{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-41.1-3.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-41.1-3.1","heading":"Mandatory court appearances.","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 41.1 Adjudication of Traffic Offenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-41.1/31-41.1-3.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:29Z","sha256":"adf956d4cd7fbea9a2bc5c5ab1c120e0a6a29fde4f315adfaf0a0a3b6d790372","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-41.1-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-41.1-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}