Section 31-41.3-3 - Automated school zone speed enforcement system authorized and defined(a) The state department of transportation and the municipalities of this state are hereby authorized to operate "automated school-zone-speed-enforcement systems."(b) For the purposes of this chapter: (1) An "automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system" is an automated traffic-speed-enforcement system operated within one-quarter (1/4) mile of any type of school in the state of Rhode Island;(2) An "automated traffic-speed-enforcement system" is defined as a system using one or more vehicle detectors in combination with photography to identify and provide a photographic image of vehicles which are exceeding the posted speed limit, or the speed limit designated by state law or regulation, for a given school zone, and may be in fixed or mobile configurations; and(3) A "school zone" is defined as anywhere within a one-quarter (1/4) mile radius of any type of school in the state of Rhode Island.R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-41.3-3
Added by 2016 Pub. Laws, ch. 165, § 1, eff. 6/29/2016.Added by 2016 Pub. Laws, ch. 164, § 1, eff. 6/29/2016.