Chapter
046
2007 -- H 5961
Enacted 06/15/07
A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AND
OTHER VEHICLES -- ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES
Introduced By: Representatives O`Neill, Sullivan, and Jackson
Date
Introduced: March 01, 2007
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 31-41.1-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-41.1 entitled
"Adjudication
of Traffic Offenses" is hereby amended to read as follows:
31-41.1-11.
Jurisdiction. -- (a) The traffic tribunal shall have exclusive original
jurisdiction
over the adjudication of charges under section subdivision 31-27-2.1(b)(1)
(Refusal to
submit
to chemical test first violation).
(b)
The district court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over the
adjudication of
charges
under subdivisions 31-27-2.1(b)(2) and (3) (Refusal to submit to chemical test,
second
violation
and third and subsequent violations).
(b) (c) Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) of this
section shall be deemed to abrogate the
jurisdiction
of any municipal court under the provisions of chapter 18 of title 8 of the
general
laws.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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