2020 -- S 2700 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL LICENSE FOR | |
MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS, AND OTHER MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES -- | |
HELMETS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Valverde, Sosnowski, Coyne, Seveney, and Goldin | |
Date Introduced: February 27, 2020 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 31-10.1-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10.1 entitled "Special |
2 | License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles" is hereby amended to |
3 | read as follows: |
4 | 31-10.1-4. Required equipment. |
5 | Operators of motorcycles, motor scooters, and motor-driven cycles shall use eye protection |
6 | of a type approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles when operating their |
7 | vehicles on streets and highways. Every motorcycle, motor scooter, and motor-driven cycle shall |
8 | be equipped with a rear view mirror. Any Every operator under the age of twenty-one (21) shall |
9 | wear a helmet of a type approved by the administrator of motor vehicles. In addition, all new |
10 | operators, regardless of age, shall be required, for a period of one year from the date of issuance of |
11 | the first license pursuant to § 31-10.1-1, to wear a helmet of a type approved by said the |
12 | administrator of the division of motor vehicles. Any person deemed in violation of this provision |
13 | shall be subject to the fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4, which shall be paid in accordance with the |
14 | provisions of chapter 41.1 of this title. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is |
15 | authorized to set forth rules and regulations governing the use of other equipment on those vehicles. |
16 | All fines collected under this section shall be deposited in a general restricted receipt account for |
17 | the use of the Rhode Island governor's office on highway safety in order to promote educational |
18 | and informational programs encouraging helmet use. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL LICENSE FOR | |
MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS, AND OTHER MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES -- | |
HELMETS | |
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1 | This act would require all motorcycle operators to wear a helmet of a type approved by the |
2 | administrator of the division of motor vehicles. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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