Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5769 Compare Versions

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9	9	S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND
16	16	PRIVILEGES
17	17	Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Azzinaro, O'Brien, Kennedy, Noret, Biah,
18	18	Costantino, and Lima
19	19	Date Introduced: February 21, 2023
20	20	Referred To: House State Government & Elections
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23	23	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
24	24	SECTION 1. Section 31-28-7.3 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-28 entitled "Parking 1
25	25	Facilities and Privileges" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
26	26	31-28-7.3. Disability parking enforcement program. 3
27	27	(a) The state police, department of environmental management, airport corporation, capitol 4
28	28	police, department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, governor's 5
29	29	commission on disabilities, and the state operated colleges shall establish a disability parking 6
30	30	enforcement enhancement programs no later than January 1, 2000. The program will be designed 7
31	31	to improve enforcement of disability parking laws on state-owned property and in parking facilities 8
32	32	serving space leased or owned by the state, including state departments, agencies, boards, 9
33	33	commissions, and quasi-governmental corporations. Citations issued in conjunction with this 10
34	34	program shall be submitted to the traffic tribunal or its successor entity for collection pursuant to 11
35	35	§§ 31-28-7 and 31-28-7.1 and the fines collected through shall be paid over to the state agency or 12
36	36	college that issued the citation. 13
37	37	(b) The several cities and towns shall establish disability parking enforcement enhancement 14
38	38	programs. Citations issued in conjunction with local enforcement programs shall be submitted to 15
39	39	the municipal court, where established, or to the traffic tribunal or its successor entity. Fines 16
40	40	collected through citations issued in accordance with local enforcement program specifications 17
41	41	shall be paid over to the city or town or pursuant to §§ 31-28-7 and 31-28-7.1. 18
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45	45	(c) Disability parking enforcement enhancement plans. 1
46	46	(1) The state police, department of environmental management, airport corporation, capitol 2
47	47	police, department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, and the state 3
48	48	operated colleges shall submit a disability parking enforcement enhancement plan to the governor’s 4
49	49	commission on disabilities. 5
50	50	(2) Cities and towns shall submit a disability parking enforcement enhancement plan to the 6
51	51	governor’s commission on the disability. 7
52	52	(3) The disability parking enforcement enhancement plans shall describe the enforcement 8
53	53	program which the state police, department of environmental management, airport corporation, 9
54	54	capitol police, department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, 10
55	55	governor's commission on disabilities, the state operated colleges or the municipality intends to 11
56	56	establish. 12
57	57	(4) The disability parking enforcement enhancement plan shall be reviewed by governor’s 13
58	58	commission on disabilities within sixty (60) days of receipt and suggest improvements to the 14
59	59	disability parking enforcement enhancement plans, that shall not be construed as required 15
60	60	amendments. 16
61	61	(d) The types of disability parking enforcement enhancement programs which may be put 17
62	62	in place in each municipality, and by the state police, department of environmental management, 18
63	63	airport corporation, capitol police, department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities 19
64	64	and hospitals, governor's commission on disabilities, and the state operated colleges, may include, 20
65	65	but shall not be limited to: 21
66	66	(1) Enforcement programs which utilize persons deputized for the purpose of the disability 22
67	67	parking enforcement enhancement program. The disability parking enforcement deputies shall be 23
68	68	required to complete a minimum of four (4) hours training in parking enforcement before being 24
69	69	assigned to the program. Each municipality and the state police, department of environmental 25
70	70	management, airport corporation, capitol police, department of behavioral healthcare, 26
71	71	developmental disabilities and hospitals, governor's commission on disabilities, and the state 27
72	72	operated colleges shall provide adequate training and shall assume all liability associated with 28
73	73	disability parking enforcement. 29
74	74	(2) Enforcement programs which specifically designate paid and trained personnel as staff 30
75	75	for the disability parking enforcement enhancement program. These personnel are not limited to 31
76	76	on-duty police officers, but may also include officers to be paid overtime, auxiliary personnel, 32
77	77	special forces, retired personnel, and other paid employee deemed by the responsible authority to 33
78	78	be competent and qualified. 34
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82	82	(e) Beginning January 1, 2024 and on each January 1 thereafter, cities and towns and the 1
83	83	state police, department of environmental management, airport corporation, capitol police, 2
84	84	department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, and the state 3
85	85	operated colleges shall be required to submit to the governor’s commission on disabilities an annual 4
86	86	progress report chronicling the collections of fines, procedures used, convictions, and any problems 5
87	87	or successes which result from the disability parking enforcement enhancement program. 6
88	88	Following receipt of an annual program report, the governor’s commission on disabilities may 7
89	89	suggest improvements to a disability parking enforcement enhancement program. 8
90	90	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 9
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97	97	EXPLANATION
98	98	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
99	99	OF
100	100	A N A C T
101	101	RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND
102	102	PRIVILEGES
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104	104	This act would include the governor’s commission on disabilities in the decision making 1
105	105	process for the disability parking enforcement enhancement program and require an annual report 2
106	106	be submitted to the governor’s commission. 3
107	107	This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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