The Defendant appealed a municipal court trial judge’s decision sustaining the charged violation of G.L. 1956 §31-28-9 (owners liability for parking tickets).  The Defendant argued that the Pawtucket Municipal Court did not have jurisdiction over the Defendant and that the parking ticket violation, which was administered on a Pawtucket street, could not be applied to the Defendant because he was a Providence resident.  The Panel found the above referenced Rhode Island General Law allows for a municipality to impose parking violation penalties regardless of the violator’s residency.  Furthermore, the Panel noted that municipal courts have jurisdiction over parking violations.  Therefore, the Panel found that jurisdiction was not an issue and that the case was heard in the proper court.