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RI Gen L § 31-37-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-11 - Prices shown on pumps.

§ 31-37-11. Prices shown on pumps.(a) Every retail dealer shall conspicuously display and maintain on each pump or other dispensing device from which motor fuel is sold by the dealer at least one sign and not more than two (2) signs stating the price per gallon and if the sale is by liter, the price per gallon and per liter of each and every motor fuel sold by the dealer from the pump or device. The sign or signs shall be of a size not larger than twenty-four inches (24") by forty-eight inches (48") and shall clearly and legibly state in numbers of uniform size the selling price or prices per gallon, and if the sale is by liter, the price or prices per gallon and per liter of such gasoline sold or offered for sale from the pump or other dispensing device.(1) The amount of governmental tax to be collected in connection with the sale of the motor fuel shall be stated on the sign or signs separately and apart from the selling price or prices.(2) All figures upon the signs, except fractions, shall be of the same size. Where fractions are used, the numerator and denominator of the fraction combined shall be of the same size as the whole number used on the sign, and the numerator and denominator shall be of equal size in relation to each other.(3) All figures or numerals on each sign shall be at least two inches (2") high and all lines or marks used in the making of the figures or numerals shall be at least one-eighth inch (18") in width, and the over-all height of any figure or numeral, except the figure one, shall not be greater than three (3) times the over-all width of the figure or numeral.(4) Any figure or fraction used in any price computing mechanism, constituting a part of the pump or dispensing device, shall not be considered a sign under the provisions of this chapter.(b) Any retail dealer operating a full-service and self-service pump, who fails to post the signs as required by this section, shall not charge more for full service than the price listed for self-service pumps.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 13; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-11; P.L. 1982, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 37, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-37-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-12 - Unauthorized signs advertising price of fuel.

§ 31-37-12. Unauthorized signs advertising price of fuel.No signs stating or relating to the price of motor fuel and no signs designed or calculated to cause the public to believe that they state or relate to the price of motor fuel other than the signs referred to in § 31-37-11 and required to be displayed upon pumps and other dispensing devices, shall be posted or displayed on or about the premises where motor fuel is sold at retail and within view of any public highway or reservation.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 13; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-12.
RI Gen L § 31-37-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-13 - Advertising statements to include taxes with price - Inclusion of all prices offered in advertisement.

§ 31-37-13. Advertising statements to include taxes with price — Inclusion of all prices offered in advertisement.(a) Any advertisement of motor fuel by a retail dealer which states, refers to, or relates to the price of motor fuel, shall state that the per gallon price includes all taxes imposed with respect to the manufacture or sale of the motor fuel, or shall state the amount of the taxes separately and apart from the selling price or prices.(b) To provide for truth in advertising, any retail dealer of motor fuel who chooses to advertise the price of any grade or type of motor fuel, in addition to the mandatory requirements of § 31-37-11, shall post in that advertisement (sign or otherwise) all of the prices of each and every grade or type of motor fuel offered by the dealer for sale. The numerals for every price offered for sale shall be equal in size and character.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 13; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-13; P.L. 1984, ch. 282, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-37-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-14 - Repealed.

§ 31-37-14. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 13; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-14; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 287, § 1, effective July 21, 1992.
RI Gen L § 31-37-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-15 - Repealed.

§ 31-37-15. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 14; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-15; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 50, § 1, and by P.L. 2010, ch. 78, § 1, effective June 12, 2010.
RI Gen L § 31-37-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-16 - Brand names to be displayed.

§ 31-37-16. Brand names to be displayed.All aboveground equipment for storing or dispensing motor fuel or lubricating oil operated by a retail dealer shall bear in a conspicuous place the trademark and the name of the distributor of the product stored therein or sold or dispensed therefrom. If the motor fuel or lubricating oil stored in or sold or dispensed from the aboveground equipment by a retail dealer has no brand name or trademark, the container or dispensing equipment shall have conspicuously displayed on it the name of the distributor and the words "No brand."History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 14; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-16.
RI Gen L § 31-37-16.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-16.1 - No smoking signs to be displayed.

§ 31-37-16.1. No smoking signs to be displayed.Every retail dealer shall display and maintain on each island upon which is located a device from which motor fuel is dispensed and sold, at least one sign containing the words "no smoking." The sign or signs shall be of a size not smaller than six inches (6") in height by eighteen inches (18") in length.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 88, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-37-16.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-16.2 - Air pumps.

§ 31-37-16.2. Air pumps.(a) Every retail dealer shall display and maintain a compressed air pump which shall be available during the hours the business is open whether the business is an attended or self service gas station. The division of motor vehicles of motor vehicles, safety and emission control unit, shall be responsible for the enforcement of this section and the bringing of complaints under § 31-37-17.(b) The provisions of § 31-37-18 shall apply to the division of motor vehicles, and any of its agents in the enforcement of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 253, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 371, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 23, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 303, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-37-16.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-16.3 - Additives.

§ 31-37-16.3. Additives.Every retail dealer shall display and maintain on at least two (2) sides of each pump or other dispensing device from which motor fuel is sold at least one sign in a conspicuous place stating the maximum percent of alcohol, greater than one percent (1%) contained in the product to the nearest whole percent. In the case of methanol blends, the maximum percentage of co-solvent contained in the motor fuel must be stated separately.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-37-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-17 - Penalties for violations.

§ 31-37-17. Penalties for violations.Whoever, himself or herself or by his or her agent or servant, violates any provision of this chapter, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000). Upon the second finding against any licensee of a violation, whether by himself or herself or by his or her agent or servant, the director may suspend the right of the licensee to engage in the business of selling motor fuel at retail for a period not exceeding three (3) months. Upon the third or subsequent finding against any licensee of a violation, whether by himself or herself or by his or her agent or servant, the director may suspend the right for a period not exceeding one year.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 15; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-17; P.L. 1984, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 44, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-37-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-18 - Costs on prosecution of violations.

§ 31-37-18. Costs on prosecution of violations.Whenever a complaint is made by the tax administrator or by any of the administrator's agents of any violations of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title, the administrator shall not be required to furnish surety for costs or be liable for costs on the complaint.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 11; P.L. 1940, ch. 871, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-18.
RI Gen L § 31-37-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-19 - Ordinances controlling location of pumps.

§ 31-37-19. Ordinances controlling location of pumps.Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect the validity of any ordinance or other local regulation respecting the location of any pump.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 18; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 17; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-19.
RI Gen L § 31-37-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-20 - Severability.

§ 31-37-20. Severability.If any part of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the unconstitutionality or invalidity shall in no way affect the validity of any other portion of it which can be given reasonable effect without the part so declared unconstitutional or invalid.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 17; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 16; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-20.
RI Gen L § 31-37-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline|Section 31-37-21 - Enforcement.

§ 31-37-21. Enforcement.The tax administrator shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and chapter 36 of this title, except that the director of labor and training shall enforce the provisions of §§ 31-37-11 — 31-37-17 and §§ 11-18-13 — 11-18-18. The department of labor and training shall cause any violation subject to its jurisdiction under this chapter to be referred to law enforcement officials in the city or town where the violation has or is occurring for prosecution.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 71; P.L. 1936, ch. 2336, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 15; P.L. 1940, ch. 871, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 18; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-21; P.L. 1984, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 3, § 4.
RI Gen L § 31-38-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-38 - Inspection of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-38-1 - Vehicles without required equipment or in unsafe condition - Inspection sticker for used cars for sale required.

§ 31-38-1. Vehicles without required equipment or in unsafe condition — Inspection sticker for used cars for sale required.(a) No person shall sell at retail, drive, or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer or any combination of them unless the equipment upon the vehicle is in good working order and adjustment as required in this title, and the vehicle is in such safe mechanical condition as not to endanger the driver or other occupant or any person upon the highway.(b) No dealer of used vehicles, as defined by § 31-1-19(b), shall sell at retail a used motor vehicle unless a new inspection of the vehicle conforming to the standards set pursuant to this chapter and chapter 47.1 of this title has been conducted and the vehicle has a new certificate of inspection affixed to the windshield at the time of sale, except used cars sold "for parts only" and clearly identified accordingly on the bill of sale.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 222, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 341, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 96; P.L. 1990, ch. 239, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 327, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-38-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-38 - Inspection of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-38-2 - Inspection by any proper officer.

§ 31-38-2. Inspection by any proper officer.(a) The director of the department of revenue, members of the state and local police, and any other officers and employees of the division of motor vehicles as the director of the department of revenue may designate, may at any time require the seller at retail or driver of the vehicle to stop and submit the vehicle to an inspection and test with reference to it as may be appropriate.(b) In the event the vehicle is found to be in unsafe condition or any required part or equipment is not in proper repair and adjustment, the officer shall give a written notice to the seller at retail or driver and shall send a copy to the director of the department of revenue. The notice shall require that the vehicle be placed in safe condition and its equipment in proper repair and adjustment, specifying the particulars with reference to it, and that the notice be approved within five (5) days.(c) The director of the department of revenue, or the director's designee, upon written notice, may require the seller at retail, owner, or driver to submit the vehicle to the state inspection facility for inspection. If the notice is not complied with, the director may suspend the registration of the vehicle described in the notice.(d) If three (3) notices are issued in a twelve (12) month period for any motor vehicle for the same or substantially the same unsafe condition or required part or equipment not being in proper repair and adjustment, the director shall suspend the registration of the vehicle described in the notice, and the owner shall be subject for each violation to fines enumerated in § 31-41.4-4.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 26; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 26; P.L. 2008, ch. 249, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 311, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-38-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-38 - Inspection of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-38-3 - Owners and drivers to comply with inspection laws.

§ 31-38-3. Owners and drivers to comply with inspection laws.(a) No seller at retail or person driving a vehicle shall refuse to submit the vehicle to an inspection and test as required by § 31-38-2.(b) Every seller at retail, owner, or driver, upon receiving a notice as provided in § 31-38-2, shall comply with it and shall within five (5) days forward the approved notice to the department of revenue. In the event of noncompliance with this subsection, the vehicle shall not be operated on any highways of this state.(c) Any vehicle which is found to be in such unsafe condition as to the brakes, steering, or other equipment as to be hazardous to permit it to be sold or driven from the place of inspection, then the vehicle shall not be permitted to be operated under its own power. The registration shall be immediately suspended by the department of revenue and the plates and certificates immediately returned to the department of revenue.(d) In the event repair or adjustment of any vehicle or its equipment is found necessary upon inspection, the seller at retail or owner of the vehicle may obtain the repair or adjustment at any place he or she may choose, but in every event an approval shall be obtained, otherwise the vehicle shall not be operated upon the highways of this state.(e) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 125; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 26; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 26.
RI Gen L § 31-38-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-38 - Inspection of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-38-5 - Inspection of vehicles purchased outside the state.

§ 31-38-5. Inspection of vehicles purchased outside the state.When a motor vehicle is purchased out of state by a resident of this state, the owner of the vehicle shall have five (5) business days from the date of registering the vehicle to obtain a certificate of inspection as required by the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-38-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-38 - Inspection of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-38-6 - Appointment of official inspection stations.

§ 31-38-6. Appointment of official inspection stations.(a) For the purpose of making inspections and issuing official certificates of inspection and approval as provided in this chapter, the director of the department of revenue, or the director's designee, shall issue permits for and furnish instructions and all necessary forms to official inspection stations for the inspection of vehicles as required in this chapter and the issuance of official certificates of inspection and approval. There shall be a separate permit required to inspect all trailers or semi-trailers used to transport horses or other livestock, irrespective of the registered gross weight of the trailers and semi-trailers.(b) Application for the permit set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall be made upon an official form and shall be granted only when the director of the department of revenue or the director's designee, is satisfied that the station is properly equipped and has competent personnel to make the inspections and adjustments, and will be properly conducted. The director of the department of revenue, or the director's designee, before issuing a permit may require the applicant to file a bond conditioned that it will make compensation for any damage to a vehicle during an inspection or adjustment due to negligence on the part of the applicant or its employees.(c) The director of the department of revenue, or the director's designee, shall properly supervise and cause inspections to be made of the stations and shall suspend or revoke and require the surrender of the permit issued to a station which he or she finds is not properly equipped or has violated any of the conditions of his or her permit of inspection. The director of the department of revenue, or the director's designee, shall maintain and post at the department of revenue lists of all stations holding permits and of those whose permits have been suspended or revoked.(d) The permits shall be issued for a period of one year and upon payment to the director of the department of revenue of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) annually, and the monies received shall be turned over to the general treasurer to be deposited in the general funds of the state.(e) The director of the department of revenue, or the director's designee, shall issue a duplicate permit upon the payment of a fee of one dollar ($1.00) if one is requested by the owner of the official station who states in writing that the original was lost, destroyed, or stolen.(f) Any person who has been issued a permit under this section and conducts inspections of vehicles subject to an emission inspection pursuant to chapter 47.1 of this title must also have been authorized to conduct motor vehicle emissions inspections and must conduct both inspections simultaneously.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 327, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 26; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 26.
RI Gen L § 31-38-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-38 - Inspection of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-38-7 - Operation of official stations.

§ 31-38-7. Operation of official stations.(a) No permit for an official station shall be assigned or transferred or used at any location other than designated in it, and the permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the designated location.(b) The state-certified person operating an official inspection station shall issue a certificate of inspection and approval upon an official form to the owner of a vehicle upon inspection of the vehicle and determining that its equipment required under the provisions of this chapter is in good condition and proper adjustment, otherwise, no certificate shall be issued. A record and report shall be made of every inspection and every certificate issued. The records shall be kept available for review by those employees of the department of revenue that the director may designate.(c) The following fees shall be charged for inspection and issuance of certificate of inspection and approval:(1) For every vehicle with a registered gross weight of not more than eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.), the fee shall be included with the fee charged pursuant to § 31-47.1-11;(2) For every vehicle of a registered gross weight of more than eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) or more, except trailers, fifteen dollars ($15.00);(3) For every motorcycle and electrically powered vehicle, eleven dollars ($11.00);(4) For every trailer or semi-trailer with a registered gross weight of more than one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.), eleven dollars ($11.00); and(5) Provided, that for the inspection of vehicles used for the transportation of persons for hire, as provided in § 31-22-12, and subject to an inspection pursuant to chapter 47.1 of this title, the fee shall be included with the fee charged pursuant to § 31-47.1-11.(d) The director of the department of revenue may establish a state inspection facility at which any motor vehicle may be reinspected at no cost to the owner. The state inspection facility may inspect all public conveyance vehicles or these inspections may be otherwise provided for by the director, or any other vehicles which, in the opinion of the director of revenue, or his or her designee, require specific testing to ensure for the health and safety of the general public.(e) Any other inspections or activities which may be required to be performed at a state inspection facility may be performed at any official inspection station if determined by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 13, § 5; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 44, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 23, § 3; P.L. 1996, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 327, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 26; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 26; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 7.
RI Gen L § 31-38-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-38 - Inspection of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-38-8 - Improper representation as official station.

§ 31-38-8. Improper representation as official station.(a) No person shall in any manner represent any place as an official inspection station unless the station is operating under a valid permit issued by the director of the department of revenue or the director's designee.(b) No person other than a state certified employee of an inspection station shall issue a certificate of inspection and approval.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 26; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 26.