§ 31-41.1-1. Form of summons. (a) The summons and complaint to be issued to an offending operator shall contain any information, and be in any form that may be required by the rules of procedure promulgated by the chief magistrate of the traffic tribunal. Every summons shall provide notice of: (1) The charge or charges […]
§ 31-41.1-10. Expungement. All violations within this title which are in the jurisdiction of the traffic tribunal or of a municipal court shall by operation of law, after three (3) years, following adjudication of the violation and after expiration of any mandatory state or federal record-retention period, be expunged from the records of the traffic […]
§ 31-41.1-11. Jurisdiction. (a) The traffic tribunal shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over the adjudication of charges under § 31-27-2.1(c)(1) (Refusal to submit to chemical test first violation). (b) The district court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over the adjudication of charges under § 31-27-2.1(c)(2) and (3) (Refusal to submit to chemical test, second violation […]
§ 31-41.1-2. Payment without personal appearance. Any member of the state police, or any member of the police department of any city or town and any other duly authorized law enforcement officer who charges any person with an offense as set out in § 31-41.1-4 shall, in addition to issuing a summons for the offense, […]
§ 31-41.1-3. Method of payment. If the offending operator elects to dispose of the charge without personally appearing before the traffic tribunal, he or she shall execute the form indicated and return it to the traffic tribunal not later than twenty (20) days from the date of the summons, either by mailing or delivering the […]
§ 31-41.1-3.1. Mandatory court appearances. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 31-41.1-2 or 31-41.1-3, any person who receives a third (3rd) summons after two (2) guilty adjudications for traffic offenses within twelve-month (12) period of time cannot plea or dispose of the charge by mail, but must appear in person before a judge at the […]
§ 31-41.1-4. Schedule of violations. (a) The penalties for violations of the enumerated sections, listed in numerical order, correspond to the fines described. However, those offenses for which punishments may vary according to the severity of the offense, or punishment that requires the violator to perform a service, shall be heard and decided by the […]
§ 31-41.1-5. Failure to answer or appear. (a) In the event the person charged with a violation does not pay the fine administratively in accordance with the provisions of § 31-41.1-3, then he or she shall have waived his or her right to dispose of the offense without personal appearance, and the person charged with […]
§ 31-41.1-6. Hearings. (a) Every hearing for the adjudication of a traffic violation, as provided by this chapter, shall be held before a judge or magistrate of the traffic tribunal or a judge of the municipal court, where provided by law. The burden of proof shall be upon the state, city, or town and no […]
§ 31-41.1-7. Application for dismissal based on good driving record. (a) Any person who has had a motor vehicle operator’s license for more than three (3) years, and who has been issued traffic violations which are his or her first violations within the preceding three (3) years, may request a hearing seeking a dismissal of […]
§ 31-41.1-8. Appellate review. (a) Appeals panels. The chief magistrate of the traffic tribunal shall establish one or more appeals panels, each consisting of three (3) members of the traffic tribunal, and shall select a presiding member for each appeals panel from the members so appointed. No member of the traffic tribunal shall serve as […]
§ 31-41.1-9. Appeals to district court. (a) Right of appeal. Any person who is aggrieved by a determination of an appeals panel may appeal the determination pursuant to the provisions of this section. (b) Time limitations. No appeal shall be reviewed if it is filed more than ten (10) days after notice was given of […]
