§ 31-41.3-10. Driver/registered owner liability.
(a) The registered owner of the motor vehicle shall be primarily responsible in all prosecutions brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(b) In all prosecutions of civil school-zone violations based on evidence obtained from an automated traffic-speed-enforcement system, the registered owner of a vehicle which has been operated in violation of a civil traffic violation, may be liable for such violation. The registered owner of the vehicle may assume liability for the violation by paying the fine, or by defending the violation pursuant to the remedies available under the law.
(c) The lessee of a leased vehicle shall be considered the owner of a motor vehicle for purposes of this section.
History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-41.3 - Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016
Section 31-41.3-1. - Short title.
Section 31-41.3-2. - Legislative findings.
Section 31-41.3-3. - Automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system authorized and defined.
Section 31-41.3-5. - Operation of system.
Section 31-41.3-6. - Maintenance of system.
Section 31-41.3-7. - Citation precedent.
Section 31-41.3-8. - Procedure — Notice.
Section 31-41.3-9. - Hearings.
Section 31-41.3-10. - Driver/registered owner liability.
Section 31-41.3-11. - Use of evidence in criminal and civil cases.
Section 31-41.3-12. - Nature of violations.
Section 31-41.3-13. - Security of records.