S0641

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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 -- EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
	GENERALLY

	Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, DiPalma, Lombardo, Burke, and Tikoian
	Date Introduced: March 07, 2023
	Referred To: Senate Judiciary
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Chapter 31-23 of the General Laws entitled "Equipment and Accessories
2	Generally" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
3	31-23-12.1. Equipment and accessories generally.
4	The motor vehicle equipment belonging to the Providence Canteen with headquarters in
5	Providence, Rhode Island is declared to be an authorized emergency vehicle and may be equipped
6	with a siren, whistle or bell as provided in § 31-23-11.
7	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 -- EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
	GENERALLY
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1	This act would add the Providence Canteen vehicles to the authorized emergency vehicles
2	equipped with a siren, whistle or bell.
3	This act would take effect upon passage.
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