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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS

     

     Introduced By: Representative Jason Knight

     Date Introduced: February 22, 2021

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 24-10-18 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-10 entitled "Freeways"

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is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     24-10-18. Backing up prohibited.

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     Any person who backs up a motor vehicle on a roadway or shoulder of any freeway within

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the state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated

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in § 31-41.1-4. This section shall not apply to the operation of construction vehicles performing

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authorized public works as defined in § 37-13-1.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS

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     This act would exempt the operation of construction vehicles performing authorized public

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works functions from the prohibition on operating their vehicle in reverse on roadways.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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