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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MULTIPLE OFFENSES

     Introduced By: Representatives Walsh, and Craven

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2014

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 31-27-24 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-27 entitled "Motor

Vehicle Offenses" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     31-27-24. Multiple moving offenses. -- (a) Every person convicted of moving violations

on four (4) separate and distinct occasions within an eighteen (18) month period may be fined up

to one thousand dollars ($1,000), and shall be ordered to attend sixty (60) hours of driver

retraining, shall be ordered to perform sixty (60) hours of public community service, and the

person's operator license in this state may be suspended up to one year or revoked by the court for

a period of up to two (2) years. An order to attend driver retraining shall be administered in

cooperation with a college or university accredited by the state, and shall include a provision to

pay a reasonable tuition for the course in an amount determined by the court of competent

jurisdiction and the college or university. Prior to the suspension or revocation of a person's

license to operate within the state, the court shall make specific findings of fact and determine if

the person's continued operation of a motor vehicle would pose a substantial traffic safety hazard.

      (b) At the expiration of the time of revocation as set by the court pursuant to subsection

(a) above, the person may petition that court for restoration of his or her privilege to operate a

motor vehicle in this state. The license privilege shall not thereafter be reinstated until evidence

satisfactory to the court, following a hearing, establishes that no grounds exist which would

authorize refusal to issue a license and until the person gives proof of financial responsibility

pursuant to chapter 32 of this title.

      (c) For the purposes of this section only, the term "moving violations" shall mean any

violation of the following sections of the general laws:

      (1) 31-13-4. Obedience to devices.

      (2) 31-14-1. Reasonable and prudent speeds.

      (3) 31-14-2. Prima facie limits.

      (4) 31-14-3. Conditions requiring reduced speeds.

      (5) 31-15-5. Overtaking on the right.

      (6) 31-15-11. Laned roadways.

      (7) 31-15-12. Interval between vehicles.

      (8) 31-15-16. Use of emergency break-down lane for travel.

      (9) 31-17-4. Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection.

      (10) 31-20-9. Obedience to stop signs.

      (11) 31-27.1-3. "Aggressive driving" defined.

     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 - MULTIPLE OFFENSES

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     This act would require those who are required to attend driver retraining class for

multiple moving offense violations to pay a reasonable tuition to be determined by the court and

the college or university administering the course.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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