§ 31-22-21.1. Presence of alcoholic beverages while operating or riding in a motor vehicle.
(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways with any unsealed alcoholic beverage container within the passenger section of the vehicle.
(b) Any person found in violation of this section may be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or have his or her driver’s license suspended for up to six (6) months, or both, for the first violation, and for each subsequent violation may be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or have his or her driver’s license suspended for up to one year, or both.
(c) The operator of a rented limousine or bus shall not be subject to the provisions of this section provided neither the operator nor any passenger under the age of twenty-one (21) is in possession of any unsealed alcoholic beverage container.
(d) The original jurisdiction of this section shall be exclusively in the traffic tribunal.
History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 382, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules
Section 31-22-1. - Unattended vehicles.
Section 31-22-2. - Restrictions on backing.
Section 31-22-3. - Riding on motorcycles.
Section 31-22-3.1. - Riding on motor driven cycles — Passengers prohibited.
Section 31-22-4. - Overloading of vehicles.
Section 31-22-5. - Safety zones.
Section 31-22-6. - Coasting prohibited.
Section 31-22-7. - Following fire apparatus.
Section 31-22-8. - Crossing fire hose.
Section 31-22-9. - Throwing debris on highway — Snow removal.
Section 31-22-10. - Regulation as to school buses.
Section 31-22-10.1. - Insurance for school buses.
Section 31-22-11. - Inspection of school buses.
Section 31-22-11.1. - Enforcement of inspections of school buses.
Section 31-22-11.2. - Maintenance of school buses.
Section 31-22-11.3. - Random inspection of school buses.
Section 31-22-11.4. - School bus drivers pre-trip inspection.
Section 31-22-11.5. - Use of school bus with suspended registration — Penalty.
Section 31-22-11.6. - Childcare vehicles and school extracurricular vehicles.
Section 31-22-11.7. - Unauthorized school bus entry.
Section 31-22-11.8. - Unauthorized use of personal wireless communication devices on a school bus.
Section 31-22-12. - Supervision and inspection of vehicles transporting passengers for hire.
Section 31-22-13. - Abandoned vehicles.
Section 31-22-14. - Towing — Costs paid by owner.
Section 31-22-14.1. - Towing — Accident scene.
Section 31-22-15. - Lien for towing and storage charges.
Section 31-22-16. - Sale to enforce lien.
Section 31-22-17. - Notice of sale.
Section 31-22-18. - Newspaper advertisement of sale.
Section 31-22-19. - House trailers.
Section 31-22-20. - Solicitation on roadways, permit required.
Section 31-22-21.1. - Presence of alcoholic beverages while operating or riding in a motor vehicle.
Section 31-22-22. - Safety belt use — Child restraint.
Section 31-22-22.1. - Child passenger protection — Warnings of hazard and risk.
Section 31-22-23. - Tow trucks — Identification required.
Section 31-22-24. - Interior lights to be operated before dawn and after dusk during police stop.
Section 31-22-25. - Approaching horses.
Section 31-22-26. - Noise in vicinity of horse.
Section 31-22-27. - Severability.
Section 31-22-28. - Transporting animals.
Section 31-22-29. - Inspection of fire apparatus vehicles.
Section 31-22-30. - Text messaging while operating a motor vehicle.
Section 31-22-31. - Mobile telephone usage by motor vehicle operators.