(a) The state department of transportation and the municipalities of this state are hereby authorized to operate 'automated school-zone-speed-enforcement systems.' (b) For the purposes of this chapter: (1) An 'automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system' is an automated traffic-speed-enforcement system operated within one-quarter (¼) mile of any type of school in the state of Rhode Island; (2) An 'automated traffic-speed-enforcement system' is defined as a system using one or more vehicle detectors in combination with photography to identify and provide a photographic image of vehicles which are exceeding the posted speed limit, or the speed limit designated by state law or regulation, for a given school zone, and may be in fixed or mobile configurations; and (3) A 'school zone' is defined as anywhere within a one-quarter (¼) mile radius of any type of school in the state of Rhode Island. History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 165, § 1.
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