2017 -- H 5690 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - APPLICABILITY OF TRAFFIC | |
REGULATIONS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Price, Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Corvese, and O'Brien | |
Date Introduced: March 01, 2017 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 31-12 of the General Laws entitled "Applicability of Traffic |
2 | Regulations" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 31-12-16. Injuries to persons blocking traffic. |
4 | A person driving an automobile who is exercising due care and injures another person |
5 | who is participating in a protest or demonstration and is blocking traffic in a public right-of-way |
6 | is immune from civil liability for such injury, but shall not be immune from civil liability if the |
7 | actions of the driver leading to the injury were willful or wanton. |
8 | 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 - APPLICABILITY OF TRAFFIC | |
REGULATIONS | |
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1 | This act would provide that a person driving an automobile who is exercising due care |
2 | and injures another person who is participating in a protest or demonstration and is blocking |
3 | traffic in a public right-of-way shall be immune from civil liability for such injury. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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