§ 31-22-1. Unattended vehicles. No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the vehicle, and effectively setting the brake and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of […]
§ 31-22-10. Regulation as to school buses. The division of motor vehicles is authorized to adopt any rules and regulations that it may deem necessary for the safety and protection of school children concerning the type, construction, and equipment of motor vehicles primarily used for the transportation of children to and from schools, to and […]
§ 31-22-10.1. Insurance for school buses. (a) Every owner of a school bus or other mass transit vehicle registered with the division of motor vehicles of this state shall insure the vehicle against loss from liability imposed by law for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the vehicle in minimum amounts […]
§ 31-22-11. Inspection of school buses. (a) The division of motor vehicles shall inspect or cause to be inspected all school buses used for the transportation of school children as defined in § 31-1-3(aa) at least twice throughout the year. Both of the inspections are to be done at a state certified facility on a […]
§ 31-22-11.1. Enforcement of inspections of school buses. (a) Failure of a school bus to appear for a scheduled inspection shall result in that school bus registration being immediately suspended. Notification of the failure to appear and the suspension order shall be sent to the registered owner and to the superintendent and the school committee […]
§ 31-22-11.2. Maintenance of school buses. (a) All school buses, as defined in § 31-1-3, shall be maintained in a safe operating condition through an approved systematic preventive maintenance program. Defects which could create a hazard for riders or other road users shall be corrected before the vehicle transports children. (b) The maintenance program shall […]
§ 31-22-11.3. Random inspection of school buses. (a) The division of motor vehicles, and state and local law enforcement officers, are authorized to stop and conduct a visual inspection of any school bus as defined in 31-1-3, on public roads and highways and in public and private parking areas. The random inspections shall be conducted […]
§ 31-22-11.4. School bus drivers pre-trip inspection. Every school bus driver shall perform a daily pre-trip inspection of his or her assigned vehicle, and shall report promptly and in writing any defect or deficiencies discovered that may affect the safety of the vehicle’s operation or result in mechanical breakdown. Pre-trip inspection and condition reports for […]
§ 31-22-11.5. Use of school bus with suspended registration — Penalty. No registered owner, school superintendent, or driver shall use or allow to be used any school bus for transporting children after notification that the bus registration has been suspended for failure to appear for its scheduled inspection or for failure to pass the inspection. […]
§ 31-22-11.6. Childcare vehicles and school extracurricular vehicles. (a)(1) Pursuant to § 31-22-10, the division of motor vehicles is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations concerning the type, construction, and equipment of motor vehicles used for the transportation of children to and from childcare facilities and to and from school sponsored activities including athletics and […]
§ 31-22-11.6.1. Childcare vehicles and school extracurricular vehicles — COVID-19. [Effective for 2021-2022 school year.] (a) Notwithstanding § 31-22-11.6, or any general law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, effective March 28, 2022, due to the public health crisis caused by COVID-19, the requirement of using designated types of vehicles for specified routes as contained […]
§ 31-22-11.7. Unauthorized school bus entry. (a) Any person over eighteen (18) years of age who enters a school bus as defined in § 31-1-3 without prior authorization of the driver or a school official, and who refuses to disembark after being ordered to do so by the driver, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. […]
§ 31-22-11.8. Unauthorized use of personal wireless communication devices on a school bus. (a) The use of a personal wireless communications device by a school bus driver shall be prohibited, while the bus is transporting children, except in the case of an emergency. (b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (a) […]
§ 31-22-11.9. Use of personal wireless communications devices by minors while operating motor vehicles is prohibited. (a) The use of a personal wireless communication device by a minor, while the minor is operating a motor vehicle shall be prohibited, except in the case of an emergency. For purposes of this section, the term “minor” shall […]
§ 31-22-12. Supervision and inspection of vehicles transporting passengers for hire. (a) The division of motor vehicles shall have jurisdiction over the lighting, equipment, safety, and sanitary condition of all taxicabs, buses, jitneys, and other vehicles used for the transportation of passengers for hire, and shall cause an inspection of them to be made before […]
§ 31-22-13. Abandoned vehicles. The last registered owner, or person having custody and control as authorized by the owner, of any motor vehicle who abandons it as defined by § 31-42-1 on any public or private property other than his or her own, without the permission of the owner or lessee of the property in […]
§ 31-22-14. Towing — Costs paid by owner. (a) The owner, or person having custody and control as authorized by the owner, of any motor vehicle which is towed away from any public roadway because it is in violation of a state law or city or town ordinance, or which is towed from the scene […]
§ 31-22-14.1. Towing — Accident scene. Every licensed wrecker who shall render towing services at the scene of an accident shall also have the responsibility to remove all glass and debris at the accident scene from the roadway at the time of rendering the services. A police officer shall remain on the scene of the […]
§ 31-22-15. Lien for towing and storage charges. Every licensed wrecker who shall render towing and storage services for the benefit of a motor vehicle owner shall have a lien on and may retain the possession of the motor vehicle until the charges for the towing and storage have been paid. History of Section.P.L. 1968, […]
§ 31-22-16. Sale to enforce lien. If the charges referred to in § 31-22-15 remain unpaid for a period of at least sixty (60) days from and after the towing, the wrecker may sell the motor vehicle at private or public sale and the proceeds, after first paying the expenses of the sale, shall be […]
