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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SPECIAL LICENSE FOR

MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS, AND OTHER MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES

     Introduced By: Representative Gregg Amore

     Date Introduced: April 23, 2013

     Referred To: House Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 31-10.1-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10.1 entitled "Special

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License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles" is hereby amended to

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read as follows:

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     31-10.1-4. Required equipment. -- Operators of motorcycles, motor scooters, and

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motor-driven cycles shall use eye protection of a type approved by the administrator of the

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division of motor vehicles when operating their vehicles on streets and highways. Every

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motorcycle, motor scooter, and motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with a rear view mirror.

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Any operator or passenger under the age of twenty-one (21) shall wear a helmet of a type

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approved by the administrator of motor vehicles. In addition, all new operators, regardless of age,

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shall be required, for a period of one year from the date of issuance of the first license pursuant to

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section 31-10.1-1, to wear a helmet of a type approved by said administrator. Any person deemed

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in violation of this provision shall be subject to the fines enumerated in section 31-41.1-4, which

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shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 41.1 of this title. The administrator of

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the division of motor vehicles is authorized to set forth rules and regulations governing the use of

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other equipment on those vehicles. All fines collected under this section shall be deposited in a

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general restricted receipt account for the use of the Rhode Island governor's office on highway

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safety in order to promote educational and informational programs encouraging helmet use.

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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 - SPECIAL LICENSE FOR

MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS, AND OTHER MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES

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     This act would require passengers of motorcycles or motor scooters to wear helmets

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approved by the department of motor vehicles.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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