Chapter 650

2006 -- S 3091

Enacted 07/20/06

A N A C T

RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- MUNICIPAL COURTS

Introduced By: Senator Joseph M. Polisena

Date Introduced: May 10, 2006

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 8-18-1 and 8-18-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-18 entitled

"State and Municipal Court Compact" are hereby amended to read as follows:

8-18-1. Legislative findings. -- It is hereby found and declared as follows:

      (1) The general assembly has authorized the establishment of municipal courts, pursuant

to title 45, in order to promote the health and safety of the residents of each city or town and to

insure compliance with any and all local ordinances.

      (2) In furtherance of this finding there is hereby created a compact between the state

courts and agencies and the local municipal courts to establish and define jurisdictional

responsibility for law enforcement powers within the state.

8-18-3. Jurisdiction for certain violations. -- (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this

section, jurisdiction over the adjudication of matters relating to violations enumerated in the

following sections of the general laws is hereby conferred upon the municipal courts and the

traffic tribunal:

     31-13-4 31-13-9 31-13-11 31-14-3 31-14-9 31-15-1 31-15-3

     31-15-4 31-15-5 31-15-6 31-15-7 31-15-9 31-15-11 31-15-12

     31-15-13 31-16-1 31-16-2 31-16-4 31-16-5 31-16-7 31-16-9

     31-17-1 31-17-2 31-17-4 31-17-6 31-17-7 31-18-12 31-20-1

     31-20-2 31-20-9 31-21-4 31-22-2 31-22-4 31-22-5 31-22-6

     31-22-7 31-22-8 31-22-9 31-23-1 31-23-8 31-23-13 31-23-14

     31-23-15 31-24-1 31-24-4 31-24-5 31-24-7 31-24-12 31-38-4

     31-12-12 37-15-7 31-3-29 31-3-30 31-3-34 31-3-35 31-8-1

     31-10-32 31-10.1-1 31-10.1-4 31-10.1-5 31-10.1-6 31-13-6 31-15-8

     31-23-45 31-14-1 31-17-3 31-23-4 31-23-10 31-23-17 31-23-19

     31-23-20 31-23-26 31-23-27 31-23-40 31-23-42.1 31-3-18 31-10-27

     31-18-3 31-10.1-7 31-38-3 31-14-12 31-17-5 31-25-9 31-25-11

     31-25-12 31-25-12.1 31-25-10 31-22-1 31-24-34 31-27-9 31-3-9

     31-15-10 31-18-8 31-25-17 31-10.1-4 31-23-43 31-23-29 31-24-45

     31-17-8 31-24-10 31-23-47 31-12-9 31-15-16 24-10-18 31-19-5

     31-3-12 31-24-9 31-22-22 31-28-7 31-28-7.1 31-3-32 31-18-4 24-10-18

     31-18-5 31-18-15 31-18-18 31-21-14 31-22-3 31-23-16 31-24-6

     31-24-8 31-24-31 31-27-16 31-22-23 31-10-30 31-10-10 31-19-3

     31-3-40 31-22-24 31-23-51 31-7-1 31-15-2 31-15-12.1 31-16-8

     31-20-17 31-24-16 31-24-17 31-24-20 31-24-22 31-24-23 31-24-24

     31-24-25 31-24-26 31-24-27 31-24-28 31-24-29 31-24-30 31-24-32

     31-24-33 31-24-36 31-24-38 31-24-39 31-24-40 31-24-41 31-24-42

     31-24-43 31-24-46 31-24-49 31-24-51 31-24-53 31-26-3.1 31-27-17

     31-27-19 31-33-2 31-45-1 4-1-26 31-10.1-2 31-20-10 31-22-13

     31-24-13 31-27-10 31-41.1-4 (Speeding (A)).

      (b) Except as provided in sections 8-18-9, 8-18-10, and 31-41.1-11 jurisdiction over

violations enumerated in subsection (a) shall be exercised as follows:

     (1) By the traffic tribunal over all violations for which the summons is issued by a state

agency;

     (2) By the traffic tribunal over all violations for which the summons is issued by a city or

town which has not established a municipal court; pursuant to title 45; and

      (3) By the municipal court over all violations for which the summons is issued by a city

or town which has established a municipal court. pursuant to title 45.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and be given retroactive application

to January 1, 1993.

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LC03170

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