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JURISDICTION: RHODE ISLAND General Reference: General Laws of Rhode Island and Code of Rhode Island Rules (CRIR) Basis for a Speed Law Violation: Basic Speed Rule: No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. 419 §§31-14 — 1 and 31-14 — 3 Statutory Speed Limit: Speed in excess of the following limits is considered prima facie evidence that such speed was not reasonable or prudent §31-14-2(a) See Other below. 50 mph during the daytime 420 in all other location not noted below §31-14-2(a)(2) 45 mph during the nighttime in other locations not noted below §31-14-2(a)(3) 25 mph in a business or residential district §31-14-2(a)(1) 20 mph in a school zone 421 §31-14-2(a)(4) Posted (Maximum) Speed Limit: I. Based on engineering and traffic investigations, the State Traffic Commission may increase or decrease the prima facie speed limits. §§31-14 — 4 and 31-14-4.1. Note: Rhode Island law does not specifically state whether different highway speed limits may be established for different types of vehicles, for various weather conditions or for different times of the day. II. Based on engineering and traffic investigations, a local government may decrease the prima facie speed limits on streets in a business or residential district under its jurisdiction. §31-14-5 III. A local government may increase the prima facie speed limits on through highways and other highways with limited intersections. 422 §31-14-6 IV. Based on engineering and traffic investigations, a local government may decrease the prima facie speed limits 423 on streets outside a business or residential district under its jurisdiction §31-14-7 V. Based on an investigation, the State Traffic 419 Under other provisions of law, a person is also required to exercise due care to avoid colliding with pedestrians or human powered vehicles. §31-18-8 420 "Daytime means from a half hour before sunrise to half hour after sunset. Nighttime means at any other hour." §31-14- 2(b) 421 This speed limit only applies within 300 feet of school grounds when the school is open and warning signs are posted. §31-14-2(a)(4) and (5). 422 However, a local government cannot establish a daytime speed limit >50 mph or a nighttime limit >45 mph. §31-14-6 423 However, a speed limit of
Basis for a Speed Law Violation: (continued) Commission may establish safe maximum speed limits for bridges and other elevated structures. §31-14-12(b) Note: The State Traffic Commission must approve speed limit alterations by local governments on State highways. §31-14-8 Minimum Speed Limit: I. No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.§31-14-9(a) II. A person driving at less than the normal speed of traffic shall drive in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. §31-15-2 Posted (Minimum) Speed Limit: N/A Other: I. No person shall drive a vehicle equipped with solid rubber or cushion tires >10 mph. §31-14-11 II. The State or a local government may establish "temporary traffic control zones" on highways that are undergoing construction or maintenance. §31-14-12.1 Adjudication of Speed Law Violations: Civil/Criminal Adjudication of Violation: All speed law violations are Civil violations. 424 §31-27-13(a) Other: N/A Sanctions Following an Adjudication of a Speed Law Violation: Criminal Sanctions: Imprisonment: Term (Day, Month, Years, Etc.): None. §§31-27-13(a) and 31-41.1-6(c) Mandatory Minimum Term: Fine: Amount ($ Range): As per the Violation Fine Schedule 425 §31-41.1-4(a) and (b) 424 The motor vehicle code (Title 31) provides that moving violations are civil infractions unless the law makes a particular offense a misdemeanor or a felony or unless the offense is punishable by a fine of more than $500 or by imprisonment. §31-27-13(a) 425 Violation Fine Schedule: The following administrative fines are assessed for certain speed law violations. I. Driving below the minimum speed (i.e., impeding traffic) — $75; violating the basic speed rule — $75; exceeding the posted speed limit on bridges and structures — $75; driving in the right lane when not driving at the normal speed of traffic — $75; and, violating the law regarding due care by drivers — $75. II. For a first offense of speeding 1 to 10 mph in excess of the posted speed limit-a fine of $75. For a second offense (within 12 months) where the speed is up to an excess of 10 mph over the posted speed-a fine of $10 per mph over the speed limit. For a third or subsequent offense (within 12 months) where the speed is up to an excess of 10 mph over the posted speed-a fine of $15 per mph over the speed limit. III. For a first offense of speeding ≥11 mph in excess of the posted speed limit-a mandatory fine of $10 per mph over the speed limit. For a second offense (within 12 months) of speeding ≥11 mph in excess of the posted speed limit-a mandatory fine of $15 per mph over the speed limit. For a third or subsequent offense (within 12 months) of speeding ≥11 mph in excess of the posted speed limit-a mandatory fine of $20 per mph over the speed limit. §31-41.1-4(a) and (b) 225 SPEED 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....
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JURISDICTION: ALABAMA General Refer
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Sanctions Following an Adjudication
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Mandatory Min. Fine ($): Speeding i
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Reckless Driving: Class B misdemean
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Other: I. 25 mph is the maximum spe
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Posted (Minimum) Speed Limit: The S
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Length of Term of Licensing Withdra
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Exceeding Speed Limit by 30 mph: Sa
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