Section 31-41.1-11 - [Effective 7/1/2025] 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 and third and subsequent violations).(c) The traffic tribunal shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over the adjudication of charges under § 31-27-2.1(c)(4) and (5) (Refusal to submit to a chemical test, second violation and third and subsequent violations with respect to a case of refusal to submit to a blood test).(d) Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be deemed to abrogate the jurisdiction of any municipal court under the provisions of chapter 18 of title 8 of the general laws.R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-41.1-11
Amended by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 217,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2025.Amended by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 218,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2025. P.L. 1999 , ch. 218, art. 3, §1; P.L. 2007 , ch. 42, § 1; P.L. 2007 , ch. 46, § 1.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.