2026 -- H 7382 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL LICENSES FOR | |
MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS, LOW-SPEED VEHICLES AND OTHER MOTOR | |
DRIVEN CYCLES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Boylan, Speakman, Donovan, Kazarian, DeSimone, | |
Date Introduced: January 28, 2026 | |
Referred To: House State Government & Elections | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 31-10.1-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10.1 entitled "Special |
2 | Licenses for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, Low-Speed Vehicles and Other Motor Driven Cycles" |
3 | is hereby amended to read as follows: |
4 | 31-10.1-4. Required equipment. |
5 | Operators of motorcycles, motor scooters, and motor-driven cycles shall use eye protection |
6 | of a type approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles when operating their |
7 | vehicles on streets and highways. Every motorcycle, motor scooter, and motor-driven cycle shall |
8 | be equipped with a rear view mirror. Any operator under the age of twenty-one (21) shall wear a |
9 | helmet of a type approved by the administrator of motor vehicles. In addition, all new operators, |
10 | regardless of age, shall be required, for a period of one year from the date of issuance of the first |
11 | license pursuant to § 31-10.1-1, to wear a helmet of a type approved by said administrator. Any |
12 | person deemed in violation of this provision shall be subject to the fines enumerated in § 31-41.1- |
13 | 4, which shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 41.1 of this title. The |
14 | administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to set forth rules and regulations |
15 | governing the use of other equipment on those vehicles. All fines collected under this section shall |
16 | be deposited in a general restricted receipt account for the use of the Rhode Island governor’s office |
17 | on highway safety in order to promote educational and informational programs encouraging helmet |
18 | use. |
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1 | 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 -- SPECIAL LICENSES FOR | |
MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS, LOW-SPEED VEHICLES AND OTHER MOTOR | |
DRIVEN CYCLES | |
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1 | This act would require all motorcycle operators to wear a helmet regardless of age. |
2 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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