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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES | |
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Introduced By: Representative Donald J. Lally | |
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Date Introduced: February 27, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 31-27-24 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-27 entitled "Motor |
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Vehicle Offenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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31-27-24. Multiple moving offenses. -- (a) Every person convicted of moving violations |
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on four (4) separate and distinct occasions within an eighteen (18) month period may be fined up |
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to one thousand dollars ($1,000), and |
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retraining, |
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and the person's operator license in this state may be suspended up to one year or revoked by the |
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court for a period of up to two (2) years. Prior to the suspension or revocation of a person's |
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license to operate within the state, the court shall make specific findings of fact and determine if |
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the person's continued operation of a motor vehicle would pose a substantial traffic safety hazard. |
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(b) At the expiration of the time of revocation as set by the court pursuant to subsection |
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(a) above, the person may petition that court for restoration of his or her privilege to operate a |
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motor vehicle in this state. The license privilege shall not thereafter be reinstated until evidence |
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satisfactory to the court, following a hearing, establishes that no grounds exist which would |
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authorize refusal to issue a license and until the person gives proof of financial responsibility |
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pursuant to chapter 32 of this title. |
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(c) For the purposes of this section only, the term "moving violations" shall mean any |
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violation of the following sections of the general laws: |
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(1) 31-13-4. Obedience to devices. |
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(2) 31-14-1. Reasonable and prudent speeds. |
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(3) 31-14-2. Prima facie limits. |
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(4) 31-14-3. Conditions requiring reduced speeds. |
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(5) 31-15-5. Overtaking on the right. |
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(6) 31-15-11. Laned roadways. |
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(7) 31-15-12. Interval between vehicles. |
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(8) 31-15-16. Use of emergency break-down lane for travel. |
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(9) 31-17-4. Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection. |
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(10) 31-20-9. Obedience to stop signs. |
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(11) 31-27.1-3. "Aggressive driving" defined. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES | |
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This act would provide that a person convicted of four (4) moving violations in an |
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eighteen (18) month period would be subject to a one thousand dollars ($1,000) fine, up to sixty |
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(60) hours of community service, driver retraining, suspension of license for up to one year or |
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license revocation for a period of up to two (2) years. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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