Introduced By: Representative Giannini
Date Introduced : December 11, 1997
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 31-20-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-20 entitled "Special Stops Required" is hereby amended to read as follows:
31-20-17. Stopping for crossing guards and school bus monitors required. -- (a) The driver of a vehicle upon a street or highway, upon meeting or approaching from any direction a crossing guard, shall stop the vehicle before reaching the crossing guard, and the driver shall not proceed until signalled to proceed by the crossing guard or until the crossing guard has completed his or her duties of aiding the pedestrian safely to the sidewalk.
(b) The driver of any vehicle upon a street or highway, upon meeting or approaching from any direction a school bus monitor, shall stop the vehicle in accordance with section 31-20-12 and shall not proceed until the requirements of section 31-20-12 are met.
(c) A person convicted of a violation of this section may be punished
by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) and/or suspension
of his or her driving license for a period not to exceed {DEL seven
(7) DEL} {ADD thirty (30) ADD} days for the first offense, and
a fine not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than
five hundred dollars ($500) and/or suspension of his or her driving
license for a period of one year for each subsequent offense.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
