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§ 8-18-3 - Jurisdiction for certain violations.

SECTION 8-18-3

   § 8-18-3  Jurisdiction for certainviolations. – (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, jurisdiction over theadjudication of matters relating to violations enumerated in the followingsections of the general laws is hereby conferred upon the municipal courts andthe traffic tribunal:

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   (b) Except as provided in §§ 8-18-9, 8-18-10, and31-41.1-11 jurisdiction over violations enumerated in subsection (a) shall beexercised as follows:

   (1) By the traffic tribunal over all violations for which thesummons is issued by a state agency;

   (2) By the traffic tribunal over all violations for which thesummons is issued by a city or town which has not established a municipalcourt; and

   (3) By the municipal court over all violations for which thesummons is issued by a city or town which has established a municipal court.

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