| Chapter 412 |
| 2024 -- S 2770 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/28/2024 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- STATE AND MUNICIPAL COURT COMPACT |
Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, and Bissaillon |
| Date Introduced: March 08, 2024 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 8-18-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-18 entitled "State and |
| Municipal Court Compact" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 8-18-3. Jurisdiction for certain violations. |
| (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, jurisdiction over the adjudication of matters |
| relating to violations enumerated in the following sections of the general laws is hereby conferred |
| upon the municipal courts and the traffic tribunal: |
| 31-13-4 31-13-9 31-13-11 31-14-3 31-14-9 31-15-1 31-15-3 |
| 31-15-4 31-15-5 31-15-6 31-15-7 31-15-9 31-15-11 31-15-12 |
| 31-15-13 31-16-1 31-16-2 31-16-4 31-16-5 31-16-7 31-16-9 |
| 31-17-1 31-17-2 31-17-4 31-17-6 31-17-7 31-18-12 31-20-1 |
| 31-20-2 31-20-9 31-21-4 31-22-2 31-22-4 31-22-5 31-22-6 |
| 31-22-7 31-22-8 31-22-9 31-23-1 31-23-8 31-23-13 31-23-14 |
| 31-23-15 31-24-1 31-24-4 31-24-5 31-24-7 31-24-12 31-38-4 |
| 31-12-12 37-15-7 31-3-29 31-3-30 31-3-34 31-3-35 31-8-1 |
| 31-10-32 31-10.1-1 31-10.1-4 31-10.1-5 31-10.1-6 31-13-6 31-15-8 |
| 31-23-45 31-14-1 31-17-3 31-23-4 31-23-10 31-23-17 31-23-19 |
| 31-23-20 31-23-26 31-23-27 31-23-40 31-23-42.1 31-3-18 31-10-27 |
| 31-18-3 31-10.1-7 31-38-3 31-14-12 31-17-5 31-25-9 31-25-11 |
| 31-25-12 31-25-12.1 31-25-10 31-22-1 31-24-34 31-27-9 31-3-9 |
| 31-15-10 31-18-8 31-25-17 31-10.1-4 31-23-43 31-23-29 31-24-45 |
| 31-17-8 31-24-10 31-23-47 31-12-9 31-15-16 24-10-18 31-19-5 |
| 31-3-12 31-24-9 31-22-22 31-28-7 31-28-7.1 31-3-32 31-18-4 |
| 24-10-18 31-18-5 31-18-15 31-18-18 31-21-14 31-22-3 31-23-16 |
| 31-24-6 31-24-8 31-24-31 31-27-16 31-22-23 31-10-30 31-10-10 |
| 31-19-3 31-3-40 31-22-24 31-23-51 31-7-1 31-15-2 31-15-12.1 |
| 31-16-8 31-20-17 31-24-16 31-24-17 31-24-20 31-24-22 31-24-23 |
| 31-24-24 31-24-25 31-24-26 31-24-27 31-24-28 31-24-29 31-24-30 |
| 31-24-32 31-24-33 31-24-36 31-24-38 31-24-39 31-24-40 31-24-41 |
| 31-24-42 31-24-43 31-24-46 31-24-49 31-24-51 31-24-53 31-26-3.1 |
| 31-27-17 31-27-19 31-33-2 31-45-1 4-1-26 31-10.1-2 31-20-10 |
| 31-22-13 31-24-13 31-27-10 31-41.1-4 31.41.2-331-41.2-3 |
| (Speeding |
| (A)). |
| (b) Except as provided in §§ 8-18-9, 8-18-10, and 31-41.1-11, jurisdiction over violations |
| enumerated in subsection (a) shall be exercised as follows: |
| (1) By the traffic tribunal over all violations for which the summons is issued by a state |
| agency; |
| (2) By the traffic tribunal over all violations for which the summons is issued by a city or |
| town which has not established a municipal court; and |
| (3) By the municipal court over all violations for which the summons is issued by a city or |
| town which has established a municipal court. |
| SECTION 2. Section 31-41.2-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-41.2 entitled |
| "Automated Traffic Violation Monitoring Systems" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-41.2-3. Automated traffic violation monitoring systems. |
| (a) The state department of transportation and the municipalities of this state are hereby |
| authorized to install and operate automated traffic violation detection systems. Such systems shall |
| be limited to systems which monitor and detect violations of traffic control signals. For purposes |
| of this chapter an automated traffic violation detection system means a system with one or more |
| motor vehicle sensors which produces images of motor vehicles being operated in violation of |
| traffic signal laws. A municipality shall be permitted to install, at up to no more than three (3) |
| designated "Don't Block the Box" intersections within the municipality, an automated traffic |
| detection system to monitor violations of § 31-15-12.2; provided, however, that the provisions |
| allowing such "Don't Block the Box" monitoring shall sunset on January 15, 2027, at which time |
| such use as provided in this section shall no longer be permitted. |
| (b) No automated traffic violation detection system shall be installed pursuant to this |
| section which has not been approved for use by the director of the state department of |
| transportation. The director of the state department of transportation shall promulgate regulations |
| for the approval and operation of said systems pursuant to the administrative procedures act, chapter |
| 35 of title 42. Systems shall be approved if the director is satisfied they meet standards of efficiency |
| and accuracy. All systems installed for use under this chapter must be able to record the image of |
| the vehicle and the license plates of the vehicle. |
| (c) In the event that the system is to be installed other than by the state department of |
| transportation on state-maintained streets or roads, the director of the department of transportation |
| must approve such installation. |
| (d) The state department of transportation and/or the municipalities may enter into an |
| agreement with a private corporation or other entity to provide automated traffic violation detection |
| systems or equipment and to maintain such systems. |
| (e) Compensation to a private entity that provides traffic signal monitoring devices shall |
| be based on the value of such equipment and related support services, and shall not be based on the |
| revenue generated by such systems. |
| SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage and the provisions of this act shall |
| sunset on January 15, 2027. |
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