2016 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016
Section 31-41.3-3 - Automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system authorized and defined.
§ 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 (1/4) 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 (1/4) mile radius of any type of school in the state of Rhode Island.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.)
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