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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OFFENSES

     Introduced By: Representative Charlene Lima

     Date Introduced: January 19, 2012

     Referred To: House Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 31-27 of the General Laws entitled "Motor Vehicle Offenses" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     31-27-2.10. Checkpoints for detection of alcohol related motor vehicle offenses -

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Prohibited. -- No police department within this state, including the state police, shall use any

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checkpoint, random or otherwise, as an investigative measure in the detection and apprehension

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of motorists who may be under the influence.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OFFENSES

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     This act would bar checkpoints as a means to detect motorists under the influence.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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