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RI Gen L § 31-27-2.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-2.6 - Driving under the influence of liquor or drugs, resulting in serious bodily injury.

§ 31-27-2.6. Driving under the influence of liquor or drugs, resulting in serious bodily injury.(a) When serious bodily injury of any person other than the operator is caused by the operation of any motor vehicle, the operator of which is under the influence of any intoxicating liquor, toluene, or any controlled substance as defined in chapter 28 of title 21 or any combination of these, the person so operating the vehicle shall be guilty of driving under the influence of liquor or drugs, resulting in serious bodily injury.(b) As used in this section, "serious bodily injury" means physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes serious physical disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.(c) Any person charged with the commission of the offense set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year and for not more than ten (10) years and by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). The sentencing judge shall have the discretion to sentence the person to any unit of the adult correctional institutions. The license of the person may be revoked for a period of up to two (2) years. The license privilege shall not be reinstated until evidence satisfactory to the administrator of the division of motor vehicles establishes that no grounds exist which would authorize refusal to issue a license and until the person gives proof of financial responsibility pursuant to chapter 32 of this title. In addition, the person convicted may be required to successfully complete alcohol or drug treatment, at their own expense, in a program established by the director of the department of corrections.(d) For a second or subsequent conviction under this section within a five (5) year period, a person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor more than fifteen (15) years and by a fine of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The sentencing judge shall have the discretion to sentence the person to any unit of the adult correctional institutions. In addition, the person convicted may be required to successfully complete alcohol or drug treatment, at their own expense, in a program established by the director of the department of corrections. The license of the person may be revoked for a period of up to four (4) years. The license privilege shall not thereafter be reinstated until evidence satisfactory to the administrator of the division of motor vehicles establishes that no grounds exist which would authorize refusal to issue a license and until the person gives proof of financial responsibility pursuant to chapter 32 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 571, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 363, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-27-2.7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-2.7 - Driving while impaired.

§ 31-27-2.7. Driving while impaired.(a) A person under the age of twenty-one (21) but at least eighteen (18) years of age who takes a test, as provided for in § 31-27-2, at the request of a law enforcement officer who believes the person to be driving under the influence of alcohol, shall be determined to have been driving while impaired if the test determines the person's blood alcohol concentration to be at least two-hundredths of one percent (.02%) but less than eight one hundredths of one percent (.08%) by weight.(b) Should, after a hearing in district court, it be determined that: the results of the test are admissible in that it meets all of the conditions, as set forth in § 31-27-2; and the person has been afforded his or her rights as set forth in § 31-27-2; then the judge shall order as follows:(1) A fine of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) and thirty (30) hours of community restitution. The fine shall be deposited in the general fund.(2) The person's driving license shall be suspended for not less than one nor more than three (3) months on a first violation, provided the person also shall attend a special course in driving while intoxicated and provided that the person shall also attend an alcohol and/or drug treatment program if ordered by the district court judge. Failure or refusal of the person to attend the course and/or alcohol or drug treatment program shall result in the person's driving license being suspended until such time as the course and/or treatment program has been completed.(3) On a second and subsequent violation of the section, the person shall be fined not more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) together with a highway safety assessment of three hundred dollars ($300) and shall be required to perform up to sixty (60) hours of community restitution. The person's driving license shall be suspended for not less than three (3) months nor more than six (6) months. The sentencing judge shall also require the person to attend a special course in driving while intoxicated and also attend an alcohol and/or drug treatment program.(c) No suspension, assessments, driving while intoxicated school, or alcohol and/or drug treatment programs under this section can be suspended, shortened, altered, or changed.(d) Any violation of the section shall not be considered a criminal offense.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 329, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 35, § 7; P.L. 1995, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 317, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 390, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-27-2.9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-2.9 - Administration of chemical test.

§ 31-27-2.9. Administration of chemical test.(a) Notwithstanding any provision of § 31-27-2.1, if an individual refuses to consent to a chemical test as provided in § 31-27-2.1, and a peace officer, as defined in § 12-7-21, has probable cause to believe that the individual has violated one or more of the following sections: 31-27-1, 31-27-1.1, 31-27-2.2, or 31-27-2.6 and that the individual was operating a motor vehicle under the influence of any intoxicating liquor, toluene or any controlled substance as defined in chapter 21-28, or any combination thereof, a chemical test may be administered without the consent of that individual provided that the peace officer first obtains a search warrant authorizing administration of the chemical test. The chemical test shall determine the amount of the alcohol or the presence of a controlled substance in that person's blood or breath.(b) The chemical test shall be administered in accordance with the methods approved by the director of the department of health as provided for in subdivision 31-27-2(c)(4). The individual shall be afforded the opportunity to have an additional chemical test as established in subdivision 31-27-2(c)(6).(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, including, but not limited to, chapter 5-37.3, any health care provider who, as authorized by the search warrant in subsection (a):(i) Takes a blood or breath sample from an individual; or(ii) Performs the chemical test; or(iii) Provides information to a peace officer pursuant to subsection (a) above and who uses reasonable care and accepted medical practices shall not be liable in any civil or criminal proceeding arising from the taking of the sample, from the performance of the chemical test or from the disclosure or release of the test results.(d) The results of a chemical test performed pursuant to this section shall be admissible as competent evidence in any civil or criminal prosecution provided that evidence is presented in compliance with the conditions set forth in subdivisions 31-27-2(c)(3), 31-27-2(c)(4) and 31-27-2(c)(6).(e) All chemical tests administered pursuant to this section shall be audio and video recorded by the law enforcement agency which applied for and was granted the search warrant authorizing the administration of the chemical test.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 210, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 211, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-27-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-3 - Right of person charged with operating under influence to physical examination.

§ 31-27-3. Right of person charged with operating under influence to physical examination.A person arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of narcotic drugs or intoxicating liquor, whatever its alcoholic content, shall have the right to be examined at his or her own expense immediately after the person's arrest by a physician selected by the person, and the officer so arresting or so charging the person shall immediately inform the person of this right and afford the person a reasonable opportunity to exercise the right, and at the trial of the person the prosecution must prove that he or she was so informed and was afforded that opportunity.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 24, § 2; P.L. 1950 (s.s.), ch. 2639, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-3.
RI Gen L § 31-27-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-3.1 - Annual Impaired Driving Report.

§ 31-27-3.1. Annual Impaired Driving Report.(a) The attorney general, with the cooperation of state and municipal police departments, with the district court, the traffic tribunal and the department of transportation shall annually, on or before, the 30th day of April of each year, prepare a written report to the general assembly identifying all cases where an individual is charged with an offense under § 31-27-1 through § 31-27-2.8 of the general laws. The report shall include the numbers of cases charged under each statute, as well as the disposition in each case charged, if any.(b) In addition to the number of cases charged and their disposition, the report shall identify the number of cases which are filed with dual charges of driving under the influence under § 31-27-1 and refusal to submit to a chemical test under § 31-27-2, and the disposition of each of these dual charges.(c) The report shall also identify, in any alcohol or drug related fatality charged under §§ 31-27-1 — 31-27-8 of the general laws, whether the driver of the motor vehicle, a passenger in the motor vehicle or a pedestrian was identified by law enforcement, the medical examiner or any other entity as being under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the fatal accident.(d) The attorney general shall promulgate any rule or regulation necessary to implement the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 232, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 235, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-27-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-4 - Reckless driving and other offenses against public safety.

§ 31-27-4. Reckless driving and other offenses against public safety.Any person who operates a motor vehicle recklessly so that the lives or safety of the public might be endangered, or operates a vehicle in an attempt to elude or flee from a traffic officer or police vehicle, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first conviction and a felony for the second and each subsequent conviction.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 24, § 3; P.L. 1950 (s.s.), ch. 2639, § 3; P.L. 1954, ch. 3300, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3819, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-4; P.L. 1958, ch. 70, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1967, ch. 64, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 386, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 121, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 193, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-27-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-4.1 - Eluding a law enforcement officer with a motor vehicle in a high speed pursuit.

§ 31-27-4.1. Eluding a law enforcement officer with a motor vehicle in a high speed pursuit.Any person who in an attempt to elude or flee from a police officer in an emergency police vehicle in a high speed pursuit of the person, operates a motor vehicle at speeds greater than fifteen (15) miles per hour over the speed limit, or who causes property damage only in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000):(1) For the first conviction, may be subject to the following sanctions:(i) Up to one year incarceration at the adult correction institutions (A.C.I.) and a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000);(ii) License suspension of not less than ninety (90) days but not more than six (6) months and forfeiture of the motor vehicle.(2) For a second or subsequent conviction, the person shall:(i) Be sentenced to two (2) years at the A.C.I., but not more than five (5) years;(ii) Be fined a fine of two thousand dollars ($2,000) but not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000);(iii) Receive a license suspension of not less than one year but not more than five (5) years; and(iv) Forfeit the motor vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 203, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 193, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-27-4.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-4.5 - Educational requirement.

§ 31-27-4.5. Educational requirement.The provisions of this chapter shall be taught in all driver training courses given within the state.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 193, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-27-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-5 - Motor carriers - Maximum driving and on-duty time.

§ 31-27-5. Motor carriers — Maximum driving and on-duty time.(a) Maximum driving time. Except for intrastate carrier tows and recovering operations provided at the request of a law enforcement agency for public safety purposes, no motor carrier shall permit or require any driver used by it to drive nor shall any driver exceed the hours for service for drivers as provided in 49 CFR Part 395, as may be amended from time to time.(b) Drivers may be declared out of service for violations of this section or 49 CFR Part 395 as may be amended from time to time.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 98, § 27; P.L. 1933, ch. 2023, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 104, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-5; P.L. 1986, ch. 282, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 125, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 77, § 7; P.L. 2005, ch. 82, § 7.
RI Gen L § 31-27-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-6 - Lanes of operation.

§ 31-27-6. Lanes of operation.(a) Any bus, commercial vehicle, camper, vehicle registered as a camper, trailer, or vehicle carrying a camper or trailer traveling on Rhode Island interstate highways shall be allowed to travel only in the first two (2) right hand lanes, except in cases of left hand exits, in which case the vehicle shall be allowed to enter the third and fourth left hand lanes one mile prior to an exit.(b) For the purpose of this section, "commercial vehicle" means any vehicle registered for commercial purposes and designed and used primarily for the transportation of goods, wares, or merchandise. "Bus" means any vehicle designed for carrying ten (10) or more passengers and used primarily for the transportation of persons.(c) The provisions of this section shall only be effective during the period that official traffic signs are in place to notify operators of the provisions of this section. Any persons violating the provisions of this section upon conviction shall be fined not more than eighty-five dollars ($85.00).History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 98, § 27; P.L. 1933, ch. 2023, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 104, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-6; P.L. 1977, ch. 88, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 282, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 16.
RI Gen L § 31-27-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-7 - Commercial vehicles - Off-duty conditions - Emergency exceptions.

§ 31-27-7. Commercial vehicles — Off-duty conditions — Emergency exceptions.The periods of release from duty required in §§ 31-27-5 and 31-27-6 shall be given at any places and under any circumstances that rest and relaxation from the strain of the duties of employment may be obtained. No period off duty shall be deemed to break the continuity of service unless it is for at least three (3) consecutive hours at a place where there is opportunity for rest. In case of an unfortunate emergency the driver may complete his or her run or tour of duty if the run or tour of duty but for the delay caused by the emergency would reasonably have been completed without a violation of §§ 31-27-5 — 31-27-8.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 98, § 27; P.L. 1933, ch. 2023, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 104, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-7.
RI Gen L § 31-27-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-8 - Commercial vehicles - Penalty for excessive hours of driving.

§ 31-27-8. Commercial vehicles — Penalty for excessive hours of driving.Any person, or the officers of any corporation, company, or association, who shall violate any provision of §§ 31-27-5 — 31-27-7, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than sixty (60) days, or both.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 98, § 27; P.L. 1933, ch. 2023, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 104, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-8.
RI Gen L § 31-27-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-9 - Parties to offenses.

§ 31-27-9. Parties to offenses.Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of, any act declared in chapters 1 — 27 or chapter 34 of this title to be a crime, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons, or as a principal, agent, or accessory, shall be guilty of that offense, and every person who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly, or willfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits, or directs another to violate any provision of those chapters is similarly guilty of the offense.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 36, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-9.
RI Gen L § 31-27-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-10 - Offenses by persons directing drivers.

§ 31-27-10. Offenses by persons directing drivers.It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of a vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 36, § 2; G.L. 19 31-27-10.
RI Gen L § 31-27-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-11 - Vehicle used as bail.

§ 31-27-11. Vehicle used as bail.Any person arrested for violating any of the provisions of this title may tender as bail a motor vehicle of which he or she is the owner, and, if the person's interest in the vehicle is of sufficient value, it may be accepted as security for the person's appearance in lieu of any other bail.History of Section.P.L. 1916, ch. 1354, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 98, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 104, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-11.
RI Gen L § 31-27-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-12 - Service of notice - Summons.

§ 31-27-12. Service of notice — Summons.(a) Any police officer observing the violation of any statute or ordinance relating to the operation, control, or maintenance of a motor vehicle or a violation of subparagraphs 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iii) and 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(iv), shall at the time or place of the violation or, if it is not possible to halt the alleged offender, as soon as possible after observing the violation, issue a written notice, of a form and content provided for in § 31-27-12.1, signed by the police officer and constituting a summons to appear before the court having jurisdiction at a time and place designated in the notice.(b) Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a police officer from exercising in the alternative his or her statutory powers of arrest, nor shall anything contained in this chapter preclude the making of additional complaints against the alleged offender arising out of the violation of any statute or ordinance relating to the operation, control, or maintenance of a motor vehicle observed by the police officer. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a person other than a police officer from applying for a criminal complaint for the violation of any statute or ordinance relating to the operation, control, or maintenance of a motor vehicle, and the person need not show that the alleged offender has been issued a summons in connection with the alleged violation.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 36, § 4; redesignated art. 36, § 3 by P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-12; P.L. 1959 (s. s.), ch. 190, § 7; P.L. 1970, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 221, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 233, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-27-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses|Section 31-27-12.1 - Preparation of summons and related records - Content and form.

§ 31-27-12.1. Preparation of summons and related records — Content and form.(a) The summonses and related records shall be in a form approved by the chief magistrate of the traffic tribunal and subject to the approval of the supreme court. Summonses and related records shall be numbered consecutively with each summons and its related records bearing the same number, and each summons and its related records shall consist of five (5) parts:(1) The summons to be given the alleged offender;(2) A copy of the summons to be retained by the issuing police officer;(3) A request for complaint which shall be a copy of the original and which, when completed and signed shall direct the application for a complaint to the appropriate court or to a justice of the peace authorized to issue complaints;(4) A division of motor vehicles record which shall be a copy of the request for complaint and which shall also include an abstract of the court record;(5) The police record which shall also provide space for the recording of the disposition of the charge and which will be retained by the issuing police department or organization.(b) The summons and related record shall include, when completed, the signature of the officer observing the alleged violation, the name and address of the alleged offender, the number of his or her license, if any, to operate a motor vehicle, the registration number of the vehicle involved, the time and place of the alleged violation, and the substance of the offense charged.(c) The administrative clerk of the judicial department, upon the approval of the content and form of the summonses and related records by the chief magistrate of the traffic tribunal and subject to the approval of the supreme court, shall provide for the printing of them in books or pads, each of which shall contain an original and copy of a summary sheet to be used, providing space for a record of the use of the consecutively numbered summonses and related records contained in the book or pad.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 66, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 1, § 10.