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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5884 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002035 |
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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 J. Brien, Dawson, Newberry, J. Lombardi, Shanley, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Knight |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: February 28, 2025 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House State Government & Elections |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Section 31-23.3-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-23.3 entitled 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | "Nontransparent Windshields and Windows" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 31-23.3-4. Exemptions. 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) Motor vehicles manufactured with windshields and window glass areas equipped in 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | accordance with specifications of 49 CFR 571.205 as authorized by 15 U.S.C. § 1407. 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) Motor vehicles owned or leased by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (3) The use of nontransparent or sunscreen material or window application on motor 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | vehicles which has a total visible light transmittance of not less than seventy percent (70%) 9 |
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| 33 | 33 | | measured perpendicular to the surface of the glass on the windshield and side windows immediately 10 |
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| 34 | 34 | | adjacent to the right and left of the operator’s seat, the side windows immediately to the rear of the 11 |
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| 35 | 35 | | operator’s seat and the front passenger seat or on the rear window if the vehicle is equipped with 12 |
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| 36 | 36 | | two (2) outside mirrors, one on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the highway 13 |
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| 37 | 37 | | behind the vehicle. 14 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (4) The use of any transparent material limited to the uppermost six inches (6") along the 15 |
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| 39 | 39 | | top of the windshield, provided the strip does not encroach upon the driver’s direct forward viewing 16 |
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| 40 | 40 | | area as more particularly described and defined in applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 17 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Standards. 18 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (5) Motor vehicles not required to be registered in this state. 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (6) The use of sunscreen material on windows behind the driver in trucks, buses, trailers, 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | mobile homes, campers, multipurpose vehicles, charter buses, funeral service vehicles, or 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | limousines, provided that the vehicle is equipped with two (2) outside mirrors, one on each side, if 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | those mirrors meet federal standards adjusted so the driver has a clear view of the highway behind 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | the vehicle. 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (7) A motor vehicle registered in this state in the name of a person, or the person’s legal 7 |
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| 52 | 52 | | guardian, who has an affidavit signed by a physician or an optometrist licensed to practice in this 8 |
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| 53 | 53 | | state that states that the person has a physical condition that makes it necessary to equip the motor 9 |
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| 54 | 54 | | vehicle with a sunscreening device which may exceed federal standards. The division of motor 10 |
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| 55 | 55 | | vehicles, upon application of the individual, which shall include the affidavit, shall issue a sticker 11 |
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| 56 | 56 | | to be applied to the driver’s side window to identify this exemption. 12 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (8) Any motor vehicle, registered and garaged within this state, whose sole purpose is to 13 |
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| 58 | 58 | | provide executive security to persons within this state. The owner(s) of the vehicle shall first seek 14 |
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| 59 | 59 | | and obtain written permission from the local police chief where the vehicle is garaged and 15 |
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| 60 | 60 | | registered before the waiver is granted. 16 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (9) Any motor vehicle registered in this state owned and operated by a member of the 17 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Rhode Island judiciary. 18 |
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| 63 | 63 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 19 |
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| 70 | 70 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 71 | 71 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 72 | 72 | | OF |
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| 73 | 73 | | A N A C T |
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| 74 | 74 | | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- NONTRANSPARENT WINDSHIELDS |
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| 75 | 75 | | AND WINDOWS |
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| 76 | 76 | | *** |
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| 77 | 77 | | This act would exempt members of the Rhode Island judiciary from the restrictions on 1 |
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| 78 | 78 | | nontransparent windshields and windows in their motor vehicles. 2 |
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| 79 | 79 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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