(a)  The traffic tribunal shall have jurisdiction to enforce the criminal penalty provisions of this chapter.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-47.1-10

  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-47.1-2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(b)  The traffic tribunal shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of any rule or regulation issued by the department pursuant to this chapter. The division of enforcement of the department of environmental management shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of any rule or regulation issued by the department of environmental management pursuant to this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 47.