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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND

RULES OF THE ROAD

     Introduced By: Representatives Hull, Slater, Fogarty, Fascia, and Sanchez

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2025

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     (Judiciary)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 31-15-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-15 entitled "Passing, Use

of Lanes, and Rules of the Road" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     31-15-9. One way highways.

     (a) The state traffic commission may designate any highway or any separate roadway under

its jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice of one-way traffic.

     (b) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic a vehicle shall be driven

only in the direction designated. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-

41.1-4.

     (c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4 If a motorist

violates this section on an interstate highway or on an entrance or exit ramp connected to an

interstate highway, the motorist shall be subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500) and

license suspension of up to six (6) months.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND

RULES OF THE ROAD

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     This act would add a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an

increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance

or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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