AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY (Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.)

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AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY (Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.)

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY (Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.)

What This Bill Does

• AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY (Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.)

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Official Summary Text

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY (Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.)

Current Bill Text

S2974

2026 -- S 2974
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY

Introduced By:
Senators LaMountain, Felag, and Burke

Date Introduced:
March 04, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Judiciary
(Judiciary)
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 31-17-5.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-17 entitled "Right-Of-
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Way" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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31-17-5.1. Penalties.
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Any person who violates any provision of §§ 31-17-1 — 31-17-5, pertaining to the right-
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of-way of pedestrians, upon conviction, shall be
sentenced to pay a fine of not more than seventy-
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five ($75.00)

subject to the fines enumerated in § 31.41.1-4
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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 -- RIGHT-OF-WAY
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This act would amend the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference
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the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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