2015 -- H 6194 | |
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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 -- ELECTRONIC VEHICLE RECOVERY | |
SERVICES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Tobon, Blazejewski, Nardolillo, Filippi, and Barros | |
Date Introduced: May 13, 2015 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 31 of the General Laws entitled "MOTOR AND OTHER |
2 | VEHICLES" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 2.2 |
4 | ELECTRONIC VEHICLE RECOVERY SERVICES |
5 | 31-2.2-1. Short title. – This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "electronic |
6 | vehicle recovery services act." |
7 | 31-2.2-2. Electronic vehicle recovery services. – (a) Definitions. For the purposes of |
8 | this chapter, "electronic vehicle recovery service" is any aftermarket or factory installed vehicle |
9 | tracking system that allows vehicles, with the knowledge and consent of the owner, to be tracked |
10 | by law enforcement, the purpose of which is to recover vehicles in the event of theft. |
11 | (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, upon the |
12 | filing of a report of a stolen motor vehicle and submission of an affidavit from the owner of the |
13 | vehicle requesting that the law enforcement agency contact the provider of the vehicle's electronic |
14 | recovery services, the service provider upon receipt of notice from the law enforcement agency |
15 | shall activate the vehicle's electronic recovery services in order that the law enforcement agency |
16 | may use the electronic vehicle recovery services to attempt to recover the vehicle. |
17 | (c) If a vehicle is equipped with an electronic recovery system that has not been activated |
18 | at the time it is stolen, an electronic vehicle recovery service provider may at the request of the |
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1 | owner activate the system upon payment by the vehicle owner to the provider of the standard |
2 | periodic subscription fee charged by the system provider. |
3 | (d) Nothing in this section prohibits an electronic vehicle recovery service provider from |
4 | establishing protocols by which the provider can voluntarily activate the electronic vehicle |
5 | recovery services at the request of the owner. |
6 | (e) All electronic vehicle recovery service providers registered to do business in the state |
7 | of Rhode Island or submitting to the jurisdiction thereof and all resellers of electronic vehicle |
8 | recovery services shall submit their emergency contact information to the Rhode Island division |
9 | of public safety's E-911 unit in order to facilitate requests from law enforcement agencies in |
10 | accordance with this section. This contact information must be submitted annually on or before |
11 | June 1 of each year or immediately upon any change in said contact information. |
12 | (f) The Rhode Island division of public safety's E-911 unit shall maintain a database |
13 | containing emergency contact information for all service providers registered to do business in |
14 | this state and shall make the information immediately available to all public safety agencies and |
15 | or law enforcement agencies upon request. |
16 | 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 -- ELECTRONIC VEHICLE RECOVERY | |
SERVICES | |
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1 | This act would create the "electronic vehicle recovery services act" which would require |
2 | that vehicle owners with electronic vehicle recovery systems in their vehicles submit an affidavit |
3 | attesting to the theft of the vehicle prior to law enforcement contacting the recovery service |
4 | provider for assistance in locating the vehicle. It would also provide that an electronic recovery |
5 | service provider could upon payment, activate any recovery system in the vehicle subsequent to |
6 | the theft of the vehicle and would require that all such recovery service providers provide their |
7 | emergency contact information to the state's E-911 unit which in turn would be required to |
8 | maintain a database of all such information. |
9 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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