A N A C T
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 24-10 of the General Laws entitled "Freeways" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
24-10-20. Park and ride lots. -- Park and ride lots, also known as fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities, are facilities which are intended to be used for the temporary parking of passenger vehicles and which are located and designed so as to facilitate the safe and convenient transfer of persons traveling in such passenger vehicles to and from high occupancy vehicles and/or public mass transportation systems including rail. Any other vehicle parked and/or property, including but not limited to, boats or commercial type trailer boxes, stored at such lots will be fined and towed at owner's expense. State and local law enforcement officials have authority to ticket and tow such vehicles under this statute and said fines shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per occurrence.
SECTION 2. Section 31-41.1-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-41.1 entitled "Adjudication of Traffic Offenses" is hereby amended to read as follows:
31-41.1-4. Schedule of violations -- (a) The penalties for violations of the enumerated sections correspond to the fines described; provided, however, those offenses for which punishments which may vary according to the severity of the offense, or punishment which require the violator to perform a service, shall be heard and decided by the traffic tribunal or municipal court. The following violations may be handled administratively through the method prescribed in this chapter; provided, however, this list is not exclusive and jurisdiction may be conferred on the traffic tribunal with regard to other violations.
VIOLATIONS SCHEDULE
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Section of |
Total |
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General Laws |
Fine |
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31-10-32 |
Notice of change of address |
$50.00 |
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31-15-9 |
One way highways |
50.00 |
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31-14-3 |
Condition requiring reduced speed |
50.00 |
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31-13-9 |
Flashing signals |
50.00 |
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31-16-5 |
Turn signal required |
50.00 |
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31-16-2 |
Manner of turning at intersection |
50.00 |
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31-21-4 |
Places where parking or stopping prohibited |
50.00 |
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31-15-6 |
Clearance for overtaking |
50.00 |
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31-25-10 |
Fastening of load and covering |
50.00 |
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31-24-1 |
Times when lights required |
50.00 |
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through |
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31-24-53 |
Safety lights required on food vending |
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vehicles |
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31-15-4 |
Overtaking on left |
50.00 |
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31-15-5(a) |
Overtaking on right |
50.00 |
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31-16-6 |
Time of signaling turn |
50.00 |
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31-17-4 |
Obedience to stop signs |
50.00 |
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31-22-9 |
Throwing debris on highway - snow |
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removal |
50.00 |
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31-17-2 |
Vehicle turning left |
50.00 |
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31-23-15 |
Rear view mirror |
50.00 |
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31-10.1-4 |
No motorcycle helmet (operator) |
50.00 |
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31-10.1-6 |
No motorcycle helmet (passenger) |
50.00 |
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31-15-12 |
Following too closely |
50.00 |
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31-14-9 |
Below minimum speed |
50.00 |
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31-15-3 |
Operator left of center |
50.00 |
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31-15-7 |
Places where overtaking prohibited |
50.00 |
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31-13-4 |
Obedience to devices |
50.00 |
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31-38-3 |
No inspection sticker |
50.00 |
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31-15-16 |
Use of emergency break-down lane for |
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travel |
50.00 |
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31-3-18 |
Display of plates |
50.00 |
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31-19-20 |
Sale of new bicycles |
50.00 |
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31-19-21 |
Sale of used bicycles |
50.00 |
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31-27-2.3 |
Refusal to take preliminary breath |
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test |
50.00 |
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24-10-20 |
Park and ride lots |
50.00 |
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24-10-17 |
Soliciting rides in motor vehicles |
50.00 |
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24-10-18 |
Backing up prohibited |
50.00 |
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31-3-32 |
Driving with expired registration |
50.00 |
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31-3-34 |
Failure to notify registry of change of |
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address |
50.00 |
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31-3-35 |
Notice of change of name |
50.00 |
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31-3-40 |
Temporary plates - dealer issued |
50.00 |
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31-4-3 |
Temporary registration - twenty (20) |
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day bill of sale |
50.00 |
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31-7-1 |
Operating on foreign registration |
50.00 |
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31-8-1 |
Operating without evidence of regis- |
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tration |
50.00 |
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31-10-10 |
Rules as to armed forces license |
50.00 |
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31-10-30 |
Driving on expired license |
50.00 |
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31-10.1-5 |
Motorcycle handlebar violation |
50.00 |
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31-10.1-7 |
Inspection of motorcycle required |
50.00 |
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31-12-2 |
Obedience to laws |
50.00 |
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31-13-6(c)(1) |
Eluding traffic light |
50.00 |
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31-13-11 |
Injury to signs or devices |
50.00 |
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31-14-1 |
Reasonable and prudent speed |
50.00 |
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31-14-12 |
Speed limit on bridges and structures |
50.00 |
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31-15-1 |
Leaving lane of travel |
50.00 |
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31-15-2 |
Slow traffic to right |
50.00 |
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31-15-8 |
No passing zone |
50.00 |
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31-15-10 |
Rotary traffic islands |
50.00 |
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31-15-11 |
Laned roadway violation |
50.00 |
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31-15-12.1 |
Entering intersection |
50.00 |
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31-15-13 |
Crossing center section of divided |
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highway |
50.00 |
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31-15-14 |
Entering or leaving limited access |
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roadways |
50.00 |
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31-16-1 |
Care in starting from stop |
50.00 |
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31-16-4 |
U turn where prohibited |
50.00 |
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31-16-7 |
Failure to give stop signal |
50.00 |
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31-16-8 |
Method of giving signals |
50.00 |
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31-17-1 |
Failure to yield right of way |
50.00 |
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31-17-3 |
Yield right of way (intersection) |
50.00 |
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31-17-5 |
Entering from private road or |
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driveway |
50.00 |
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31-17-8 |
Vehicle within right of way, rotary |
50.00 |
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31-18-3 |
Right of way in crosswalks |
50.00 |
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31-18-5 |
Crossing other than at crosswalks |
50.00 |
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31-18-8 |
Due care by drivers |
50.00 |
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31-18-12 |
Hitchhiking |
50.00 |
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31-18-18 |
Right of way on sidewalks |
50.00 |
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31-19-3 |
Traffic laws applied to bicycles |
50.00 |
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31-19.1-2 |
Operating motorized bicycle on an |
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interstate highway |
50.00 |
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31-19.2-2 |
Operating motorized tricycle on an |
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interstate highway |
50.00 |
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31-20-1 |
Failure to stop at railroad crossing |
50.00 |
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31-20-2 |
Driving through railroad gate |
50.00 |
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31-20-9 |
Obedience to stop sign |
50.00 |
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31-21-14 |
Opening of vehicle doors |
50.00 |
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31-22-2 |
Improper backing up |
50.00 |
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31-22-4 |
Overloading vehicle |
50.00 |
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31-22-5 |
Violation of safety zone |
50.00 |
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31-22-6 |
Coasting |
50.00 |
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31-22-7 |
Following fire apparatus |
50.00 |
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31-22-8 |
Crossing fire hose |
50.00 |
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31-22-11.5 |
Improper use of school bus - not to |
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exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for |
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each day of improper use |
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31-22-22(a) |
No child restraint |
50.00 |
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31-22-22(b) |
No child restraint/seat belt and/or not |
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in back seat |
50.00 |
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31-22-22(f)(n) |
No seat belt - passenger |
50.00 |
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31-22-22(g) |
No seat belt operator |
50.00 |
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31-22-23 |
Tow trucks - proper identification |
50.00 |
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31-22-24 |
Operation of interior lights |
50.00 |
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31-23-1(b) |
Department of Transportation motor |
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carrier safety rules and regulations |
50.00 |
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31-23-10 |
Sirens prohibited |
50.00 |
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31-23-13.1 |
Altering height or operating a motor |
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vehicle with an altered height |
50.00 |
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31-23-16 |
Windshield and window stickers |
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(visibility) |
50.00 |
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31-23-19 |
Metal tires prohibited |
50.00 |
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31-23-29 |
Flares or red flag required over |
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four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.) |
50.00 |
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31-23-38 |
Television receivers prohibited |
50.00 |
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31-23-42.1 |
Special mirror - school bus |
50.00 |
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31-23-43 |
Chocks required (1 pair) - over |
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four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.) |
50.00 |
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31-23-47 |
Slow moving emblem required |
50.00 |
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31-23-49 |
Transportation of gasoline - passenger |
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vehicle |
50.00 |
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31-23-51 |
Operating bike or motor vehicle |
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wearing ear phones (first offense) |
50.00 |
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31-24-5 |
Headlamp required on motorcycle |
50.00 |
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31-24-31 |
Flashing lights - permit required |
50.00 |
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31-24-34 |
Failure to dim lights |
50.00 |
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31-24-45 |
Red flag required, load projecting |
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four feet (4') rear |
50.00 |
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31-25-3 |
Maximum width of one hundred and |
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two inches (102") exceeded |
50.00 |
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31-25-4 |
Maximum height of one hundred |
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sixty-two inches (162") exceeded |
50.00 |
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31-25-7 |
Load extending three feet (3') front, |
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six feet (6') rear exceeded |
50.00 |
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31-25-9 |
Leaking load |
50.00 |
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31-25-11 |
Connections between coupled vehicles |
50.00 |
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31-25-12 |
Towing chain, twelve inch (12") |
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square flag required |
50.00 |
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31-25-12.1 |
Tow truck - use of lanes (first |
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offense) |
50.00 |
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31-25-17 |
Identification of trucks and |
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truck-tractors (first offense) |
50.00 |
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31-27-6 |
Use of lanes, commercial vehicles |
50.00 |
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31-27-16 |
Funeral processions |
50.00 |
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31-28-7(4)(A) use of |
Wrongful use of handicapped |
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parking placard |
100.00 |
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Handicapped |
First offense |
75.00 |
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parking space |
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violation |
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Second offense |
150.00 |
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Third and subsequent offenses |
300.00 |
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31-28-7.1(e) |
Wrongful use of institutional handi- |
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capped parking placard |
100.00 |
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31-33-2 |
Failure to file accident report |
50.00 |
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31-36.1-17 |
No fuel tax stamp (out-of-state) |
50.00 |
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31-38-4 |
Violation of inspection laws |
50.00 |
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31-43-1(1) |
D.O.T. and D.E.M. violations |
50.00 |
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31-45-1 |
Noise limits |
50.00 |
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37-15-7 |
Littering |
50.00 |
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39-12-26 |
Public carriers violation |
50.00 |
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31-45-5 |
Audio Systems |
50.00 |
SPEEDING
Fine
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(A) One to fifteen miles per |
$50.00 |
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hour (1-15 mph) in excess of posted speed limit |
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(B) Sixteen miles per hour (16 mph) |
160.00 |
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in excess of posted speed limit - |
minimum |
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with a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) per |
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mile in excess of speed limit shall be assessed. |
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(b) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a judge may impose the following penalties for speeding:
(i) For speeds up to and including fifteen miles per hour (15 mph) over the posted speed limit on public highways, a fine as provided for in subsection (a) of this section for the first offense, ten dollars ($10.00) per mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the second offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense, and fifteen dollars ($15.00) per mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the third and subsequent offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense. In addition, the license may be suspended up to thirty (30) days.
(ii) For speeds in excess of fifteen miles per hour (15 mph) over the posted speed limit on public highways, a mandatory fine of ten dollars ($10.00) for each mile over the speed limit for the first offense, fifteen dollars ($15.00) per mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the second offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense, and twenty dollars ($20.00) per mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the third and subsequent offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense. In addition, the license may be suspended up to sixty (60) days.
(c) Any person charged with a violation who pays the fine administratively pursuant to section 31-41-3 shall not be subject to any additional costs or assessments, including but not limited to the hearing fee established in section 8-18-4 or assessment for substance abuse prevention.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.