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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-12.2. - Distribution of books or pads.

§ 31-27-12.2. Distribution of books or pads.
The books or pads as provided in § 31-27-12.1(c) shall be distributed as follows:
(1)
The administrative clerk of the judicial department shall distribute books or pads containing the summonses and related records to all courts having jurisdiction over the violation of any statute or ordinance relating to the operation, control, or maintenance of a motor vehicle, and shall keep a record of the distribution including a receipt signed by the clerk of each court for each book or pad distributed to the court.
(2)
Each court through its clerk shall distribute the books and pads to the chief administrative officer of every police department or state police barracks within its jurisdiction, and the clerk shall keep a record of the distribution, including a receipt signed by each chief administrative officer for each book or pad distributed to the clerk.
(3)
The chief administrative officers shall be responsible for the issuance of the books or pads to all police officers within their department or organization and shall keep a record of the distribution including a receipt signed by each police officer for each book or pad issued to that officer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 66, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-12.4. - Disposition of complaint only by court.

§ 31-27-12.4. Disposition of complaint only by court.
Upon the deposit of the complaint and the division of motor vehicle record of a violation with the court having jurisdiction of the alleged violations, the complaint of the violation shall be disposed of only by trial in the court or by other official action by a judge of the court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 66, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-13. - Nature of offenses — Penalty.

§ 31-27-13. Nature of offenses — Penalty.
(a)
It is a civil violation for any person to violate any of the provisions of chapters 1 — 27 or chapter 34 of this title, unless the violation is by these chapters or other law of this state declared to be a felony or a misdemeanor, or unless the offense is punishable by a fine of more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment.
(b)
Unless another penalty is provided by chapters 1 — 27 or chapter 34 of this title, or by the laws of this state, every person convicted of a civil violation of the chapters shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(c)
Unless another penalty is provided by chapters 1 — 27 or chapter 34 of this title or by the laws of this state, every person convicted of a misdemeanor violation of these chapters shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both fine and imprisonment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 17, § 8; art. 37, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-13; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 14; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-14. - Penalty for felonies.

§ 31-27-14. Penalty for felonies.
Any person who is convicted of a violation of any provision of chapters 1 — 27 of this title, by this chapter or by the laws of this state declared to constitute a felony, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both fine and imprisonment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 37, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-14.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-15. - Disposition of fines and forfeitures.

§ 31-27-15. Disposition of fines and forfeitures.
(a)
All fines and forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of chapters 1 — 46 of this title shall be deposited in the treasury of the state.
(b)
Provided, a city or town police department, enforcing any motor vehicle violation contained in this title, which results in a conviction, shall receive five dollars ($5.00) from any fine imposed in accordance with the provisions of § 31-41.1-4.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 38, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-15; P.L. 1978, ch. 217, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-16. - Repealed.

§ 31-27-16. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 14; P.L. 2003, ch. 420, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 436, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2008, ch. 396, § 1, effective July 8, 2008.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-17. - Permitting juvenile to operate an unregistered motorcycle.

§ 31-27-17. Permitting juvenile to operate an unregistered motorcycle.
Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older who shall knowingly permit a person under the age of eighteen (18) years to operate a motorcycle as defined in § 31-3-1(h) when either the person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age is not licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10.1 of this title, or where the motorcycle is not registered in accordance with the provisions of chapter 3 of this title, shall upon conviction be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 253, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-18. - Emergency medical services — Special assessment.

§ 31-27-18. Emergency medical services — Special assessment.
The court and/or the traffic tribunal shall collect, in addition to any fine set forth in this title for a motor vehicle violation, and at the time of the assessment of the fine, an additional assessment of one dollar ($1.00) for each motor vehicle violation of this title. The one dollar ($1.00) assessment shall be paid over and accounted for in the manner provided in §§ 31-27-15 and 31-41.1-4, and shall be deposited as general revenues of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 104.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-19. - Operating a motor vehicle on a bicycle lane, trail or path.

§ 31-27-19. Operating a motor vehicle on a bicycle lane, trail or path.
(a)
Except as provided in § 31-15-17, no person shall operate any motor vehicle on a bicycle lane, trail or path, as defined in § 31-1-23(a).
(b)
Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon any bicycle lane, trail or path shall be punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
(c)
The division of motor vehicles, upon receiving a record of the conviction of any person upon a charge of operating a motor vehicle on a bicycle lane, trail or path, shall suspend the person’s operator’s license for a period of six (6) months.
(d)
Emergency vehicle and employees of federal, state, and local government shall be exempt from the provisions when acting in the scope of their official duties.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 324, § 16; P.L. 2005, ch. 64, § 7; P.L. 2005, ch. 67, § 7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-20. - Operation of a motor vehicle — Letter carrier.

§ 31-27-20. Operation of a motor vehicle — Letter carrier.
Any employee of the United States Postal Service may operate his or her vehicle from the right or passenger side while performing their duties as a rural route letter carrier.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 382, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 324, § 16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-21. - Community restitution.

§ 31-27-21. Community restitution.
The general assembly declares that the words “public community service” which appear throughout this chapter shall now be substituted with and referred to as “public community restitution”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 454, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-22. - Street racing — Justin Nunes’ Law.

§ 31-27-22. Street racing — Justin Nunes’ Law.
This act shall be known and may be cited as “Justin Nunes’ Law”.
(a)
For the purpose of this section, “street racing” means the act of two (2) or more individuals competing or racing in a situation in which one of the motor vehicles is beside or to the rear of a motor vehicle operated by a competing driver and one driver attempts to prevent the competing driver from passing or overtaking him or her, or one or more individuals competing in a race against time.
(b)
It shall be unlawful to engage in street racing on any public road, street or highway of this state, whether or not there is a formal agreement to race.
(1)
Every person convicted of a first violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year, a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and be required to perform ten (10) to sixty (60) hours of public community restitution. The person’s license to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended for a period of not less than ninety (90) days nor more than six (6) months.
(2)
Every person convicted of a second violation within a five (5) year period, shall be guilty of a felony and be subject to imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and be required to perform sixty (60) to one hundred (100) hours of public community restitution. The person’s license to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended for no less than six (6) months nor more than two (2) years.
(3)
Every person convicted of a third (3rd) or subsequent violation within a five (5) year period, shall be guilty of a felony and be subject to imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) and required to perform not less than one hundred (100) hours of public community restitution. The person’s license to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended for no less than one year nor more than five (5) years.
(c)
Any person found in violation of subsection 31-27-22(b) while having one or more passengers in their motor vehicle shall be subject to imprisonment of not more than five (5) years, and a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and be required to perform no more than one hundred (100) hours of public community restitution. The person’s license to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended for no less than one year. This enhanced sentence is to be served in addition and consecutively to the sentence provided for the underlying offense.
(d)
If a person is found in violation of subsection 31-27-22(b) and the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person or where the registrant permits the use of the vehicle, the vehicle may be impounded at the registered owner’s expense for not less than one day or more than thirty (30) days.
History of Section.
P.L. 2007, ch. 121, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 193, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-23. - Penalties for failure to comply with § 24-8-4.2.

§ 31-27-23. Penalties for failure to comply with § 24-8-4.2.
Any employer who intentionally violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of § 24-8-4.2 shall be subject to a fine of up to three hundred dollars ($300) for the first offense up to six hundred dollars ($600) for the second offense and up to nine hundred dollars ($900) for the third and subsequent offenses; said cumulative offenses shall be limited to the same job site or location and the same highway or bridge or contract.
History of Section.
P.L. 2007, ch. 343, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 472, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-24. - Multiple moving offenses.

§ 31-27-24. Multiple moving offenses.
(a)
Every person convicted of moving violations on four (4) separate and distinct occasions within an eighteen (18) month period may be fined up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), and shall be ordered to attend sixty (60) hours of driver retraining, shall be ordered to perform sixty (60) hours of public community service, and the person’s operator license in this state may be suspended up to one year or revoked by the court for a period of up to two (2) years. Prior to the suspension or revocation of a person’s license to operate within the state, the court shall make specific findings of fact and determine if the person’s continued operation of a motor vehicle would pose a substantial traffic safety hazard.
(b)
At the expiration of the time of revocation as set by the court pursuant to subsection (a) above, the person may petition that court for restoration of his or her privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state. The license privilege shall not thereafter be reinstated until evidence satisfactory to the court, following a hearing, 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.
(c)
For the purposes of this section only, the term “moving violations” shall mean any violation of the following sections of the general laws:
(1)
31-13-4. Obedience to devices.
(2)
31-14-1. Reasonable and prudent speeds.
(3)
31-14-2. Prima facie limits.
(4)
31-14-3. Conditions requiring reduced speeds.
(5)
31-15-5. Overtaking on the right.
(6)
31-15-11. Laned roadways.
(7)
31-15-12. Interval between vehicles.
(8)
31-15-16. Use of emergency break-down lane for travel.
(9)
31-17-4. Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection.
(10)
31-20-9. Obedience to stop signs.
(11)
31-27.1-3. “Aggressive driving” defined.
History of Section.
P.L. 2010, ch. 242, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 253, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses › Section 31-27-25. - Ticket quotas prohibited.

§ 31-27-25. Ticket quotas prohibited.
(a)
No state or municipal agency engaged in the enforcement of any motor vehicle traffic or parking laws of this state, or any local ordinance governing motor vehicle traffic or parking, may establish or maintain any policy, formally or informally, requiring any officer to meet a quota.
(b)
As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1)
“Officer” shall mean any peace officer as defined in § 12-7-21 and any police officer as defined in § 31-1-21, and shall also include any individual engaged in enforcing ordinances authorized by chapter 28 of this title.
(2)
“Quota” means any requirement regarding the number of arrests or investigative stops made, or summonses or citations issued, by an officer regarding motor vehicle traffic or parking violations.
(c)
Nothing contained herein shall preclude a local or municipal agency from using data concerning arrests or investigative stops made, or summonses or citations issued, and their disposition in the evaluation of an officer’s work performance, provided such data is not the exclusive means of evaluating such performance.
History of Section.
P.L. 2010, ch. 146, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 159, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27.1 - Aggressive Driving › Section 31-27.1-1. - Legislative findings.

§ 31-27.1-1. Legislative findings.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that aggressive driving causes two-thirds (⅔) of fatal accidents and one-third (⅓) of all accidents. The general assembly finds that aggressive driving has become a significant public safety concern in recent years and specific legislation designed to severely curtail this problem driving behavior is in the public interest.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 254, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27.1 - Aggressive Driving › Section 31-27.1-3. - “Aggressive driving” defined.

§ 31-27.1-3. “Aggressive driving” defined.
“Aggressive driving” means that an individual, coincident to operating a motor vehicle in violation of chapter 14 of this title, engages in conduct which violates two (2) or more of the following sections of law:
(1)
Obedience to traffic control devices, § 31-13-4;
(2)
Overtaking on the right, § 31-15-5;
(3)
Driving within a traffic lane, § 31-15-1;
(4)
Following too closely — interval between vehicles, § 31-15-12;
(5)
Yielding right of way, §§ 31-15-12.1, 31-17-1, 31-17-2, 31-17-4, 31-17-6, 31-17-7 and 31-17-8;
(6)
Entering the roadway, §§ 31-15-14, 31-17-3 and 31-17-5;
(7)
Use of turn signals, §§ 31-16-5, 31-16-6, 31-16-8 and 31-16-9;
(8)
Relating to school buses, special stops, stop signs and yield signs, chapter 20 of this title; and
(9)
Use of emergency break-down lane for travel, § 31-15-16.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 254, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-27.1 - Aggressive Driving › Section 31-27.1-4. - Penalties.

§ 31-27.1-4. Penalties.
(a)
Whoever violates this chapter shall be fined not less than two hundred sixty dollars ($260) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). In addition, any person convicted of a first offense of aggressive driving may be required to attend an educational program approved by the division of motor vehicles designed to improve the safety and habits of drivers and may be subject to a minimum thirty (30) days suspension of his or her driver’s license.
(b)
The lesser included offenses which, in total, may constitute aggressive driving, may be prosecuted separately.
(c)
All violations of this chapter shall be heard and determined by the traffic tribunal pursuant to the regulations promulgated by the chief magistrate.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 1, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-1. - “Parking meter” defined.

§ 31-28-1. “Parking meter” defined.
For the purpose of this chapter, “parking meter” means a meter device installed upon the public highways or the sidewalks adjacent to it, in which a coin must be deposited for the privilege of occupying, for a certain period, a space which is situated in a zone which a lawful authority has designated as a parking meter zone for the purpose of regulating parking of vehicles on public highways.
History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 897, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-28-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-2. - Ordinances authorizing parking meters and meter zones.

§ 31-28-2. Ordinances authorizing parking meters and meter zones.
(a)
Any town or city council may enact ordinances authorizing the installation, operation, maintenance, policing, and supervision of parking meters on the public highways, and fix and provide for the payment of a fee for the purpose of parking by requiring the operator of any vehicle parking in the zone to deposit in the meter in the zone or adjacent to it, a coin of the United States as the council shall determine to be necessary for the purpose of regulating parking. Any fee established for parking shall bear a reasonable relation to the actual cost incurred by the town or city in the installation, operation, maintenance, policing, and supervision of the parking meter system and the parking of motor vehicles on the public highways.
(b)
The commissioner of public safety for the city of Providence and the council of any other city or town may establish parking meter zones for the purpose of regulating the parking of motor vehicles on the public highways.
History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 897, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2723, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-28-2; P.L. 1987, ch. 215, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-3. - Unauthorized meters.

§ 31-28-3. Unauthorized meters.
It shall be unlawful to install or operate parking meters in any town or city in this state until the qualified electors of the city or town have had submitted to them for their approval or rejection the question of the installation of parking meters, and have signified their approval of the question, and until any town or city council shall enact ordinances or regulations governing the installation and operation of the parking meters.
History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 897, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-28-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-4. - Exemption of persons with disabilities from payment of fees.

§ 31-28-4. Exemption of persons with disabilities from payment of fees.
No city or town or any agency of a city or town shall exact any fee for parking on the public highways or in any metered parking space from any person who has been issued a disability parking privilege placard or sticker pursuant to § 31-28-7, 31-28-7.1 or 31-29-5, nor from the owner of the motor vehicle transporting the person with a disability, provided that upon which vehicle there is displayed any disability parking placard or sticker that shall be issued by the division of motor vehicles.
History of Section.
P.L. 1948, ch. 2051, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 2879, § 2; P.L. 1953, ch. 3199, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-28-4; P.L. 1976, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 133, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 281, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 314, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 72; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 72.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-5. - Repealed.

§ 31-28-5. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1948, ch. 2051, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 2879, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-28-5; P.L. 1967, ch. 66, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1982, ch. 281, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-6. - Overtime parking by persons with a disability exempt from fees.

§ 31-28-6. Overtime parking by persons with a disability exempt from fees.
No penalty shall be imposed upon any person with a disability issued a disability parking privilege placard or sticker pursuant to § 31-28-7, 31-27-7.1 or 31-29-5, nor from the motor vehicle transporting the person with a disability, provided that upon that vehicle there is displayed a disability parking placard or sticker for parking on the highways or in a space for a longer period of time than other persons are permitted to park on the highways or in a space. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize that person to park in any place at any time where parking is prohibited.
History of Section.
P.L. 1948, ch. 2051, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-28-6; P.L. 1982, ch. 281, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 314, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 72; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 72.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-7.1. - Motor vehicle placards for group care facilities, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or companies serving people with disabilities.

§ 31-28-7.1. Motor vehicle placards for group care facilities, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or companies serving people with disabilities.
(a)
Upon application to the division of motor vehicles, any group care facility, government agency, non-profit organizations, or company that provides services to persons with disabilities shall be issued one or more portable motor vehicle placards as described in § 31-28-7(a) and (b).
(b)
The applicant shall provide to the division of motor vehicles proof that the applicant is a bona fide group care facility, government agency, non-profit organization or company providing services to persons with disabilities as defined in § 31-28-7(h).
(c)
The division of motor vehicles shall not issue more than ten (10) placards to any one facility. The number of placards to be issued shall be determined by the division of motor vehicles based upon the number of persons served by the facility and the frequency with which the staff of the facility must transport the clients or patients of the facility.
(d)
The placards shall be used only by agents or employees of the facility and only when transporting persons with disabilities who are clients or patients of the facility. The placard is to be hung from the rear view mirror as to be seen through the front and rear windshield of the motor vehicle.
(e)
A person other than an agent or employee of the facility to which the placard was issued, or an agent or employee of the facility not engaged in transporting clients or patients of the facility, who uses the parking privilege placards for his or her own purposes, shall be fined one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) for each violation. A facility that allows the unauthorized use of the placards may be subject to revocation of the use of the placard by the division of motor vehicles.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 286, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 135, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 107, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 314, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 72; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 72; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 56.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-7.2. - Repealed.

§ 31-28-7.2. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 135, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 314, § 2; and P.L. 1996, ch. 323, § 2, effective August 8, 1996.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-7.10. - Special legislative commission to study the disability parking placard system.

§ 31-28-7.10. Special legislative commission to study the disability parking placard system.
(a)
A special legislative commission is hereby created consisting of seven (7) members: two (2) of whom shall be from the house of representatives, not more than one from the same political party to be appointed by the speaker; two (2) of whom shall be from the senate, not more than one from the same political party to be appointed by the senate majority leader; one of whom shall be a representative of the division of motor vehicles, to be appointed by the registrar; two (2) of whom shall be representatives of the governor’s commission on disabilities, appointed by the chairperson of the governor’s commission on disabilities. In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislation to a permanent advisory commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a general assembly resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general public.
(b)
The purpose of the commission shall be to study the disability parking placard system and recommend possible changes to the system and thereby improve service. The members of the commission shall meet at the call of the speaker of the house and organize and shall select from among the legislators a chairperson. Vacancies in the commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.
(c)
The membership of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services.
(d)
All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish any advice and information, documentary and otherwise, to the commission and its agents that is deemed necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this section.
(e)
The speaker of the house is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters for the commission. The commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or before January 24, 2003 and the commission shall expire on March 24, 2003.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 396, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-8. - Use of meters for charitable contributions.

§ 31-28-8. Use of meters for charitable contributions.
During the period when any annual national “march of dimes” campaign is taking place for infantile paralysis, any city or town in this state, in which parking meters have been established by authority of law, is authorized to permit the inserting of dimes into any of the parking meters by pedestrians or motorists, the dimes to be collected and turned over to the respective committee in charge of the collection of dimes for the specific “march of dimes” campaign to be used for those purposes.
History of Section.
P.L. 1949, ch. 2162, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-28-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-9. - Owner’s liability for parking tickets.

§ 31-28-9. Owner’s liability for parking tickets.
Whenever any motor vehicle shall be parked illegally, the owner of the motor vehicle shall be jointly and individually liable with the operator for the payment of any fines imposed unless the owner of the vehicle has prima facie proof that the vehicle was parked illegally by another person who is not an employee of the owner. Any district court or municipal court citation for a nonmoving violation shall be deemed admitted and defaulted after two (2) notices unanswered by the owner.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 539, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-28 - Parking Facilities and Privileges › Section 31-28-11. - Installation of electric vehicle charging stations — Definitions.

§ 31-28-11. Installation of electric vehicle charging stations — Definitions.
As used in this section and § 31-28-12, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1)
“Commercial” includes, but is not limited to, any parking lot servicing box stores, grocery markets, strip malls, shopping malls, shopping centers, and hotels or motels.
(2)
“Electric vehicle charging station” (EVCS) means a public parking space that is served by either “EV capable” or “EV ready” charging equipment.
(3)
“EV capable” means electrical vehicle charging stations that have electrical panel capacity and space to support a minimum 40-ampere, 208/240-volt dedicated branch circuit for each EV parking space, and the installation of raceways (enclosed conduit that forms a physical pathway for electrical wiring), both underground and surface mounted, to support electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).
(4)
“EV ready” means a designated parking space with one 40-ampere, 208/240-volt dedicated branch circuit for EVSE servicing electric vehicles. The circuit shall terminate in a suitable termination point such as a receptacle, junction box, or an EVSE, and be located in close proximity to the proposed location of the EV parking spaces.
(5)
“Housing” means any new, existing, or rehabilitated private housing developments with more than twenty (20) units, that provide residential or public parking.
(6)
“Large employer” means any employer, with over one hundred (100) employees located in a single complex, that owns and operates a parking lot for employee use.
(7)
“Municipal” means any parking lot servicing a municipal building, including, but not limited to, schools, public safety facilities, town or city hall, library, public administration offices, and recreational facilities.
(8)
“Public funding” means any funds including, but not limited to: funds derived from federal, state, or municipal sources; in-kind remuneration from any federal, state, or municipal source; gifts or grants from any federal, state, or municipal source; revenue sharing or other federal, state, or municipal payments of any nature; intergovernmental transfers; tax stabilization agreements; revenues resulting from the sale of state or municipal bonds, or by the sale or lease of any property owned by the federal government, the state of Rhode Island, and/or any municipality of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 2023, ch. 268, § 1, effective July 1, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-29 - Reciprocity Agreements › Section 31-29-1. - Reciprocity board established.

§ 31-29-1. Reciprocity board established.
There is established a reciprocity board, referred to in this chapter as “the board”. The board shall be composed of three (3) members, consisting of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, the chair of the public utilities commission, and an assistant attorney general designated by the attorney general, ex officio. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum and the action of the majority of the members in attendance at any meeting shall be the action of the board. Whenever a member of the board is absent from a meeting of the board, the member may designate one of his or her assistants or employees to attend on the member’s behalf. The assistant or employee shall be entitled to participate in the discussions and proceedings of the board, but he or she shall not be entitled to vote.
History of Section.
P.L. 1949, ch. 2386, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-29-1.