2015 -- H 5657 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INTERSECTION VIOLATIONS | |
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Introduced By: Representative Charlene Lima | |
Date Introduced: February 26, 2015 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 31-15-12.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-15 entitled "Passing, |
2 | Use of Lanes, and Rules of the Road" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 31-15-12.1. Entering intersections. -- (a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not enter an |
4 | intersection whether or not any traffic signal is green unless there is sufficient space in the |
5 | roadway he or she is about to enter beyond the intersection to receive his or her vehicle without |
6 | blocking the intersection. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in section 31- |
7 | 41.1-4, unless bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death occurs to any person other than the |
8 | offending operator under this section. |
9 | (1) Prior to January 1, 2016, any motorist who violates this subsection shall be issued a |
10 | verbal warning only; |
11 | (2) Effective January 1, 2016, any motorist who commits a first violation of this |
12 | subsection shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars ($250); a second violation of this subsection |
13 | shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500); and for a third violation of this subsection one |
14 | thousand dollars ($1,000). |
15 | (b) Any city or town that determines that they have a traffic and safety problem in their |
16 | community due to violations of § 31-15-12.1(a) may petition the state traffic commission, created |
17 | by § 31-13-1, for permission to paint a four (4) sided box within the intersection to more clearly |
18 | delineate the boundaries of the intersection that cannot be blocked under § 31-15-12.1(a). |
19 | (b)(c) When bodily injury of any person other than the offending operator of any motor |
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1 | vehicle is caused by violation of this section, the offending operator shall be fined two hundred |
2 | dollars ($200). When serious bodily injury of any person other than the offending operator of any |
3 | motor vehicle is caused by violation of this section, the offending operator shall be fined five |
4 | hundred dollars ($500) and his/her driver's license shall be suspended for a period of three (3) |
5 | months. When the death of any person other than the offending operator of any motor vehicle is |
6 | caused by violation of this section, the offending operator shall be fined one thousand dollars |
7 | ($1,000) and his/her driver's license shall be suspended for a period of one year. |
8 | (c)(d) As used in this section, "serious bodily injury" means physical injury that creates a |
9 | substantial risk of death or causes serious physical disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment |
10 | of the function of any bodily member or organ. |
11 | SECTION 2. Section 31-41.1-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-41.1 entitled |
12 | "Adjudication of Traffic Offenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
13 | 31-41.1-4. Schedule of violations. -- (a) The penalties for violations of the enumerated |
14 | sections, listed in numerical order, correspond to the fines described. However, those offenses for |
15 | which punishments may vary according to the severity of the offense, or punishment that require |
16 | the violator to perform a service, shall be heard and decided by the traffic tribunal or municipal |
17 | court. The following violations may be handled administratively through the method prescribed |
18 | in this chapter. This list is not exclusive and jurisdiction may be conferred on the traffic tribunal |
19 | with regard to other violations. |
20 | VIOLATIONS SCHEDULE |
21 | 8-8.2-2 DOT, DEM, or other agency and department violations $85.00 |
22 | 24-10-17 Soliciting rides in motor vehicles 85.00 |
23 | 24-10-18 Backing up prohibited 85.00 |
24 | 24-10-20 Park and ride lots 85.00 |
25 | 24-12-37 Nonpayment of toll 100.00 |
26 | 31-3-12 Visibility of plates 85.00 |
27 | 31-3-18 Display of plates 85.00 |
28 | 31-3-32 Driving with expired registration 85.00 |
29 | 31-3-34 Failure to notify division of change of address 85.00 |
30 | 31-3-35 Notice of change of name 85.00 |
31 | 31-3-40 Temporary plates - dealer issued 85.00 |
32 | 31-4-3 Temporary registration - twenty (20) day bill of sale 85.00 |
33 | 31-10-10 Rules as to armed forces license 85.00 |
34 | 31-10-30 Driving on expired license 85.00 |
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1 | 31-10-32 Notice of change of address 85.00 |
2 | 31-10.1-4 No motorcycle helmet (operator) 85.00 |
3 | 31-10.1-5 Motorcycle handlebar violation 85.00 |
4 | 31-10.1-6 No motorcycle helmet (passenger) 85.00 |
5 | 31-10.1-7 Inspection of motorcycle required 85.00 |
6 | 31-12-12 Local motor vehicle ordinance 85.00 |
7 | 31-13-04 Obedience to devices 85.00 |
8 | 31-13-6(3)(i) Eluding traffic light 85.00 |
9 | 31-13-09 Flashing signals 85.00 |
10 | 31-13-11 Injury to signs or devices 85.00 |
11 | 31-14-1 Reasonable and prudent speed 95.00 |
12 | 31-14-03 Condition requiring reduced speed 95.00 |
13 | 31-14-09 Below minimum speed 95.00 |
14 | 31-14-12 Speed limit on bridges and structures 95.00 |
15 | 31-15-1 Leaving lane of travel 85.00 |
16 | 31-15-2 Slow traffic to right 85.00 |
17 | 31-15-3 Operator left of center 85.00 |
18 | 31-15-4 Overtaking on left 85.00 |
19 | 31-15-5(a) Overtaking on right 85.00 |
20 | 31-15-6 Clearance for overtaking 85.00 |
21 | 31-15-7 Places where overtaking prohibited 85.00 |
22 | 31-15-8 No passing zone 85.00 |
23 | 31-15-9 One way highways 85.00 |
24 | 31-15-10 Rotary traffic islands 85.00 |
25 | 31-15-11 Laned roadway violation 85.00 |
26 | 31-15-12 Following too closely 85.00 |
27 | 31-15-12.1 Entering intersection 100.00 |
28 | 31-15-13 Crossing center section of divided highway 85.00 |
29 | 31-15-14 Entering or leaving limited access roadways 85.00 |
30 | 31-15-16 Use of emergency break-down lane for travel 85.00 |
31 | 31-15-17 Crossing bicycle lane 85.00 |
32 | 31-15-18 Unsafe passing of person operating a bicycle 85.00 |
33 | 31-16-1 Care in starting from stop 85.00 |
34 | 31-16-2 Manner of turning at intersection 85.00 |
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1 | 31-16-4 U turn where prohibited 85.00 |
2 | 31-16-5 Turn signal required 85.00 |
3 | 31-16-6 Time of signaling turn 85.00 |
4 | 31-16-7 Failure to give stop signal 85.00 |
5 | 31-16-8 Method of giving signals 85.00 |
6 | 31-16.1-3 Diesel vehicle idling rules first offense not to exceed 100.00 |
7 | second and subsequent offense not to exceed 500.00 |
8 | 31-17-1 Failure to yield right of way 85.00 |
9 | 31-17-2 Vehicle turning left 85.00 |
10 | 31-17-3 Yield right of way (intersection) 85.00 |
11 | 31-17-4 Obedience to stop signs 85.00 |
12 | 31-17-5 Entering from private road or driveway 85.00 |
13 | 31-17-8 Vehicle within right of way, rotary 85.00 |
14 | 31-17-9 Yielding to bicycles on bicycle lane 85.00 |
15 | 31-18-3 Right of way in crosswalks first violation 85.00 |
16 | second violation or any subsequent violation $100.00 |
17 | 31-18-5 Crossing other than at crosswalks 85.00 |
18 | 31-18-8 Due care by drivers 85.00 |
19 | 31-18-12 Hitchhiking 85.00 |
20 | 31-18-18 Right of way on sidewalks 85.00 |
21 | 31-19-3 Traffic laws applied to bicycles 85.00 |
22 | 31-19-20 Sale of new bicycles 85.00 |
23 | 31-19-21 Sale of used bicycles 85.00 |
24 | 31-19.1-2 Operating motorized bicycle on an interstate highway 85.00 |
25 | 31-19.2-2 Operating motorized tricycle on an interstate highway 85.00 |
26 | 31-20-1 Failure to stop at railroad crossing 85.00 |
27 | 31-20-2 Driving through railroad gate 85.00 |
28 | 31-20-9 Obedience to stop sign 85.00 |
29 | 31-21-4 Places where parking or stopping prohibited 85.00 |
30 | 31-21-14 Opening of vehicle doors 85.00 |
31 | 31-22-2 Improper backing up 85.00 |
32 | 31-22-4 Overloading vehicle 85.00 |
33 | 31-22-5 Violation of safety zone 85.00 |
34 | 31-22-6 Coasting 85.00 |
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1 | 31-22-7 Following fire apparatus 85.00 |
2 | 31-22-8 Crossing fire hose 85.00 |
3 | 31-22-9 Throwing debris on highway - snow removal 85.00 |
4 | 31-22-11.5 Improper use of school bus - not to exceed five hundred dollars |
5 | for each day of improper use ($500) |
6 | 31-22-22(a) No child restraint 85.00 |
7 | 31-22-22(a) Child restraint/seat belt but not in any rear seating position 85.00 |
8 | 31-22-22(b), (f) No seat belt - passenger 40.00 |
9 | 31-22-22(g) No seat belt - operator 40.00 |
10 | 31-22-23 Tow trucks - proper identification 275.00 |
11 | 31-22-24 Operation of interior lights 85.00 |
12 | 31-23-1(b)(2) U.S. department of transportation motor carrier safety rules |
13 | and regulations Not less than $85.00 |
14 | or more than $500.00 |
15 | 31-23-1(e)(6) Removal of an "out of service vehicle" sticker 125.00 |
16 | 31-23-1(e)(7) Operation of an "out of service vehicle" 100.00 |
17 | 31-23-2(b) Installation or adjustment of unsafe or prohibited parts, |
18 | equipment, or accessories: (first offense) 250.00 |
19 | (second offense) 500.00 |
20 | (third and subsequent offenses) 1,000.00 |
21 | 31-23-4 Brake equipment required 85.00 |
22 | 31-23-8 Horn required 85.00 |
23 | 31-23-10 Sirens prohibited 85.00 |
24 | 31-23-13 Muffler required 85.00 |
25 | 31-23-13.1 Altering height or operating a motor vehicle with an |
26 | altered height 85.00 |
27 | 31-23-14 Prevention of excessive fumes or smoke 85.00 |
28 | 31-23-16 Windshield and window stickers (visibility) 85.00 |
29 | 31-23-17 Windshield wipers 85.00 |
30 | 31-23-19 Metal tires prohibited 85.00 |
31 | 31-23-20 Protuberances on tires 85.00 |
32 | 31-23-26 Fenders and wheel flaps required 85.00 |
33 | 31-23-27 Rear wheel flaps on buses, trucks and trailers 85.00 |
34 | 31-23-29 Flares or red flag required over four thousand pounds |
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1 | (4,000 lbs.) 85.00 |
2 | 31-23-40 Approved types of seat belt requirements 85.00 |
3 | 31-23-42.1 Special mirror - school bus 85.00 |
4 | 31-23-43 Chocks required (1 pair) - over four thousand pounds |
5 | (4,000 lbs.) 85.00 |
6 | 31-23-45 Tire treads - defective tires 85.00 |
7 | 31-23-47 Slow moving emblem required 85.00 |
8 | 31-23-49 Transportation of gasoline - passenger vehicle 85.00 |
9 | 31-23-51 Operating bike or motor vehicle wearing ear phones |
10 | (first offense) 85.00 |
11 | second offense 95.00 |
12 | or the third and each subsequent offense 140.00 |
13 | 31-24-1 through 31-24-54 Times when lights required 85.00 |
14 | 31-25-03 Maximum width of one hundred and two inches (102") |
15 | exceeded 85.00 |
16 | 31-25-04 Maximum height of one hundred sixty-two inches (162") |
17 | exceeded 85.00 |
18 | 31-25-06 Maximum number and length of coupled vehicles 500.00 |
19 | 31-25-07 Load extending three feet (3') front, six feet (6') rear |
20 | exceeded 85.00 |
21 | 31-25-9 Leaking load 85.00 |
22 | 31-25-11 Connections between coupled vehicles 85.00 |
23 | 31-25-12 Towing chain, twelve inch (12") square flag required 85.00 |
24 | 31-25-12.1 Tow truck - use of lanes (first offense) 85.00 |
25 | second offense 95.00 |
26 | for the third and each subsequent offense 100.00 |
27 | 31-25-14(d)(1) Maximum weight and tandem axles 125.00 |
28 | 31-25-14(d)(2) Maximum weight and tandem axles 125.00 |
29 | 31-25-14(d)(3) Maximum weight and tandem axles 125.00 |
30 | 31-25-16(c)(2) Maximum weight shown in registration per thousand lbs. |
31 | overweight or portion thereof. 85.00 |
32 | 31-25-16(c)(3) Maximum weight shown in registration per thousand lbs. |
33 | overweight or portion thereof. 125.00 |
34 | 31-25-16(c)(4) Maximum weight shown in registration 1,025.00 |
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1 | plus per thousand pounds overweight or portion thereof. $125.00 |
2 | 31-25-17 Identification of trucks and truck-tractors (first offense) 85.00 |
3 | (second offense) 95.00 |
4 | for the third and subsequent offenses 125.00 |
5 | 31-25-24 Carrying and inspection of excess load limit 175.00 |
6 | 31-25-27(c) Maximum axle (first offense) 3,000.00 |
7 | not to exceed for each and every subsequent offense 5,000.00 |
8 | 31-25-30 Maximum axle Pawtucket River Bridge and Sakonnet River |
9 | Bridge |
10 | (first offense) 3,000.00 |
11 | not to exceed for each and every subsequent offense 5,000.00 |
12 | 31-27-2.3 Refusal to take preliminary breath test 85.00 |
13 | 31-28-7(d) Wrongful use of handicapped parking placard 500.00 |
14 | 31-28-7(f) Handicapped parking space violation: First offense 100.00 |
15 | Second offense 175.00 |
16 | Third offense and subsequent offenses 325.00 |
17 | 31-28-7.1(e) Wrongful use of institutional handicapped parking placard 125.00 |
18 | 31-33-2 Failure to file accident report 85.00 |
19 | 31-36.1-17 No fuel tax stamp (out-of-state) and 85.00 |
20 | not exceeding for subsequent offense ($100) |
21 | 31-38-3 No inspection sticker 85.00 |
22 | 31-38-4 Violation of inspection laws 85.00 |
23 | 31-47.2-06 Heavy-duty vehicle emission inspections: First offense 125.00 |
24 | Second offense 525.00 |
25 | Third and subsequent offenses 1,025.00 |
26 | 37-15-7 Littering not less than 55.00 |
27 | not more than five hundred dollars ($500) |
28 | 39-12-26 Public carriers violation 300.00 |
29 | SPEEDING Fine |
30 | Fine |
31 | (A) One to ten miles per hour (1-10 mph) in excess of posted speed limit $ 95.00 |
32 | (B) Eleven miles per hour (11 mph) in excess of posted speed limit with a fine of ten dollars |
33 | ($10.00) |
34 | per mile in excess of speed limit shall be assessed. minimum 205.00 |
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1 | (b) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a judge may impose the following |
2 | penalties for speeding: |
3 | (1) For speeds up to and including ten miles per hour (10 mph) over the posted speed |
4 | limit on public highways, a fine as provided for in subsection (a) of this section for the first |
5 | offense; ten dollars ($10.00) per mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the second |
6 | offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense; and fifteen dollars ($15.00) per mile for |
7 | each mile in excess of the speed limit for the third and any subsequent offense if within twelve |
8 | (12) months of the first offense. In addition, the license may be suspended up to thirty (30) days. |
9 | (2) For speeds in excess of ten miles per hour (10 mph) over the posted speed limit on |
10 | public highways, a mandatory fine of ten dollars ($10.00) for each mile over the speed limit for |
11 | the first offense; fifteen dollars ($15.00) per mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the |
12 | second offense if within twelve (12) months of the first offense; and twenty dollars ($20.00) per |
13 | mile for each mile in excess of the speed limit for the third and subsequent offense if within |
14 | twelve (12) months of the first offense. In addition, the license may be suspended up to sixty (60) |
15 | days. |
16 | (c) Except for a technology surcharge assessed in accordance with § 8-15-11, any person |
17 | charged with a violation who pays the fine administratively pursuant to chapter 41.1 of title 31 |
18 | shall not be subject to any additional costs or assessments, including, but not limited to, the |
19 | hearing fee established in § 8-18-4. |
20 | SECTION 3. 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 -- INTERSECTION VIOLATIONS | |
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1 | This act would increase the fines for motor vehicles operators who block the box at |
2 | traffic signal controlled intersections and would authorize the state traffic commission to allow |
3 | for the painting of a four (4) sided box at dangerous intersections. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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