ARTICLE 26 SUBSTITUTE A

 

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES

 

SECTION 1. 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, listed in numerical order, correspond to the fines described. 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. This list is not exclusive and jurisdiction may be conferred on the traffic tribunal with regard to other violations. 

VIOLATIONS SCHEDULE

8-8.2-2               DOT, DEM, or other agency and department                        $75.00

                           violations

24-10-17            Soliciting rides in motor vehicles                                             40.00

24-10-18            Backing up prohibited                                                            75.00

24-10-20            Park and ride lots                                                                  75.00

31-3-12              Visibility of plates                                                                  75.00

31-3-18              Display of plates                                                                    75.00

31-3-32              Driving with expired registration                                             75.00

31-3-34              Failure to notify division of change of address                         75.00

31-3-35              Notice of change of name                                                      75.00

31-3-40              Temporary plates - dealer issued                                           75.00

31-4-3                Temporary registration - twenty (20) day bill of sale               75.00

31-10-10            Rules as to armed forces license                                             75.00

31-10-30            Driving on expired license                                                      75.00

31-10-32            Notice of change of address                                                  75.00

31-10.1-4           No motorcycle helmet (operator)                                           60.00

31-10.1-5           Motorcycle handlebar violation                                              75.00

31-10.1-6           No motorcycle helmet (passenger)                                         75.00

31-10.1-7           Inspection of motorcycle required                                          75.00

31-12-12            Local motor vehicle ordinance                                               75.00

31-13-04            Obedience to devices                                                            75.00

31-13-6(3)(i)      Eluding traffic light                                                                 75.00

31-13-09            Flashing signals                                                                      75.00

31-13-11            Injury to signs or devices                                                       75.00

31-14-1              Reasonable and prudent speed                                              85.00

31-14-03            Condition requiring reduced speed                                         85.00

31-14-09            Below minimum speed                                                           85.00

31-14-12            Speed limit on bridges and structures                                     85.00

31-15-1              Leaving lane of travel                                                             75.00

31-15-2              Slow traffic to right                                                                75.00

31-15-3              Operator left of center                                                           75.00

31-15-4              Overtaking on left                                                                  75.00

31-15-5(a)         Overtaking on right                                                                75.00

31-15-6              Clearance for overtaking                                                        75.00

31-15-7              Places where overtaking prohibited                                        75.00

31-15-8              No passing zone                                                                    75.00

31-15-9              One way highways                                                                75.00

31-15-10            Rotary traffic islands                                                              75.00

31-15-11            Laned roadway violation                                                        75.00

31-15-12            Following too closely                                                             75.00

31-15-12.1         Entering intersection                                                               75.00

31-15-13            Crossing center section of divided highway                             75.00

31-15-14            Entering or leaving limited access roadways                            75.00

31-15-16            Use of emergency break-down lane for travel                        75.00

13-15-17            Crossing bicycle lane                                                             75.00

31-16-1              Care in starting from stop                                                       75.00

31-16-2              Manner of turning at intersection                                            75.00

31-16-4              U turn where prohibited                                                         75.00

31-16-5              Turn signal required                                                               75.00

31-16-6              Time of signaling turn                                                             75.00

31-16-7              Failure to give stop signal                                                       75.00

31-16-8              Method of giving signals                                                         75.00

31-16.1-3           Diesel vehicle idling rules                    first offense not to exceed 100.00                     

                                                                                       second and subsequent offense not

                                                                                                          to exceed 500.00

31-17-1              Failure to yield right of way                                                    75.00

31-17-2              Vehicle turning left                                                                 75.00

31-17-3              Yield right of way (intersection)                                              75.00

31-17-4              Obedience to stop signs                                                         75.00

31-17-5              Entering from private road or driveway                                  75.00

31-17-8              Vehicle within right of way, rotary                                          75.00

31-17-9              Yielding to bicycles on bicycle lane                                        75.00

31-18-3              Right of way in crosswalks                                                     75.00

31-18-5              Crossing other than at crosswalks                                          75.00

31-18-8              Due care by drivers                                                               75.00

31-18-12            Hitchhiking                                                                            75.00

31-18-18            Right of way on sidewalks                                                     75.00

31-19-3              Traffic laws applied to bicycles                                              75.00

31-19-20            Sale of new bicycles                                                              75.00

31-19-21            Sale of used bicycles                                                             75.00

31-19.1-2           Operating motorized bicycle on an interstate                           75.00

                           highway

31-19.2-2           Operating motorized tricycle on an interstate                          75.00

                           highway

31-20-1              Failure to stop at railroad crossing                                          75.00

31-20-2              Driving through railroad gate                                                  75.00

31-20-9              Obedience to stop sign                                                          75.00

31-21-4              Places where parking or stopping prohibited                          75.00

31-21-14            Opening of vehicle doors                                                       45.00

31-22-2              Improper backing up                                                             75.00

31-22-4              Overloading vehicle                                                               75.00

31-22-5              Violation of safety zone                                                          75.00

31-22-6              Coasting                                                                                75.00

31-22-7              Following fire apparatus                                                         75.00

31-22-8              Crossing fire hose                                                                  75.00

31-22-9              Throwing debris on highway - snow removal                          75.00

31-22-11.5         Improper use of school bus –                                                 not to exceed

                                                                                                                        five hundred

                                                                                                                       dollars ($500)

                                                                                                                       for each day of                                           improper use

31-22-22(a)       No child restraint                                                                   75.00

31-22-22(a)       Child restraint/seat belt but not in any rear                              75.00

                           seating position

31-22-22(b), (f) No seat belt - passenger                                                        75.00

31-22-22(g)       No seat belt - operator                                                          75.00

31-22-23            Tow trucks - proper identification                                          275.00

31-22-24            Operation of interior lights                                                      75.00

31-23-1(d)(2)     U.S. department of transportation motor carrier

                           safety rules and regulations                                                     125.00

31-23-4              Brake equipment required                                                      75.00

31-23-8              Horn required                                                                        75.00

31-23-10            Sirens prohibited                                                                   75.00

31-23-13            Muffler required                                                                    75.00

31-23-13.1         Altering height or operating a motor vehicle

                           with an altered height                                                             75.00

31-23-14            Prevention of excessive fumes or smoke                                 75.00

31-23-16            Windshield and window stickers (visibility)                             75.00

31-23-17            Windshield wipers                                                                 75.00

31-23-19            Metal tires prohibited                                                             75.00

31-23-20            Protuberances on tires                                                           75.00

31-23-26            Fenders and wheel flaps required                                           75.00

31-23-27            Rear wheel flaps on buses, trucks and trailers                         75.00

31-23-29            Flares or red flag required over four thousand

                           pounds (4,000 lbs.)                                                               75.00

31-23-40            Approved types of seat belt requirements                               75.00

31-23-42.1         Special mirror - school bus                                                    75.00

31-23-43            Chocks required (1 pair) - over four thousand

                           pounds (4,000 lbs.)                                                               75.00

31-23-45            Tire treads - defective tires                                                    75.00

31-23-47            Slow moving emblem required                                               75.00

31-23-49            Transportation of gasoline - passenger vehicle                        75.00

31-23-51            Operating bike or motor vehicle wearing

                           ear phones (first offense)                                                        60.00

31-24-1              Times when lights required                                                     75.00

through

31-24-53            Safety lights required on food vending vehicles                       75.00

31-24-5              Headlamp required on motorcycle                                         75.00

31-24-31            Flashing lights - permit required                                              75.00

31-24-34            Failure to dim lights                                                                75.00

31-24-45            Red flag required, load projecting four feet                             75.00

                           (4') rear

31-25-03            Maximum width of one hundred and two

                           inches (102") exceeded                                                         75.00

31-25-04            Maximum height of one hundred

                           sixty-two inches (162") exceeded                                          75.00

31-25-06            Maximum number and length of coupled vehicles                    500.00

31-25-07            Load extending three feet (3') front, six feet                            75.00

                           (6') rear exceeded

31-25-9              Leaking load                                                                         75.00

31-25-11            Connections between coupled vehicles                                   75.00

31-25-12            Towing chain, twelve inch (12") square flag                            75.00

                           required

31-25-12.1         Tow truck - use of lanes (first offense)                                   50.00

31-25-14(d)(1)   Maximum weight and tandem axles                                        125.00 

31-25-14(d)(2)   Maximum weight and tandem axles                                        125.00 

31-25-14(d)(3)   Maximum weight and tandem axles                                        125.00

31-25-16(c)(1)   Maximum weight shown in registration                                   65.00

                                                                                                                       per thousand

                                                                                                                       lbs.overweight                                                                                                                                                                    or portion

                                                                                                                       thereof.

31-25-16(c)(2)   Maximum weight shown in registration                                   125.00

                                                                                                                       per thousand                                                                                                                                                                       lbs. overweight                                                                                                                                                                   or portion

                                                                                                                       thereof. 

31-25-16(c)(3) Maximum weight shown in registration                                     1,025.00

                                                                                                                       plus $125.00

                                                                                                                       per thousand                                                                                                                                                                       lbs. overweight                                                                                                                                                                   or portion

                                                                                                                       thereof.

31-25-17            Identification of trucks and truck-tractors                               50.00

                           (first offense)

31-25-24            Carrying and inspection of excess load limit                            175.00

31-27-2.3           Refusal to take preliminary breath test                                    75.00

31-28-7(d)         Wrongful use of handicapped parking placard                        500.00

31-28-7(f)          Handicapped parking space violation:

                           First offense                                                                          100.00

                           Second offense                                                                      175.00

                           Third offense and subsequent offenses                                    325.00

31-28-7.1(e)      Wrongful use of institutional handicapped

                           parking placard                                                                     125.00

31-33-2              Failure to file accident report                                                  45.00

31-36.1-17         No fuel tax stamp (out-of-state)                                             75.00

31-38-3              No inspection sticker                                                             75.00

31-38-4              Violation of inspection laws                                                    75.00

31-47.2-06         Heavy-duty vehicle emission inspections:

                           First offense                                                                          125.00

                           Second offense                                                                      525.00

                           Third and subsequent offenses                                               1,025.00

37-15-7              Littering                                                                                 55.00

39-12-26            Public carriers violation                                                          75.00  300.00

SPEEDING                                                             Fine

(A) One to ten miles per hour (1-10 mph) in excess of

posted speed limit                                                                                            $ 85.00

(B) Eleven miles per hour (11 mph) in excess of posted

speed limit with a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) per mile in excess                         195.00

of speed limit shall be assessed. minimum

 (b) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a judge may impose the following penalties for speeding:

(1) For speeds up to and including ten miles per hour (10 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 any subsequent offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense. In addition, the license may be suspended up to thirty (30) days. 

(2) For speeds in excess of ten miles per hour (10 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 chapter 8.2 of title 8 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 2. Sections 39-12-6, 39-12-20 and 39-12-26 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-12 entitled "Motor Carriers of Property" are hereby amended to read as follows:

 

39-12-6. Requirement of certificate of public convenience and necessity for common carriers -- Application. -- Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in the business of transporting property for compensation in intrastate commerce over the publicly used highways as a common carrier, unless there shall be in force with respect to the carrier a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the administrator authorizing the operations. Every person proposing to operate as a common carrier shall file with the administrator, in the form to be provided by him or her, an application for a certificate, accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. Each application for a certificate shall be made in writing, shall be verified by oath or written declaration that it is made under penalties of perjury and shall contain such information as the administrator may require. The administrator shall, within a reasonable time, fix the time and place of hearing on every application. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication or by written notice mailed by the administrator at least ten (10) days before the date fixed thereof to all common carriers, including railroad companies, if any, serving any part of the route or territory proposed to be served by the applicant, to each person filing with the administrator a written request for the notice, and to any other person who may, in the opinion of the administrator, be interested in or affected by the issuance of the certificate. The copy of the notice, including a list of the applications to be heard, shall be publicly posted in the office of the administrator. Any person having an interest in the matter shall have the right, in accordance with rules prescribed therefor by the administrator, to make representations and to introduce evidence in favor of or in opposition to the issuance of the certificate.

 

39-12-20. Transfer of certificates or permits -- Joint control of common carriers. -- Any common carrier certificate or any contract carrier permit may be assigned and transferred, in whole or in part, by the holder thereof, his or her assignee, receiver, trustee, or by the holder's personal representative, or by the surviving partner or partners of the deceased partner to which the rights and privileges under the certificate or permit shall pass at the death of the holder, upon his or her application to the administrator. The transfer and assignment must receive the consent and approval of the administrator, after public notice, in the manner provided in sections 39-12-6 and 39-12-9, and a public hearing, at which the proposed transferee shall have established to the satisfaction of the administrator his or her willingness, fitness, and ability to perform or furnish transportation for compensation under the certificate or permit. No certificate or permit may be transferred in part, unless the rights are clearly severable; and no certificate or permit shall be transferred, in whole or in part, except in connection with the bona fide sale to the transferee of the business of the transferor. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. It shall be unlawful for any person to accomplish or effectuate or to participate in accomplishing or effectuating the control or management in a common interest of any two (2) or more common carriers, however such a result is attained, whether directly or indirectly, by use of common directors, officers, or stockholders, or in any manner whatsoever. As used in this section, the words "control and management" shall be construed to include the power to exercise control and management. The holder of either a common carrier certificate or a contract carrier permit shall not acquire the operating rights held by another person through a transfer proceeding unless, both operating rights are merged simultaneously and not until the application to transfer is approved by the administrator.

 

39-12-26. Registration and identification of vehicles. -- Every interstate motor carrier engaged in the transportation of property for compensation over the highways of this state, subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall apply to the administrator for the issuance of a vehicle identification device for the registration and identification of vehicles. The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee in the amount of eight dollars ($8.00) for each identification device for which an application is made. All intrastate carriers shall be assessed twenty dollars ($20.00) for each identification device for which an application is made. register and identify all vehicles to be operated in the state in accordance with the provisions contained in and mandated under the federal "Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users" (SAFETEA-LU) (Public Law 109-59, enacted August 10, 2005), the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005 (Included within SAFETEA-LU), and the United Carrier Registration Agreement (UCRA) (Sections 4302 through 4308 of SAFETEA-LU), and/or any related successor federal law(s). All intrastate carriers not subject to the provisions of the foregoing federal law, shall apply to the administrator for the issuance of a vehicle identification device for the registration and identification of vehicles and shall be assessed twenty dollars ($20.00) for each identification device for which an application is made. All revenues received shall be deposited as general revenues. The identification device shall be furnished annually to every carrier whose duty it shall be to apply for it. It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle to be engaged in transporting property for compensation in either intrastate or interstate commerce without the owner of it having applied for and received the required identification device, unless the vehicle is exempted from the provisions of this chapter. Each identification device shall be accompanied by a registration card issued by the administrator which shall be in the possession of the vehicle's driver, when the vehicle is operating. Transfers of the identification device from one vehicle to another are hereby prohibited unless authorized by the administrator. The administrator, in his or her discretion, may refuse to reissue the identification device to the holder of any certificate, permit, or permit of registration, pending any complaint or hearing upon the question of revocation or suspension or in which such question is involved. The administrator shall prescribe reasonable rules and regulations governing the registration and identification of motor vehicles authorized for operation under this chapter. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in section 31-41.1-4.

 

SECTION 3. Section 39-13-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-13 entitled "Motor Passenger Carriers" is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

39-13-4. Application for certificate -- Fee -- Domicile of applicant. -- A certificate shall be issued only after written application for a certificate, accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) two hundred and fifty dollars ($250), has been made by the owner of the jitney; provided, however, that this fee shall not apply to any city or town, or any agency or department of any city or town of the state, or any nonprofit jitney service utilized for the transportation of senior citizens. All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. No certificate shall be issued to any person who is not a citizen resident within this state, nor to any association, unless all members of the association are citizens resident within this state, nor to any corporation, unless either all stockholders thereof are citizens resident within this state or the corporation has been created by a special act of the general assembly, upon petition for the same, the pendency of which petition shall be notified in such manner as the general assembly may by general law or special act prescribe.

 

SECTION 4. Sections 39-13-3 and 39-14-25 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-13 entitled "Motor Passenger Carriers" is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

39-13-3. Certificate requirement for jitney operation. -- No person, association, or corporation shall operate a jitney until the owner thereof shall have obtained a certificate from the division specifying the route over which the jitney may operate, the number of passengers which it may carry at any one time, the service to be furnished, and that public convenience and necessity require operation over the route. Certificates issued under this chapter shall be renewed before the close of business on December 31 of each calendar year. The renewal fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) and shall be submitted with the renewal form. All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues; provided, however, that this fee shall not apply to any city or town, or any agency or department of any city or town of the state, or any nonprofit jitney service utilized for the transportation of senior citizens.

 

39-14-25. Transfer of certificate. -- No certificate shall be sold or transferred until the administrator, upon written application setting forth the purposes, terms, and conditions of the sale or transfer, shall, after a hearing, approve the application. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. A proposed transfer of a certificate shall be approved only if the administrator finds the transferee to be fit, willing, and able, financially and otherwise, to render the service described and authorized in the certificate; further, the administrator shall only reissue and transfer a certificate upon evidence that the transferor of the certificate has, during the six (6) month period immediately prior to receipt of the transfer application, or during the six (6) month period immediately preceding the filing of a petition for bankruptcy, whether voluntary or involuntary, or the institution of a petition for receivership, wherein the certificates are assets of the bankruptcy or receivership, been rendering the service authorized by the certificate.

 

SECTION 5. This article shall take effect upon passage.