Title 31
Motor and Other Vehicles

Chapter 41.3
Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-41.3-9

§ 31-41.3-9. Hearings.

Evidence from an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system shall be considered substantive evidence in the prosecution of all civil traffic violations. Evidence from an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system approved by the director of the department of transportation shall be admitted without further authentication and such evidence may be deemed sufficient to sustain a civil traffic violation. In addition to any other defenses as set forth herein, any defenses cognizable at law, with the exception of that available under § 31-41.1-7, shall be available to the individual who receives the citation commencing a prosecution under this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.