Any person who operates a motor vehicle recklessly so that the lives or safety of the public might be endangered, or operates a vehicle in an attempt to elude or flee from a traffic officer or police vehicle, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first conviction and a felony for the second and each subsequent conviction.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-27-4
Reckless driving and other offenses against public safety
Known as the Justin Nunes’ Law
The act spans §§ 31–31 (46 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Roseboro (2009)
Most recently applied in United States v. Roseboro (January 2009)
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 24, § 3; P.L. 1950 (s.s.), ch. 2639, § 3; P.L. 1954, ch. 3300, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3819, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-27-4; P.L. 1958, ch. 70, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 19…
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