Defendant appealed the decision of the trial court sustaining the violation of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-12-12 (power of local authorities) and the violation of Rhode Island Airport Corporation Regulation 2.2.2 (permitted use at the airport). The Court held that the defendant’s contention that the Traffic Tribunal has no authority to hear the case was without merit. Under § 8-8-2 of the Rhode Island General Laws the Traffic Tribunal has the power “to hear, in addition to those cases specifically listed in the statute, “all violations in relation to motor vehicles, littering and traffic offenses, except those traffic offenses committed in places within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States.” The Airport is not in the exclusive jurisdiction of the Unites States, and therefore, the Traffic Tribunal judge who sustained the charged against the Appellant, had the authority to do so. Accordingly, the Court sustained the violation against the defendant.