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RI Gen L § 31-23-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-26 - Fenders and wheel flaps required.

§ 31-23-26. Fenders and wheel flaps required.No person shall operate any motor vehicle on any public highway of this state unless the vehicle is equipped with fenders covering the front wheels of the motor vehicle, or operate any passenger motor vehicle on any public highway equipped with tires which extend beyond the fenders or body of the vehicle unless it is also equipped with flaps or suitable guards to reduce spray or splash to the rear and sides. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 41; P.L. 1955, ch. 3539, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-23-26; P.L. 1973, ch. 265, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 120.
RI Gen L § 31-23-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-27 - Rear wheel flaps on buses, trucks, and trailers.

§ 31-23-27. Rear wheel flaps on buses, trucks, and trailers.No person shall operate or cause to be operated any bus, truck, full trailer or semi-trailer, of registered gross weight exceeding three (3) tons, on any public highway in this state unless it is equipped with suitable metal protectors or substantial flexible flaps behind the rearmost wheels. In case the rear wheels are not covered at the top and rear by fender, body, or other parts of the vehicle, the rear wheels shall be covered at the top and rear by protective means of a standard type or design and so installed as to reduce, as far as practicable, the wheels from throwing dirt, water, or other materials on the windshields of following vehicles, except in cases in which the motor vehicle is so designed and constructed that the requirements of this section are accomplished by reason of the fender or body construction or other means of enclosure. However, §§ 31-23-26 — 31-23-28 shall not apply to vehicles where their construction is such that complete freedom around the wheel area is necessary to secure the designed use of the vehicle. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 41; P.L. 1955, ch. 3539, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-23-27; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 120.
RI Gen L § 31-23-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-28 - Failure to have fenders or wheel flaps.

§ 31-23-28. Failure to have fenders or wheel flaps.Any person who violates any provision of §§ 31-23-26 and 31-23-27 shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or both fine and imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 41; P.L. 1955, ch. 3539, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-23-28.
RI Gen L § 31-23-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-29 - Flares and warning devices.

§ 31-23-29. Flares and warning devices.(a) No person shall operate any truck, truck/tractor or passenger bus upon any highway unless there shall be carried flares and/or warning devices for stopped and/or disabled vehicles.(b) These flares and/or warning devices shall conform and be displayed according to regulations set forth in 49 CFR Parts 390-399, as amended.(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 361, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 120.
RI Gen L § 31-23-30 - 31-23-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-30 - 31-23-36 - Repealed.

§ 31-23-30 — 31-23-36. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, §§ 38, 39; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 14; G.L. 1956, §§ 31-23-30 — 31-23-36; Repealed by P.L. 1988, ch. 361, § 1, effective June 19, 1988.
RI Gen L § 31-23-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-37 - Transporting hazardous substances.

§ 31-23-37. Transporting hazardous substances.(a) For the purpose of this section, "explosives and other hazardous materials" is defined as those materials and substances described and classified as such by the hazardous materials regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (parts of the Code of Federal Regulations as prescribed under Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 831, 836, as amended).(b) No person, corporation, or other agency shall ship in its own vehicle or tender to any carrier any shipment of explosives or other hazardous materials unless the shipments are made in full compliance with the regulations cited in subsection (a) of this section.(c) No person, corporation, or other agency shall operate upon any highway in this state a vehicle carrying explosives or other hazardous materials unless the vehicle is in compliance in all respects with the regulations applicable to the transportation of such materials or substances cited in subsection (a) of this section.(d) (1) Any person, corporation, or other agency convicted of violating this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned for one year, for the first offense, and shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned for one year for each subsequent offense.(2) If death or injury results from any violation of this section, the fine shall be not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and the period of imprisonment not more than ten (10) years.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 40; G.L. 1956, § 31-23-37; P.L. 1962, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 10, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 101, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-23-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-38 - Television receivers prohibited.

§ 31-23-38. Television receivers prohibited.(a) No television viewer, screen, or other means of visually receiving a television broadcast shall be located in the field of view of the operator of the motor vehicle. Any person who drives or causes to be driven any motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).(b) This section does not prohibit the use of an electronic display used exclusively for safety or in conjunction with a vehicle navigation system.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2611, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-23-38; P.L. 1999, ch. 293, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-23-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-39 - Safety seat belts in new vehicles.

§ 31-23-39. Safety seat belts in new vehicles.It is unlawful for any person to buy, sell, lease, trade, or transfer from or to Rhode Island residents at retail an automobile, which is manufactured or assembled commencing with the 1964 models, unless the vehicle is equipped with safety belts installed for use in the left front and right front seat.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 98, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-23-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-40 - Approved types of seat belts - Enforcement of requirements.

§ 31-23-40. Approved types of seat belts — Enforcement of requirements.All safety belts must be of a type and must be installed in a manner approved by the division of motor vehicles. The division of motor vehicles shall establish specifications and requirements for approved types of safety belts and attachments to them. The division of motor vehicles will accept, as approved, all seat belt installations and the belt and anchor meeting the Society of Automotive Engineers' specifications. No new passenger motor vehicle shall be registered unless it is equipped with an approved type of safety seat belt. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall suspend the registration of any motor vehicle not so equipped until it is made to conform to the requirements of this section. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 98, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 120.
RI Gen L § 31-23-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-41 - Safety belts in public service vehicles.

§ 31-23-41. Safety belts in public service vehicles.Every jitney, bus, private bus, school bus, and trackless trolley coach, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with a driver's seat safety belt device sufficiently anchored and attached and so constructed, designed, and installed as to support a loop-load strength of not less than five thousand pounds (5,000 lbs.) and a buckle or closing device which shall be of a construction and design that it can be released with one hand with a pull of less than forty-five pounds (45 lbs.). Every person when driving any vehicle of this kind shall use and have his or her body anchored by the seat safety belt. Violation of this section shall constitute a civil violation.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 5; P.L. 1986, ch. 424, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 11.
RI Gen L § 31-23-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-42 - First-aid kit and heating equipment in school bus.

§ 31-23-42. First-aid kit and heating equipment in school bus.Every school bus as defined in § 31-1-3 shall be equipped with a first-aid kit containing those articles and appliances generally included in an approved American Red Cross first-aid kit used in the administration of first-aid treatment. Every school bus shall also be equipped with an operable system for completely and adequately heating the bus while transporting children.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 48, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 448, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 17.
RI Gen L § 31-23-42.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-42.1 - Special mirrors on school buses.

§ 31-23-42.1. Special mirrors on school buses.Every school bus as defined in § 31-1-3 shall be equipped with a system of mirrors that will give the seated driver a view of the roadway to each side of the bus, and the area immediately in front of the front bumper, in accordance with the following specifications:(1) At least seven and one-half inches (7½") of a thirty-inch (30") long rod shall be visible to the driver, either by direct view or by means of an indirect visibility system, when the rod is placed upright on the ground at any point along a traverse line extending one foot from the forward-most point of the bus and one foot from the length and width and rear of the bus.(2) Every school bus owner shall maintain a measuring rod thirty inches (30") in length with distinctive identification marks located at seven and one-half inch (7½") intervals for purposes of adjusting the system of mirrors required by this section in accordance with these specifications.(3) Other mirrors shall be located and adjustable so as to meet their intended minimum requirements, and may be incorporated in the system of mirrors required by this section.(4) Each school bus shall be equipped with at least two (2) flat-surfaced rectangular exterior mirrors, one situated on each side of the bus forward of the operator and any entrance door. The reflecting surface shall not be obscured and shall have a minimum reflective surface of fifty square inches (50 sq. in.). The mirrors shall be firmly supported and adjustable, and shall afford the driver a clear, stable, reflected view of the road surface at each side of the vehicle for a continual distance beginning at a point not greater than two hundred feet (200′) to the rear and continuing to the horizon when measured on a straight and level road.(5) Exterior mirror mounts shall include a wide-angle adjustable convex mirror to provide a close-in field of vision to the operator. Each school bus shall be equipped with convex mirrors that shall be mounted at the left front corner and the right front corner of the vehicle, sufficiently adjustable to enable a seated operator to observe a reflection of the area in front of the bus where children might stand or pass.(6) Each school bus shall be equipped with interior mirrors that shall afford the driver a view of the bus interior, emergency door, and the roadway to the immediate rear of the bus. Every school bus with a seating capacity of sixteen (16) passengers or fewer shall have a convex rear view mirror located near the right front corner, so as to provide the operator with a view of the ground area at the entrance door when the door is not equipped with safety glass in the lower portion of the door.(7) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 198, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 448, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 120; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 17.
RI Gen L § 31-23-42.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-42.2 - Power equipment on school buses.

§ 31-23-42.2. Power equipment on school buses.(a) Every new school bus within the state shall be equipped with a dual braking system, including a power braking system, and power steering.(b) All school buses, model year 2010 and newer, shall have emergency brakes that are equipped with an interlock system so designed that the emergency brake may be released only when the service brake pedal is depressed and the ignition key is inserted in the ignition lock.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 72; P.L. 2007, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 423, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-23-43 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-43 - Wheel safety chocks.

§ 31-23-43. Wheel safety chocks.(a) Every bus having a seat capacity of more than seven (7) passengers, every truck with a gross weight of more than seven thousand pounds (7,000 lbs.), and every tractor or trailer, or combination, operated upon the public highways shall be equipped with one pair of approved wheel safety chock blocks. Whenever the motor vehicle shall be parked on a highway on a grade sufficient to cause the vehicle to move of its own momentum, and is left unattended by the operator, the safety chock blocks shall be securely placed around the rear wheel of the vehicle so as to prevent movement of the vehicle.(b) Whenever the motor vehicle is equipped with positive spring-loaded air parking brakes, the vehicle need not be equipped with the safety wheel chocks.(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 112, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 295, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 120.
RI Gen L § 31-23-44 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-44 - Approved type of wheel safety chocks - Enforcement of requirements.

§ 31-23-44. Approved type of wheel safety chocks — Enforcement of requirements.All wheel safety chock blocks described in § 31-23-43 must be a type approved by the division of motor vehicles, and the division of motor vehicles shall establish specifications and requirements for approved types of wheel safety chock blocks. The specifications and requirements shall, in general, follow the standards established by the department of revenue. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall suspend the registration of any motor vehicle described in § 31-23-43 not equipped with wheel safety chock blocks, until it is made to conform to the requirements of the section.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 448, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 19; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 19.
RI Gen L § 31-23-45 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-45 - Tire treads.

§ 31-23-45. Tire treads.(a) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery less than two thirty-seconds (2/32) of an inch of tread depth. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to remove from a highway any vehicle not conforming to this requirement and shall suspend the registration of the motor vehicle until it is made to conform to the requirements of this section.(b) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 32, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 120.
RI Gen L § 31-23-46 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-46 - Department of environmental management - Vehicles.

§ 31-23-46. Department of environmental management — Vehicles.All vehicles in use by the department of environmental management shall be equipped with a fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher shall contain a potassium bicarbonate base dry chemical fire extinguishing agent, have an underwriter's laboratory rating of six (6) B:C, and a capacity of two and one-half pounds (21/2 lbs.).History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 120, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-23-47 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-47 - Slow moving vehicle emblems.

§ 31-23-47. Slow moving vehicle emblems.(a) Except where otherwise specifically provided in this section, every motor vehicle designed for operation at speeds not in excess of twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph) shall at all times be equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem mounted on the rear of the vehicle, which emblem shall comply with the current standards and specifications approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.(b) Every motor vehicle normally operating at speeds not in excess of twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph) shall at all times be equipped with the emblem in the following manner:(1) Where a towed unit is sufficiently large to obscure any slow moving emblem on the rear of a motor vehicle only the towed unit need be equipped with the emblem; and(2) Where the slow moving vehicle emblem on the motor vehicle would not be obscured by the towed unit, then either or both may be equipped with the required emblem but it shall be sufficient if either has it.(3) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 120.
RI Gen L § 31-23-48 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-48 - Police cars - Extinguishers.

§ 31-23-48. Police cars — Extinguishers.Every state and municipal police vehicle in this state shall carry a fire extinguisher at all times.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 25, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-23-49 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-49 - Transportation of gasoline - Penalty.

§ 31-23-49. Transportation of gasoline — Penalty.(a) No motor vehicle shall be used to transport gasoline, except those which are duly registered with and approved by the division of motor vehicles. No container of whatever kind may be used to transport gasoline, except under the rules and regulations that may be promulgated and approved by the state fire marshal. The rules and regulations on containers shall, among other facets, regulate the size and kinds of containers that may be used to transport gasoline in the state of Rhode Island. Unless there exists an emergency condition that would require the transportation of gasoline by motor vehicle in a container or otherwise in response to an individual's or the general public's health, safety, or welfare, no person, firm, or corporation shall transport gasoline by motor vehicle, container, or otherwise except as provided in this section. This section shall not be applicable to any vehicle subject to the jurisdiction and regulatory authority of the federal government or any of its agencies.(b) Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of violating the provisions of this section or the rules and regulations promulgated by the state fire marshal or the division of motor vehicles under this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to the fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 4; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 10.
RI Gen L § 31-23-50 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-50 - Motorcycle reflectorized plates.

§ 31-23-50. Motorcycle reflectorized plates.Every motorcycle registered within this state shall be equipped with reflectorized plates which shall be supplied by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, department of revenue, pursuant to rules and regulations to be determined by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, department of revenue.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 63, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 22, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 19; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 19.
RI Gen L § 31-23-51 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally|Section 31-23-51 - Earphones and headsets prohibited.

§ 31-23-51. Earphones and headsets prohibited.(a) No person shall operate a bicycle or motor vehicle upon any highway while wearing earphones, a headset, headphone, or other listening device. Any person who violates this section shall be fined: (1) eighty-five dollars ($85.00) for the first offense, (2) ninety-five dollars ($95.00) for the second offense, and (3) one hundred forty dollars ($140) for the third and each subsequent offense.(b) This section shall not apply to:(1) Any emergency vehicle operator using an integrated intercom system;(2) Any person operating a motorcycle who is using a headset installed in a helmet and worn so as to prevent the speakers from making direct contact with the user's ears so that the user can hear surrounding sounds;(3) Any person using a headset in conjunction with a cellular telephone that only provides sound through one ear and allows surrounding sounds to be heard with the other ear;(4) Any person using a headset in conjunction with the communicating with the central base operation that only provides sound through one ear and allows surrounding sounds to be heard with the other ear;(5) Any person using a hearing aid(s) or instrument for the improvement of hearing.(c) The department of motor vehicles shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 4; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 127; P.L. 2002, ch. 312, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 10; P.L. 2013, ch. 422, § 1.