Section 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 traffic tribunal or municipal court. All parking ticket summons or adjudications shall be exempt from this section.(b) The preceding twelve-month (12) period shall be calculated from the date of the issuance of the third (3rd) summons, after the preceding two (2) adjudications.R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-41.1-3.1
Amended by 2014 Pub. Laws, ch. 290,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by 2014 Pub. Laws, ch. 232,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014. P.L. 2011, ch. 355, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 373, § 1.