Defendant appealed a decision of the Appeals Panel sustaining a violation of G.L. 1956 § 31-28-7 (motor vehicle plates for persons with disabilities). Defendant claimed that the Appeals Panel erred when it sustained the charged violation via default judgment. A default judgment was entered against Defendant because he failed to appear at his arraignment. He filed a Motion to Vacate, but that Motion was denied because he failed to appear at the hearing. The District Court held that, pursuant to Rule 17(c) of the Traffic Tribunal Rules of Procedure, the arraigning judge was fully authorized to enter a default judgment against Defendant and the court was similarly authorized to deny the Motion to Vacate when Defendant failed to appear to argue it. Accordingly, the District Court affirmed the decision of the Appeals Panel.