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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Lombardi, Ciccone, Archambault, McCaffrey, and Lynch Prata | |
Date Introduced: February 25, 2020 | |
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 24-10-18 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-10 entitled "Freeways" |
2 | is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 24-10-18. Backing up prohibited. |
4 | Any person who backs up a motor vehicle on a roadway or shoulder of any freeway within |
5 | the state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated |
6 | in § 31-41.1-4. This section shall not apply to the operation of construction vehicles performing |
7 | authorized public works as defined in § 37-13-1. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS | |
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1 | This act would exempt the operation of construction vehicles performing authorized public |
2 | works functions from the prohibition on operating their vehicle in reverse on roadways. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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