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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5272 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000888 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- NONTRANSPARENT WINDS HIELDS |
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| 16 | 16 | | AND WINDOWS |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Slater, DeSimone, and O'Brien |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: January 31, 2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House State Government & Elections |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Section 31-23.3-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-23.3 entitled 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | "Nontransparent Windshields and Windows" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 31-23.3-5. Penalties. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) Any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity that installs any sunscreening 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | material which is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each offense. 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (b) Any person who owns a motor vehicle which has installed on it any sunscreening device 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | or material in violation of this chapter shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (c) The owner of a rented or leased motor vehicle shall be entitled to establish non-liability 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | for violations under this section by providing to the traffic tribunal or any municipality which has 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | jurisdiction over the citation, a copy of a written rental or lease agreement which shall be prima 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | facie evidence that the lessee was the operator of the vehicle. 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (d) The issuing authority shall provide the owner of a rented or leased vehicle a notice, in 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | writing, of each violation under this section in which a motor vehicle owned by the rental or leasing 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | company is involved, including the license number of the vehicle and the date and time of the 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | violation. Upon receipt of this notice, the owner of a rented or leased vehicle shall inform the 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | issuing authority, within twenty (20) days, to the extent available, the operator's name, home 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | address, employer, employer's address, and local address, if any. 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (e) The renter or lessee shall not be considered an agent of the owner if the owner is 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | engaged in the business of renting or leasing vehicles. 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 3 |
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| 52 | 52 | | LC000888 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 53 | 53 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 54 | 54 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 55 | 55 | | OF |
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| 56 | 56 | | A N A C T |
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| 57 | 57 | | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- NONTRANSPARENT WINDS HIELDS |
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| 58 | 58 | | AND WINDOWS |
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| 59 | 59 | | *** |
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| 60 | 60 | | This act would allow the owner of a rented or leased motor vehicle to provide a copy of a 1 |
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| 61 | 61 | | written rental or lease agreement to establish non-liability for traffic violations. It would also 2 |
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| 62 | 62 | | require the ticketing authority to provide the owner of a rental or lease vehicle to provide a notice, 3 |
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| 63 | 63 | | in writing of each violation, which includes the license number of the vehicle and the date and time 4 |
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| 64 | 64 | | of the violation. 5 |
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| 65 | 65 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 6 |
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