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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Perez, Diaz, Batista, Vella-Wilkinson, Corvese,
Costantino, and Cardillo

     Date Introduced: January 11, 2023

     Referred To: House State Government & Elections

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 31-27 of the General Laws entitled "Motor and Other Vehicles -

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Motor Vehicle Offenses" is 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 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 division of motor vehicle's driving record; provided, however,

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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

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES

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     This act would prohibit the division of motor vehicles from recording a moving violation

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on motorists' driving record, if the moving violation is one that can be paid by mail and is paid, in

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full, by the motorist within thirty (30) days of its issuance; provided that this procedure cannot be

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utilized more than twice in one year.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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