Title 8
Courts and Civil Procedure — Courts

Chapter 18
State and Municipal Court Compact

R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-18-3

§ 8-18-3. Jurisdiction for certain violations. [Effective until January 15, 2027.]

(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 (Speeding (A)) 31-41.2-3      

(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.

History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 650, § 1; P.L. 2024, ch. 412, § 1, effective June 28, 2024.

Notes

  Compiler’s Notes.

Section 31-10.1-2, referred to in the table in subsection (a) of this section, is repealed by P.L. 2024, ch. 41, § 3 and P.L. 2024, ch. 42, § 3, effective August 31, 2024.

§ 8-18-3. Jurisdiction for certain violations. [Effective January 15, 2027.]

(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 (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.

History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 650, § 1; P.L. 2024, ch. 412, § 1, effective June 28, 2024.

Notes

  Compiler’s Notes.

Section 31-10.1-2, referred to in the table in subsection (a) of this section, is repealed by P.L. 2024, ch. 41, § 3 and P.L. 2024, ch. 42, § 3, effective August 31, 2024.