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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 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES

     Introduced By: Representatives Palumbo, and Jacquard

     Date Introduced: March 08, 2012

     Referred To: House Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 31-22 of the General Laws entitled "Miscellaneous Rules" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     31-22-28.1. Dogs prohibited from sitting on lap of operator of motor vehicle. -- It

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shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle with a dog sitting in the lap of the

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motor vehicle operator. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall, upon

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conviction, be subject to a fine of eighty-five dollars ($85.00); for a second conviction shall be

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subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100); and for a third and subsequent convictions a

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person shall be subject to a fine of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125). All violations arising

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out of this section shall be heard in the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal.

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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 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES

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     This act would prohibit dogs from sitting on the lap of a motor vehicle operator. Any

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person in violation of such would be subject to fines.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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