(a)  The registered owner of the motor vehicle shall be primarily responsible in all prosecutions brought pursuant to the provisions of § 24-12-37 and § 24-12-37.1.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 24-12-37.2

  • Owner: means and include all individuals, incorporated companies, partnerships, societies, or associations, and also municipalities, political subdivisions, and all public agencies and instrumentalities, having any title or interest in any property, rights, easements, or franchises authorized to be acquired under the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 24-12-1

(b)  In all prosecutions of nonpayment of toll violations, there is a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the operator of the vehicle and may be liable for the violation. The registered owner of the vehicle may assume liability for the violation by paying the fine; or by defending the violation.

History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 383, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 405, § 2.