{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-41.3-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-41.3-9","heading":"Hearings.","body":"Evidence from an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system shall be considered substantive evidence in the prosecution of all civil traffic violations. Evidence from an automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system approved by the director of the department of transportation shall be admitted without further authentication and such evidence may be deemed sufficient to sustain a civil traffic violation. In addition to any other defenses as set forth herein, any defenses cognizable at law, with the exception of that available under § 31-41.1-7, shall be available to the individual who receives the citation commencing a prosecution under this chapter.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 41.3 Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-41.3/31-41.3-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:29Z","sha256":"d36b1f7b7fbc67d5bd203d5c01c3a1ff94e0187fb356d1438e0b160f40eb56cf","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-41.3-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-41.3-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}