Rhode Island § 31-27-25 - Motor Vehicle Offenses
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§ 31-27-25. Motor Vehicle Offenses
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-27-25
§ 31-27-25. Ticket quotas prohibited.
(a) No state or municipal agency engaged in the enforcement of any motor vehicle traffic or parking laws of this state, or any local ordinance governing motor vehicle traffic or parking, may establish or maintain any policy, formally or informally, requiring any officer to meet a quota.
(b) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) “Officer” shall mean any peace officer as defined in § 12-7-21 and any police officer as defined in § 31-1-21, and shall also include any individual engaged in enforcing ordinances authorized by chapter 28 of this title.
(2) “Quota” means any requirement regarding the number of arrests or investigative stops made, or summonses or citations issued, by an officer regarding motor vehicle traffic or parking violations.
(c) Nothing contained herein shall preclude a local or municipal agency from using data concerning arrests or investigative stops made, or summonses or citations issued, and their disposition in the evaluation of an officer’s work performance, provided such data is not the exclusive means of evaluating such performance.
History of Section.
P.L. 2010, ch. 146, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 159, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-27-25 ("Motor Vehicle Offenses") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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