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RI Gen L § 46-22.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-11 - Execution of application - Time when perfected - Endorsement of certificate.

§ 46-22.1-11. Execution of application — Time when perfected — Endorsement of certificate.If an owner creates a security interest in a vessel:(1) The owner immediately shall:(i) Execute the space provided on the certificate of title or a separate form the department prescribes, naming the secured party on the certificate of title showing the name and address of the secured party, the amount of the security interest, and the date of the security agreement, and(ii) Cause the certificate of title and application to be delivered to the department.(2) At the time of delivery of the documents described in subdivision (1) of this section to the department, the secured party shall pay to the department a filing fee as required for perfection of the security interest under § 46-22.1-10(b).(3) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application, and the required filing fee, the department shall endorse on the existing certificate of title or on a new certificate which it then issues, the name and address of all secured parties, and mail or deliver the certificate of title to the secured party.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 182, § 12; P.L. 2000, ch. 420, § 12.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-12 - Assignability.

§ 46-22.1-12. Assignability.(a) A secured party may assign, absolutely or otherwise, all or part of a security interest in the vessel to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the secured party as the holder of the security interest, and the secured party remains liable for any obligations as secured party until the assignee is named as secured party on the certificate of title.(b) The assignee shall deliver to the department the certificate of title if available and an assignment by the secured party named in the certificate of title in the form the department may prescribe, accompanied by a filing fee as required for perfection of the security interest under § 46-22.1-10(b). The assignee's security interest is perfected as of the time of its creation if delivery and payment to the department are completed within ten (10) days of the date of its creation, otherwise perfection is as of the time of its delivery and payment.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-13 - Relief upon satisfaction.

§ 46-22.1-13. Relief upon satisfaction.(a) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vessel, the secured party shall securely attach to the certificate of title a release of security interest, in whatever form as may be prescribed by or acceptable to the department and shall within fifteen (15) days mail or deliver the certificate of title with attached release to the owner and a copy of the release to the department. Upon receipt, the department shall update its records to reflect the release. Upon request of the owner and the receipt by the department of the certificate of title with attached release, the department may issue a new certificate of title to the owner upon receipt of a fee of five dollars ($5.00).(b) If the department determines, after a hearing and following due notice to all interested parties, that an indebtedness does not constitute a security interest, it shall release the indebtedness upon the certificate of title or issue a new certificate of title, and mail or deliver the certificate of title to the owner. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the department may file an appeal in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-14 - Adoption of rules and regulations.

§ 46-22.1-14. Adoption of rules and regulations.The department shall adopt the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provision of §§ 46-22.1-3 — 46-22.1-17. The department shall further adopt the substantive provisions of the federal Boat Safety Act of 1971, 46 U.S.C. § 1451 et seq., as well as the rules and regulations of the Coast Guard concerning hull identification numbers adopted in August of 1984.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-15 - Disclosure of information.

§ 46-22.1-15. Disclosure of information.A secured party named in a certificate of title, on written request of the owner, shall disclose to the owner any pertinent information as to the security agreement and indebtedness secured by it in accordance with the commercial laws or articles of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-16 - Exclusive method.

§ 46-22.1-16. Exclusive method.The method provided in §§ 46-22.1-10 — 46-22.1-16 of perfecting and giving notice of security interest shall be exclusive.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-17 - Forms and investigations.

§ 46-22.1-17. Forms and investigations.(a) The department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificate of title, notices of security interest, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out §§ 46-22.1-3 — 46-22.1-17.(b) The department may make any investigation it deems necessary to procure information required to carry out §§ 46-22.1-3 — 46-22.1-17.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.1 - Uniform Boat Title Act|Section 46-22.1-19 - Severability.

§ 46-22.1-19. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order made thereunder, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter, rule, regulation, or order, and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this chapter, and it is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this chapter would have been enacted if the parts had not been included therein.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 555, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.2 - Alcohol Boating Safety Act|Section 46-22.2-1 - Short title.

§ 46-22.2-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as "The Alcohol Boating Safety Act".History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 231, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.2 - Alcohol Boating Safety Act|Section 46-22.2-2 - Definitions.

§ 46-22.2-2. Definitions.For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:(1) "Chemical test" means an analysis of a person's blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance for the determination of the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance.(2) "Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in schedules I-V of chapter 28 of title 21. The term shall not include distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages, as those terms are defined or used in chapter 1 of title 3, nor tobacco.(3) "Intoxicated" means under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, any drug other than alcohol or a controlled substance, or any combination of alcohol, controlled substance, or drugs, so that there is impaired thought and action and loss of normal control of a person's faculties to such an extent as to endanger any person.(4) "Law enfordement officer" means an employee, the duties of whose position include investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the state and includes environmental police officers employed by the department of environmental management.(5) "Prima facie evidence of intoxication" includes evidence that at the time of an alleged violation there was eight hundredths of one percent (.08%), or more, by weight of alcohol in the person's blood if twenty-one (21) years of age or older or two hundredths of one percent (.02%) or more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood if under the age of twenty-one (21).(6) "Relevant evidence" includes evidence that at the time of the alleged violation there was at least five hundredths of one percent (.05%) but less than eight hundredths of one percent (.08%) by weight of alcohol in the person's blood if twenty-one (21) years of age or older or two hundredths of one percent (.02%) or more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood if under the age of twenty-one (21).(7) "Watercraft" means a device for transportation by water.(8) "Serious bodily injury" means physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.(9) "Blood alcohol level" means the percent by weight of alcohol in a person's blood, based upon milligrams of alcohol per one hundred (100) cubic centimeters of blood.(10) "Operator" means the person who is steering a watercraft as it is underway.(11) "Underway" means that a watercraft is not at anchor or made fast to shore or ground.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 131, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 161, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 103, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 250, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.2-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.2 - Alcohol Boating Safety Act|Section 46-22.2-3.1 - Additional penalties for underage offenders.

§ 46-22.2-3.1. Additional penalties for underage offenders.If not otherwise subject to a penalty for violations of this chapter contained in § 46-22.2-3, any watercraft operator under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age who violates any provision of this chapter may be assessed the following additional penalties:(1) Suspension of motor vehicle operator's license for one year;(2) Suspension of the right to operate a watercraft for an additional period of three (3) months to six (6) months;(3) Suspension of owner's/operator's registration of the watercraft that was being operated at the time of this chapter's violation.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 250, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-22.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.2 - Alcohol Boating Safety Act|Section 46-22.2-4 - Repealed.

§ 46-22.2-4. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 46-22.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.2 - Alcohol Boating Safety Act|Section 46-22.2-6 - Admissibility of evidence.

§ 46-22.2-6. Admissibility of evidence.At any proceeding concerning an offense under this chapter, evidence of the amount of intoxicating liquor, toluene, or any controlled substance, or any combination of these in the blood of the person charged with the offense at the time of the alleged violation, as shown by a chemical analysis of his or her breath, blood, urine, or other bodily substance, shall be admissible and competent, provided that evidence is presented and the following conditions have been complied with:(a) The defendant has consented to the taking of the test upon which the analysis is made. Evidence that the defendant had refused to submit to the test shall not be admissible unless the defendant elects to testify.(b) A true copy of the report of the test result was mailed within seventy-two (72) hours of the taking of the test to the person submitting to a breath test.(c) Any person submitting to a chemical test of blood, urine or other body fluids shall have a true copy of the report of the test result mailed to him or her within thirty (30) days following the taking of the test.(d) The test was performed according to methods and with equipment approved by the director of the department of health of the state of Rhode Island and by an authorized individual.(e) Equipment used for the conduct of the tests buy means of breath analysis had been tested for accuracy within thirty (30) days preceding the test by personnel qualified as hereinbefore provided, and breathalyzer operators shall be qualified and certified by the department of health within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the test.(f) The person arrested and charged with operating a watercraft while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, toluene or any controlled substance, or any combination of these in violation of subsection (a) of this section was afforded the opportunity to have an additional chemical test. The officer arresting or so charging the person shall have informed the person of this right and afforded him or her a reasonable opportunity to exercise this right, and a notation to this effect is made in the official records of the case in the applicable law enforcement department. Refusal to permit an additional chemical test shall render incompetent and inadmissible in evidence the original report.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 103, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.2 - Alcohol Boating Safety Act|Section 46-22.2-7 - Testing of blood of persons killed in watercraft accidents.

§ 46-22.2-7. Testing of blood of persons killed in watercraft accidents.(a) The director of the department of health shall provide a procedure whereby all morticians in the state shall obtain blood samples from all watercraft operators who have died as a result of and contemporaneously with an accident involving a watercraft.(b) All law enforcement officers shall report such fatalities to the director of the department of health immediately after their occurrence.(c) The blood sample, with such other information as may be required, shall be delivered to the director of the department of health. Upon receipt of such sample the director shall cause such tests to be performed as may be required to determine the amount of alcohol or controlled substance that may be contained in such sample.(d) The results of such tests shall be used exclusively for statistical purposes and the sample shall never be identified with the name of the deceased. Any person releasing or making public such information, other than as herein prescribed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 231, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22.2 - Alcohol Boating Safety Act|Section 46-22.2-8 - Severability.

§ 46-22.2-8. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 231, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-23-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-23 - Coastal Resources Management Council|Section 46-23-2.1 - Members - Term of office - Vacancies.

§ 46-23-2.1. Members — Term of office — Vacancies.(a) The term of office of the appointed members shall be three (3) years, only so long as the members shall remain eligible to serve on the council under the appointment authority.(b) The members are eligible for successive appointments.(c) Elected or appointed municipal officials shall hold seats on the council, only so long as they remain in their elected or appointed office.(d) A vacancy other than by expiration shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment but only for the unexpired portion of the term. The governor shall have the power to remove his or her appointee for just cause.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 212, § 3; P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 10; P.L. 1999, ch. 354, § 54; P.L. 2018, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 99, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-23-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-23 - Coastal Resources Management Council|Section 46-23-3 - Oath of members.

§ 46-23-3. Oath of members.Each appointed member of the council, before entering upon his or her duties, shall take an oath to administer the duties of his or her office faithfully and impartially, and the oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 279, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-23-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-23 - Coastal Resources Management Council|Section 46-23-4 - Officers of the council - Quorum and vote required for action.

§ 46-23-4. Officers of the council — Quorum and vote required for action.The governor shall select from the appointed members a chairperson and vice chairperson. The council shall thereupon select a secretary from among its membership or staff. The council may engage staff, including legal counsel, as it deems necessary. A quorum shall consist of six (6) members of the council. A majority vote of those present shall be required for action.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 279, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 10; P.L. 2018, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 99, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-23-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-23 - Coastal Resources Management Council|Section 46-23-4.1 - The commissioner of coastal resources management.

§ 46-23-4.1. The commissioner of coastal resources management.The council shall engage a commissioner of coastal resources management who shall be an employee of the council and who shall not be a member of the council. The commissioner shall coordinate and liaison with the director of the department of environmental management, and his or her staff shall be at the same staff level as the other commissioners and shall work directly with the other commissioners. The commissioner of coastal resources management shall be in the unclassified service. The duties and powers of the commissioner of coastal resources management shall be determined by the council. The council shall not engage a commissioner of coastal resources management for more than five (5) years; provided, however, that the council may renew its contract with the commissioner of coastal resources management.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 212, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 10.
RI Gen L § 46-23-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-23 - Coastal Resources Management Council|Section 46-23-5 - Expenses of members.

§ 46-23-5. Expenses of members.(a) The members of the council and the chairperson shall not be compensated for their service on the board, but the members and chairperson shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 21, § 34.]History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 279, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 21, § 34.
RI Gen L § 46-23-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-23 - Coastal Resources Management Council|Section 46-23-6.1 - Newport "cliff walk" - Public right-of-way - Legal studies.

§ 46-23-6.1. Newport "cliff walk" — Public right-of-way — Legal studies.The council is hereby directed to carry out any and all legal studies which it shall deem necessary in order to designate the Newport "cliff walk", so called, as a public right-of-way pursuant to § 46-23-6(5).History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 493, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-23-6.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-23 - Coastal Resources Management Council|Section 46-23-6.2 - Abandonment of rights-of-way.

§ 46-23-6.2. Abandonment of rights-of-way.No city or town shall abandon a right-of-way designated as such by the council unless the council approved the abandonment.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 42, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-23-6.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-23 - Coastal Resources Management Council|Section 46-23-6.3 - Tolling of expiration periods.

§ 46-23-6.3. Tolling of expiration periods.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this chapter, all periods pertaining to the expiration of any approval or permit issued pursuant to any state statute or any regulation promulgated thereto pertaining to the development of property shall be tolled until June 30, 2016. For the purposes of this section, "tolling" means the suspension or temporary stopping of the running of the applicable permit or approval period.(b) Said tolling need not be recorded in the land evidence records to be valid, however, a notice of the tolling must be posted in the municipal planning department and near the land evidence records.(c) The tolling shall apply only to approvals or permits in effect on November 9, 2009, and those issued between November 9, 2009, and June 30, 2016, and shall not revive expired approvals or permits.(d) The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued before the tolling period began will be recalculated as of July 1, 2016, by adding thereto the number of days between November 9, 2009, and the day on which the permit or approval would otherwise have expired. The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued during the tolling period will be recalculated as of July 1, 2016, by adding thereto the number of days between the day the permit or approval was issued and the day the permit or approval otherwise would have expired.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 198, § 5; P.L. 2009, ch. 199, § 5; P.L. 2010, ch. 209, § 4; P.L. 2010, ch. 215, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 56, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 65, § 4; P.L. 2013, ch. 137, § 4; P.L. 2013, ch. 184, § 4; P.L. 2015, ch. 103, § 4; P.L. 2015, ch. 114, § 4.