 353, § 4.
RI Gen L § 31-42-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-1 - Definitions.

§ 31-42-1. Definitions.(a) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is inoperable and over eight (8) years old and is left unattended on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than three (3) days, or a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three (3) days.(b) "Abandoned motor vehicle of no value" means a motor vehicle that is inoperable and over ten (10) years old and is left unattended on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than three (3) days, or a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three (3) days, and meets the following criteria:(1) The vehicle has no evidence of current registration in or upon the vehicle;(2) The vehicle has a fair market value of five hundred dollars ($500) or less; and(3) The vehicle does not have a valid inspection sticker.(c) "Demolisher" means any person whose business is to convert a motor vehicle into processed scrap or scrap metal, or otherwise to wreck or dismantle motor vehicles.(d) "Police department" means the police department of a city or town. For the purposes of this section "police department" shall also include the Rhode Island airport corporation police department.(e) "Unlicensed junkyards" means any establishment or premises which are used for the storing, keeping or accumulation of one or more inoperable, worn out, junked, or otherwise discarded motor vehicles, which establishment or premises do not have a license as an auto wrecking and salvage yard.(f) "Vehicle survey report" means a report printed in the following form: History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 434, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-42-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-2 - Authority to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles and abandoned motor vehicles of no value.

§ 31-42-2. Authority to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles and abandoned motor vehicles of no value.(a) A police department may, upon completion of a vehicle survey report, take into custody any motor vehicle found abandoned on public or private property. A police department may employ its own personnel, equipment, and facilities or authorize persons, equipment, and facilities for the purpose of removing, preserving and storing abandoned motor vehicles.(b) The police shall post or attach to the vehicle, forty-eight (48) hours prior to towing, a notification of an abandoned vehicle indicating the vehicle will be towed.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 191, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-42-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-3 - Notification of owner and lienholders.

§ 31-42-3. Notification of owner and lienholders.(a) A police department which takes into custody an abandoned motor vehicle shall notify within fifteen (15) days of it, by registered mail, return receipt requested, the last known registered owner of the motor vehicle and all lienholders of record that the vehicle has been taken into custody. The notice shall describe the year, make, model, and serial number of the abandoned motor vehicle The notice shall set forth the location of the facility where the motor vehicle is being held, inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the motor vehicle within three (3) weeks after the date of the notice, upon payment of all towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and state that the failure of the owner or lienholders to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner and all lienholders of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle and consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction.(b) If the identity of the last registered owner cannot be determined, or if the registration contains no address for the owner; or if it is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and addresses of all lienholders, notice by one publication in one newspaper of general circulation in the area where the motor vehicle was abandoned shall be sufficient to meet all requirements of notice pursuant to this chapter. The notice by publication can contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles. The notice shall be within the time requirements prescribed for notice by registered mail and shall have the same contents required for a notice by registered mail.(c) The consequences and effect of failure to reclaim an abandoned motor vehicle shall be as set forth in a valid notice given pursuant to this section.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 234, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-42-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-3.1 - Repealed.

§ 31-42-3.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1988 ch. 603, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1994, ch. 328, § 2, effective July 12, 1994.
RI Gen L § 31-42-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-4 - Auction of abandoned motor vehicles.

§ 31-42-4. Auction of abandoned motor vehicles.(a) If an abandoned motor vehicle has not been reclaimed as provided for in § 31-42-3, the police department shall sell the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction. The purchaser of the motor vehicle shall take title to the motor vehicle free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership, shall receive a sales receipt and bill of sale from the police department, and shall be entitled to register the purchased vehicle. The sales receipt at a sale shall be sufficient title only for purposes of transferring the vehicle to a demolisher for demolition, wrecking, or dismantling, and, in that case no further registration of the vehicle shall be necessary.(b) From the proceeds of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle, the police department shall reimburse itself for the expenses of the auction, the costs of towing, preserving, and storing the vehicle which resulted from placing the abandoned motor vehicle in custody, and all notices and publication costs incurred pursuant to § 31-42-3. Any remainder from the proceeds of a sale shall be held for the owner of the vehicle or entitled lienholder for ninety (90) days, and then shall be deposited in a special abandoned motor vehicle fund which shall remain available for the payment of auction, towing, preserving, storage, and all notice and publication costs which result from placing other abandoned vehicles in custody, whenever the proceeds from a sale of the other abandoned motor vehicles are insufficient to meet these expenses and costs.(c) Whenever the chief finance officer of the city or town finds that moneys in the abandoned motor vehicle fund are in excess of reserves likely to be needed, he or she may transfer the excess to the general fund. But in the event there are additional claims against the abandoned motor vehicle fund, if the abandoned motor vehicle fund is temporarily exhausted, these claims shall be met from the general fund to the limit of any transfers previously made to it pursuant to this section.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 234, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-42-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-5 - Garage keepers and abandoned motor vehicles.

§ 31-42-5. Garage keepers and abandoned motor vehicles.(a) Any motor vehicle left for more than ten (10) days in a garage operated for commercial purposes after notice by registered mail, return receipt requested to the owner to pick up the vehicle, or for more than ten (10) days after the period when, pursuant to contract, the vehicle was to remain on the premises, and any motor vehicle left for more than ten (10) days in the garage by someone other than the registered owner or left by a person authorized to have possession of the motor vehicle, shall be deemed an abandoned vehicle and shall be reported by the garage keeper to the police department. Any garage keeper who fails to report the possession of the vehicle within ten (10) days after it becomes abandoned within the meaning of this section shall no longer have any claim for storage of the vehicle.(b) All abandoned vehicles left in garages may be taken into custody by the police department and sold in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter unless the motor vehicle is reclaimed and the garage keeper is paid. The proceeds of the sale shall be first applied to the garage keepers' charges for storage and any surplus proceeds shall be distributed in accordance with § 31-42-4. Except for the termination of a claim for storage for failure to report an abandoned motor vehicle, nothing in this section shall be construed to impair any lien of a garage keeper under the laws of this state, or the right of a lienholder to foreclose.(c) For the purposes of this section, "garage keeper" means any operator of a parking place establishment or motor vehicle storage facility.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 234, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-42-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-6 - Unlicensed junkyards.

§ 31-42-6. Unlicensed junkyards.When the director of the department of environmental management determines that an unlicensed junkyard exists, he or she may order the demolition and removal of the junked motor vehicles which are contained on the unlicensed premises. Notice of the order shall be sent by ordinary mail to the last and usual place of abode of the owner of the land where the unlicensed junkyard exists to demolish and remove the junked motor vehicles within a prescribed time (not to exceed three (3) months). If the demolition and removal of the junked motor vehicles does not occur within the time specified in the order, the director of the department of environmental management may then enter upon the premises or establishment and demolish and remove the junked motor vehicles without further notice.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 234, § 1.