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RI Gen L § 31-21.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-21.1 - Traffic Stops Statistics|Section 31-21.1-7 - Penalties for refusal to act.

§ 31-21.1-7. Penalties for refusal to act.An organization chartered for the purpose of combating discrimination, racism, or of safeguarding civil liberties, or of promoting full, free, or equal employment opportunities, may seek appropriate relief in a civil action against any police department for failing to collect or transmit the data as required in this chapter, and may be awarded its costs, including attorneys' fees, for bringing such an action. As a condition precedent to the filing of a civil action by an organization under this section, the organization shall send a notice to the attorney general and the committee identifying the police department which is failing to collect or transmit the data and the organization shall then allow fifteen (15) days to elapse to allow the police department to come into compliance or to allow the attorney general to commence a civil action to enforce compliance with this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 251, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-21.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-21.2 - Comprehensive Community-Police Relationship Act of 2015|Section 31-21.2-1 - Title.

§ 31-21.2-1. Title.This chapter may be cited as "Racial Profiling Prevention Act of 2004."History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 331, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-21.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-21.2 - Comprehensive Community-Police Relationship Act of 2015|Section 31-21.2-2 - Findings.

§ 31-21.2-2. Findings.(a) Municipal and state law enforcement officers play a vital role in protecting the public from crime. The vast majority of police officers discharge their duties professionally and without bias.(b) The use by police officers of race, ethnicity, or national origin solely in deciding which persons should be subject to traffic stops, searches and seizures is improper.(c) In many communities nonwhite drivers in Rhode Island, subjected to discretionary searches, are twice as likely as whites to be searched.(d) In some instances, law enforcement practices may have the unintended effect of promoting racially disparate stops and searches.(e) Racial profiling harms individuals subjected to it because they experience fear, anxiety, humiliation, anger, resentment and cynicism when they are unjustifiably treated as criminal suspects.(f) Racial profiling damages law enforcement and the criminal justice system as a whole by undermining public confidence and trust in the police, the courts, and criminal law, and thereby undermining law enforcement efforts and ability to solve and reduce crime.(g) A comprehensive solution is needed to address racial profiling at the state and local levels.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 331, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-21.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-21.2 - Comprehensive Community-Police Relationship Act of 2015|Section 31-21.2-3 - Ban on racial profiling.

§ 31-21.2-3. Ban on racial profiling.No state or municipal law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency shall engage in racial profiling. For purposes of this chapter, "racial profiling" means the detention, interdiction or other disparate treatment of an individual on the basis, in whole or in part, of the racial or ethnic status of such individual, except when such status is used in combination with other identifying factors seeking to apprehend a specific suspect whose racial or ethnic status is part of the description of the suspect, which description is timely and reliable.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 331, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-21.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-21.2 - Comprehensive Community-Police Relationship Act of 2015|Section 31-21.2-4 - Enforcement.

§ 31-21.2-4. Enforcement.Any individual who alleges a violation of this chapter, other than § 31-21.2-6, may file a civil action for damages and any appropriate and equitable relief in Superior Court. The court may allow a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorneys' fees as part of the costs.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 331, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-21.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-21.2 - Comprehensive Community-Police Relationship Act of 2015|Section 31-21.2-8 - Complaint procedures.

§ 31-21.2-8. Complaint procedures.(a) Each state and municipal law enforcement agency shall establish a procedure to investigate complaints of police misconduct by members of the public against personnel of these agencies, and shall make a written description of the procedure available to the public. Copies of any departmental complaint forms shall be available in at least one governmental location other than the police department. The procedure and forms shall also be made available on any website of a law enforcement agency.(b) At a minimum, complaints shall be accepted in person by mail or by facsimile.(c) Information on the complaints received by each law enforcement agency shall be compiled on an annual basis by the state police and each municipal law enforcement agency and published in each agency's annual report and/or on its website. The information compiled by each department shall include the total number of complaints received from the public, a breakdown by category of the type of complaint, and a further breakdown by category of the disposition of the complaints.(d) The state police and all municipal law enforcement agencies shall make available as a public record subject to the access to public records act, § 38-2-2(4)(D), law enforcement exemptions:(1) Copies of any formal or informal arrangements between the state police or a municipal law enforcement agency and the bureau of immigration and customs enforcement/homeland security investigations concerning the questioning, detention, investigation, arrest, apprehension, stopping, referral or processing of individuals within the state of Rhode Island, including copies of any agreements entered into pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g); and(2) Any policies or procedures governing the circumstances under which an inquiry to federal authorities is made to determine a person's immigration status.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 331, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 235, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-22-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-1 - Unattended vehicles.

§ 31-22-1. Unattended vehicles.No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the vehicle, and effectively setting the brake and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway. However, the provision for removing the key from the vehicle shall not require the removal of keys hidden from sight about the vehicle for convenience or emergency.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-1; P.L. 1977, ch. 117, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-22-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-2 - Restrictions on backing.

§ 31-22-2. Restrictions on backing.The driver of a vehicle shall not back the vehicle unless the movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-2; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 119.
RI Gen L § 31-22-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-3 - Riding on motorcycles.

§ 31-22-3. Riding on motorcycles.(a) A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached to it. The operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two (2) persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator.(b) In no event shall a motorcycle passenger ride in front of the operator. An operator violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a civil violation and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100).History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-3; P.L. 1983, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 10.
RI Gen L § 31-22-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-3.1 - Riding on motor driven cycles - Passengers prohibited.

§ 31-22-3.1. Riding on motor driven cycles — Passengers prohibited.A person operating a motor driven cycle as defined in § 31-3-1(i) shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached to it. The operator shall not carry any other person. An operator violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a civil violation and upon conviction shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second or subsequent offenses.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 10.
RI Gen L § 31-22-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-4 - Overloading of vehicles.

§ 31-22-4. Overloading of vehicles.(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three (3), as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.(b) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in any position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-4; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 119.
RI Gen L § 31-22-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-5 - Safety zones.

§ 31-22-5. Safety zones.No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-5; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 119.
RI Gen L § 31-22-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-6 - Coasting prohibited.

§ 31-22-6. Coasting prohibited.(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral.(b) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle, when traveling upon a down grade, shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-6; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 119.
RI Gen L § 31-22-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-7 - Following fire apparatus.

§ 31-22-7. Following fire apparatus.The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business, shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred feet (500′), or drive into or park the vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-7; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 119.
RI Gen L § 31-22-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-8 - Crossing fire hose.

§ 31-22-8. Crossing fire hose.No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when it is laid down on any street, or private driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-8; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 119.
RI Gen L § 31-22-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-9 - Throwing debris on highway - Snow removal.

§ 31-22-9. Throwing debris on highway — Snow removal.(a) No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon the highway, or likely to deface the beauty or cleanliness of the highway, nor shall any person in removing snow from any driveway, public or private, leave the snow in any condition so as to constitute a hazard on the highway.(b) The director of transportation shall post signs advising the public of penalties for throwing debris on the highways.(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-9; P.L. 1958, ch. 106, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 119; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 18; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 18.
RI Gen L § 31-22-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-10 - Regulation as to school buses.

§ 31-22-10. Regulation as to school buses.The division of motor vehicles is authorized to adopt any rules and regulations that it may deem necessary for the safety and protection of school children concerning the type, construction, and equipment of motor vehicles primarily used for the transportation of children to and from schools, to and from child care facilities licensed by the department of children, youth and families, and to and from school sponsored activities including athletics and extra-curricular activities, and the operation of them. It may from time to time alter, rescind, or add to the rules and regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-10; P.L. 1987, ch. 361, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 424, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 514, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-22-10.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-10.1 - Insurance for school buses.

§ 31-22-10.1. Insurance for school buses.(a) Every owner of a school bus or other mass transit vehicle registered with the division of motor vehicles of this state shall insure the vehicle against loss from liability imposed by law for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the vehicle in minimum amounts of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per person and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per accident. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall not permit the vehicle to be registered until satisfactory proof of the existence of a policy of insurance providing the coverage required in conformity with the provisions of this section is furnished.(b) The term "mass transit vehicle" for the purposes of this section means and includes any motor vehicle with a capacity of ten (10) or more persons which is primarily for the transportation of minors.(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any motor vehicle owned by the Rhode Island public transit authority pursuant to chapter 18 of title 39.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 218, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-22-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-11 - Inspection of school buses.

§ 31-22-11. Inspection of school buses.(a) The division of motor vehicles shall inspect or cause to be inspected all school buses used for the transportation of school children as defined in § 31-1-3(aa) at least twice throughout the year. Both of the inspections are to be done at a state certified facility on a semiannual scheduled basis. These inspections will be known as tear down inspections that will include pulling wheels at least once each year if the school bus is equipped with drum brakes and any other work deemed necessary by the state employed or state certified inspectors. Reports of the inspections shall be made in writing and shall be filed with the inspection division of the department of revenue, and the reports shall be available at no cost for public inspection during usual business hours of the division. In the event that a school bus does not pass an inspection and a re-inspection is required, the division of motor vehicles shall impose a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for each re-inspection.(b) Upon receipt of the report, the inspection division shall immediately forward a copy to the registered owner and to the superintendent and school committee of the school district for which the school bus transports children.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 33, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 31-22-11; P.L. 1968, ch. 198, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 297, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 268, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 344, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 286, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 16; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 18; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 18; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 21, § 14.
RI Gen L § 31-22-11.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-11.1 - Enforcement of inspections of school buses.

§ 31-22-11.1. Enforcement of inspections of school buses.(a) Failure of a school bus to appear for a scheduled inspection shall result in that school bus registration being immediately suspended. Notification of the failure to appear and the suspension order shall be sent to the registered owner and to the superintendent and the school committee of the district for which the bus transports children.(b) Failure of a school bus to pass any inspection shall result in written notice to the registered owner to bring the bus into compliance within five (5) days or face suspension of the school bus registration. Notification of the failure of the bus to pass inspection shall also be sent to the superintendent and the school department for which the bus transports children.(c) The suspensions shall remain in effect until the time that the bus passes inspection. No school bus will be used to transport children after failing an inspection until the time it is brought into compliance and passes inspection. Notification that a bus has passed inspection shall be sent to the registered owner, the school superintendent, and the school committee for which the bus transports children.(d) The division of motor vehicles is authorized to enact such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to enforce this section.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 344, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-22-11.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-11.2 - Maintenance of school buses.

§ 31-22-11.2. Maintenance of school buses.(a) All school buses, as defined in § 31-1-3, shall be maintained in a safe operating condition through an approved systematic preventive maintenance program. Defects which could create a hazard for riders or other road users shall be corrected before the vehicle transports children.(b) The maintenance program shall be adequate to provide the proper care of all the equipment owned, leased, or contracted, and a written record shall be kept for all repairs conducted on each bus. The records shall be retained for the life of each vehicle and shall transfer with the vehicle when sold, and the record shall be available for inspection by the director of inspections during normal business hours. Included in these records shall be a record of any torque pressure as recommended by the manufacturer.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 144, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 16; P.L. 2005, ch. 410, § 15.
RI Gen L § 31-22-11.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-11.3 - Random inspection of school buses.

§ 31-22-11.3. Random inspection of school buses.(a) The division of motor vehicles, and state and local law enforcement officers, are authorized to stop and conduct a visual inspection of any school bus as defined in 31-1-3, on public roads and highways and in public and private parking areas. The random inspections shall be conducted at a time when no school children are on the school bus. Nothing in this section shall preclude a law enforcement officer from stopping a school bus which is transporting children for any visible violation of applicable safety standards. Whenever a law enforcement officer stops a school bus, he or she shall verify that the vehicle identification number (VIN) listed on the registration card is the same as the VIN listed on the body of the bus.(b) Any federal or state employee authorized to stop and inspect trucks on the highways or roads of this state is authorized to conduct inspections of any school bus.(c) Any school bus found to be in violation of applicable laws and/or regulations may be immediately impounded, and notification shall be sent to the registered owner, the school superintendent and the school committee for which the bus transports children. The bus shall not be used to transport children until the violation is cured and the bus is inspected by a state employed or state certified inspector.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 344, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 16.
RI Gen L § 31-22-11.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-11.4 - School bus drivers pre-trip inspection.

§ 31-22-11.4. School bus drivers pre-trip inspection.Every school bus driver shall perform a daily pre-trip inspection of his or her assigned vehicle, and shall report promptly and in writing any defect or deficiencies discovered that may affect the safety of the vehicle's operation or result in mechanical breakdown. Pre-trip inspection and condition reports for school vehicles subject to the motor carrier safety regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ("FMCSA") as may be amended from time to time shall be performed in accordance with those regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 344, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 77, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 82, § 4.
RI Gen L § 31-22-11.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules|Section 31-22-11.5 - Use of school bus with suspended registration - Penalty.

§ 31-22-11.5. Use of school bus with suspended registration — Penalty.No registered owner, school superintendent, or driver shall use or allow to be used any school bus for transporting children after notification that the bus registration has been suspended for failure to appear for its scheduled inspection or for failure to pass the inspection. The registered owner of the bus shall be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the bus is used to transport children in violation of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 344, § 2.