§ 31-41.1-1 — § 31-41.1-1. Form of summons.

Rhode Island § 31-41.1-1

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 31: Motor and Other vehicles
• Ch. 31-41.1: Adjudication of Traffic Offenses

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§ 31-41.1-1. Form of summons.

(a) The summons and complaint to be issued to an offending operator shall contain any information, and be in any form that may be required by the rules of procedure promulgated by the chief magistrate of the traffic tribunal. Every summons shall provide notice of:

(1) The charge or charges against the operator; and

(2) A date to appear in the traffic tribunal and answer the charges against him or her.

(b) The form for the summons and complaint authorized by this section shall be used for all violations specified in §§ 8-8.2-2, 8-18-3 and 8-18-9. The summons may be the same as the summons provided for in § 31-27-12. The chief executive officer of each local police force which is required to use the summons and complaint provided for in this chapter shall prepare or cause to be prepared any records and reports that may be prescribed by the rules of the traffic tribunal.

Legislative History

P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 1, § 12; P.L. 2010, ch. 239, § 30.