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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - TRAFFIC OFFENSES

     

     Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: January 23, 2018

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 31-27 of the General Laws entitled "Motor Vehicle Offenses" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     31-27-26. Prompt violation payment.

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     Any motorist who receives a moving violation, which fine may be paid without a court

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appearance, and who pays the fine in full within thirty (30) days of its issuance, shall not have the

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violation recorded on the motorist's department of motor vehicle's driving record; provided,

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however, that this procedure may not be utilized more than twice a year.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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     This act would prohibit the department of motor vehicles from placing on a motorist's

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driving record, no more than twice yearly, a traffic violation which fine has been paid no longer

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than thirty (30) days after its issuance.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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