§ 31-41.3-3 — § 31-41.3-3. Automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system authorized and defined.

Rhode Island § 31-41.3-3

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 31: Motor and Other vehicles
• Ch. 31-41.3: Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016

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§ 31-41.3-3. Automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system authorized and defined.

(a) The state department of transportation and the municipalities of this state are hereby authorized to operate "automated school-zone-speed-enforcement systems.�

(b) For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) An "automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system� is an automated traffic-speed-enforcement system operated within one-quarter (¼) mile of any type of school in the state of Rhode Island;

(2) An "automated traffic-speed-enforcement system� is defined as a system using one or more vehicle detectors in combination with photography to identify and provide a photographic image of vehicles which are exceeding the posted speed limit, or the speed limit designated by state law or regulation, for a given school zone, and may be in fixed or mobile configurations; and

(3) A "school zone� is defined as anywhere within a one-quarter (¼) mile radius of any type of school in the state of Rhode Island.

Legislative History

P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.