| Chapter 405 |
| 2026 -- S 3135 Enacted 06/23/2026 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES |
Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, Dimitri, McKenney, LaMountain, Burke, Quezada, and Thompson |
| Date Introduced: March 20, 2026 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 31-22-22.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-22 entitled |
| "Miscellaneous Rules" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-22-22.1. Child passenger protection — Warnings of hazard and risk. |
| (a) All law enforcement officers in this state are authorized to may provide a verbal warning |
| to any person who shall be is deemed to have left a child under the age of seven (7) unattended in |
| a motor vehicle. The warning shall apprise inform the offending person of the dangers of this |
| practice including, but not limited to, the risk of kidnapping and/or abduction, and the dangers |
| which may result from the accumulation of excessive temperatures within the motor vehicle. |
| (b) No fine or sanction shall be imposed for a violation of this section, other than a verbal |
| warning, and no record of any kind shall be maintained of the warning. Nothing in this section shall |
| preclude prosecution under any applicable criminal law for acts arising from leaving a child |
| unattended in a motor vehicle that constitute a criminal offense. A violation of this section may |
| result in criminal penalties consistent with such laws. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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| LC005636 |
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