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