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RI Gen L § 31-1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-5 - Trailers.

§ 31-1-5. Trailers.(a) "Automobile transporter" means any vehicle combination designed and used for the transport of assembled highway vehicles, including truck camper units. An automobile transporter shall not be prohibited from the transport of cargo or general freight on a backhaul, provided it complies with weight limitations for a truck tractor and semitrailer combination.(b) "Pole trailer" means every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach, or pole, or by being boomed or secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, pipes, or structural members capable, generally, of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections.(c) "Semi-trailer" means every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, constructed so that some of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.(d) "Tractor-semi-trailer combination" means every combination of a tractor and a semi-trailer properly attached to the tractor to form an articulated vehicle.(e) "Tractor-trailer combination" means every combination of a tractor and a trailer, properly attached to the tractor to form an articulated vehicle.(f) "Trailer" means every vehicle without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, constructed so that none of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-5; P.L. 2010, ch. 239, § 25; P.L. 2018, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 45, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-6 - Specially constructed and reconstructed vehicles.

§ 31-1-6. Specially constructed and reconstructed vehicles.(a) "Essential parts" means all integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type that must be registered under chapters 3 — 9 of this title, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter its appearance, model, type, or mode of operation.(b) "Reconstructed vehicle" means every vehicle of a type that must be registered under chapters 3 — 9 of this title, which has been materially altered from its original construction by the removal, addition, or substitution of essential parts, new or used.(c) "Specially constructed vehicle" means every vehicle of a type that must be registered under chapters 3 — 9 of this title, but not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles; provided, that specially constructed vehicles shall include hand-built, home-built, and one-off cars that do not resemble any production car. Specially constructed vehicles shall be entitled to standard passenger automobile plates; provided, that all safety and emissions standards applied to reconstructed vehicles are met.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 5; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-6; P.L. 2013, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 203, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-7 - Foreign vehicle.

§ 31-1-7. Foreign vehicle."Foreign vehicle" means every vehicle, of a type that must be registered under chapters 3 — 9 of this title, brought into this state from another state, territory or country, other than in the ordinary course of business by or through a manufacturer or dealer, and not registered in this state.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-7.
RI Gen L § 31-1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-8 - Farm vehicle.

§ 31-1-8. Farm vehicle."Farm vehicle" means every vehicle which is designed for and used for agricultural purposes and used by the owner of the vehicle or family member(s) or employee(s) or designees of the owner, in the conduct of the owner's agricultural operations, which use shall include the delivery of agricultural products produced by the farmer but shall not include commercial hire for nonagricultural uses, including, but not limited to, hauling of sand and gravel, snow plowing, land clearing for other than agricultural purposes or directly on the vehicle owner's farm, and landscaping. For an owner to qualify as having agricultural purposes, the owner shall provide evidence that he or she meets the requirements of § 44-18-30.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-8; P.L. 2002, ch. 404, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-9 - Mobile equipment.

§ 31-1-9. Mobile equipment."Mobile equipment" means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including but not limited to: ditch digging apparatus, well boring apparatus, and road construction or maintenance machinery such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck tractors, ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, earth moving carry-alls and scrapers, power shovels and drag lines, and self-propelled cranes and earth moving equipment. The term does not include house trailers, dump trucks, truck mounted transit mixers, cranes, or shovels, or other vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery has been attached.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-9; P.L. 1959, ch. 123, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-10 - Types of tires.

§ 31-1-10. Types of tires.(a) "Metal tire" means every tire having a surface made wholly or partly of metal, or other hard, non-resilient material, in contact with the highway.(b) "Pneumatic tire" means every tire in which compressed air is designed to support the load.(c) "Solid rubber tire" means every solid tire constructed of rubber or other nonmetallic substances, except pneumatic tires.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-10.
RI Gen L § 31-1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-11 - Railroads and trains.

§ 31-1-11. Railroads and trains.(a) "Railroad" means a carrier of persons or property upon cars, other than streetcars, operated upon stationary rails.(b) "Railroad train" means an engine driven by steam, electric, or other means, excluding streetcars, with or without cars coupled to it, operated upon stationary rails.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-11.
RI Gen L § 31-1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-12 - Explosives and flammable liquids.

§ 31-1-12. Explosives and flammable liquids.(a) "Explosive" means any chemical compound or chemical mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonation of any part of the compound or mixture may cause a sudden generation of highly heated gases with resultant gaseous pressures capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb.(b) "Flammable liquid" means any liquid which has a flash point of seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70 degrees F.), or less, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed cup test device.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-12.
RI Gen L § 31-1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-13 - Gross weight.

§ 31-1-13. Gross weight."Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without load plus the maximum weight of any load allowed to be carried on the vehicle. Maximum weight shall be determined by the manufacturer's allowed gross weight, or as determined by the division.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-13; P.L. 1969, ch. 173, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-14 - Renewal.

§ 31-1-14. Renewal."Renewal" means the reissuance of a registration, license, or instruction permit, issued under the provisions of chapters 1 — 27 of this title, the term of which has expired.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 13; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-14.
RI Gen L § 31-1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-15 - Suspension, revocation, and cancellation.

§ 31-1-15. Suspension, revocation, and cancellation.(a) "Cancellation" means the registration, driver's license, or instruction permit is annulled and terminated because of some error or defect or because the former bearer is no longer entitled to one, but the cancellation is without prejudice and a new application may be made at any time after the cancellation.(b) "Revocation" means the registration, driver's license, instruction permit and privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways is terminated and shall not be renewed or restored, except that an application for a new registration, license, or the privilege to drive may be presented and acted upon in accordance with the provisions of chapters 1 — 27 of this title.(c) "Suspension" means the registration, license, or instruction permit and privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways is withdrawn for a specified period.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 14; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, § 3; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-15.
RI Gen L § 31-1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-16 - Administrator and division.

§ 31-1-16. Administrator and division.(a) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division of motor vehicles of this state.(b) "Division" means the division of motor vehicles within the department of revenue of this state acting directly or through its authorized officers and agents.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-16; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-17 - Types of persons.

§ 31-1-17. Types of persons.(a) "Bailee" means a bailee is one to whom possession of personal property has been entrusted by the bailor for a specific purpose resulting from either an express or implied contract, with the understanding that this personal property shall be returned to the bailor or any person designated by the bailor when the terms and purposes of the contract have been accomplished.(b) "Chauffeur" means any person who drives a jitney, bus, school bus, motor vehicle used principally for hire with operator, or trackless trolley coach, regardless of the vehicle's capacity, and any person who drives a truck, tractor, or tractor semi-trailer, if the gross vehicle weight is twenty-six thousand and one pounds (26,001 lbs.) or more. Proper officers and drivers of fire apparatus when in the performance of their duties are not deemed to be chauffeurs.(c) "Driver" means any operator or chauffeur who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.(d) "Operator" means every person, other than a chauffeur, who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle.(e) "Owner" means a person who holds the legal title to a vehicle. In the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for conditional sale or lease with right of purchase upon performance of stated conditions and immediate right of possession vested in the vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee, lessee, or mortgagor is deemed the owner for the purposes of chapters 1 — 27 of this title.(f) "Pedestrian" means any person afoot.(g) "Person" means every individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association.(h) "Skateboarder, rollerskater, inline skater, or scooter rider" means any person who utilizes a human-powered device containing any number of wheels, whether in tandem or inline, which enables the person to propel himself or herself in a given direction.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 16; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-17; P.L. 1984, ch. 295, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 417, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 202, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-18 - Resident and nonresident.

§ 31-1-18. Resident and nonresident.(a) "Nonresident" means any person who is not a resident of this state or is temporarily residing in this state as a student or as a member of the armed forces of the United States.(b) "Resident" means a person:(1) Who owns, rents, or leases real estate within the state as his or her residence and:(i) Engages in a trade, business, or profession in this state; or(ii) Enrolls his or her children in a school in this state for a period exceeding ninety (90) days; or(2) Who is registered to vote or is eligible to register to vote under the laws of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-18; P.L. 1966, ch. 104, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-19 - Types of business.

§ 31-1-19. Types of business.(a) "Applicant" means any person, firm, corporation, or association making application under chapters 1 — 27 of this title.(b) "Dealer" means every person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vehicles required to be registered under chapters 3 — 9 of this title, and who has an established place of business for that purpose in this state.(c) "Distributor" means every person, resident, or nonresident of this state, who sells or distributes motor vehicles to motor vehicle dealers in this state, or who maintains a distributor representative in this state.(d) "Factory branch" means every branch office maintained by a manufacturer for the sale of motor vehicles to distributors, or for the sale of motor vehicles to motor vehicle dealers or for directing or supervising, in whole or in part, its representatives in this state.(e) "Factory representative" means every representative employed by a manufacturer or by a factory branch for the purpose of making or promoting the sale of its motor vehicles, or for supervising or contacting its dealers or prospective dealers.(f) "Licensee" means any person receiving a license under chapters 1 — 27 of this title.(g) "Licensor" means either the administrator, an authorized representative, or both, who are authorized to issue a license under chapters 1 — 27 of this title.(h) "Manufacturer" means every person engaged in the business of constructing or assembling vehicles required to be registered under chapters 3 — 9 of this title at an established place of business in this state.(i) "New and unused motor vehicle dealer" means every person, firm, or corporation which sells, solicits, or advertises the sale of new and unused motor vehicles; holds a bona fide contract or franchise in effect with a manufacturer or distributor of the vehicle(s) to be dealt in; maintains adequate space in the building or structure where the established business is conducted for the display of those vehicle(s); provides for vehicle repair and servicing; and stores parts and accessories for those motor vehicles.(j) "Transporter" means every person engaged in the business of delivering vehicles required to be registered under chapter 3 of this title from a manufacturing, assembling, and distributing plant to a point of destination or for the purpose of weighing, testing, transporting, or delivering that vehicle, or for the purpose of moving that vehicle in connection with making installations on or improvements to it, or for repossession of or foreclosure of it.(k) "Wrecker" means every person engaged in the business of wrecking or dismantling motor vehicles for the resale of the parts or material from them.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-19; P.L. 1960, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 189, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-20 - Established place of business.

§ 31-1-20. Established place of business."Established place of business" means the place actually occupied either continuously or at regular periods by a dealer or manufacturer where the books and records of that business are kept and where a large share of that business is transacted.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-20.
RI Gen L § 31-1-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-21 - Enforcement officers.

§ 31-1-21. Enforcement officers.(a) "Police officer" means every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations or the administrator of the division of motor vehicles and up to five (5) subordinates designated by the administrator under the provisions of § 31-2-3.(b) "Proper officer" means for the purposes of chapters 1 — 50 of this title, any member of the state or municipal police, deputy sheriff, city or town sergeant, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, or any subordinate appointed by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles under the provisions of § 31-2-3.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-21; P.L. 1975, ch. 121, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 60.
RI Gen L § 31-1-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-22 - Local authorities.

§ 31-1-22. Local authorities."Local authorities" means every city, town, or other local board or body having authority to enact laws relating to traffic under the constitution and laws of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-22.
RI Gen L § 31-1-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-23 - Types of roads.

§ 31-1-23. Types of roads.(a) "Bicycle lane" means a portion of highway right-of-way designated by the state and identified by official traffic control devices (pavement markings) for the exclusive use of bicyclists. The operation and parking of motor vehicles is prohibited within the lane identified for exclusive use by bicyclists, except when making a turn, entering or leaving the roadway or a parking lane, or when required in the course of official duty.(b) "Bicycle route" means a shared right-of-way along a highway, designated by the state and identified by official traffic control devices (signs) for use by bicyclists.(c) "Bicycle trail or path" means a bikeway physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier and either within the highway right-of-way or within an independent right-of-way. Bicycle trails or paths may also be used by pedestrians, skaters, wheelchair users, joggers and other nonmotorized users.(d) "Laned roadway" means a roadway which is divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic.(e) "Limited access highway" means every highway, street, or roadway to or from which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access except at those points and in that manner determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over it.(f) "Local highway" means every street or highway other than a state highway, private road, or driveway.(g) "Private road or driveway" means every way or place in private ownership that is used for vehicular travel only by the owner and by those others having express or implied permission from the owner.(h) "Roadway" means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, excluding the sidewalk, berm, or shoulder even when used by persons riding bicycles. In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways, "roadway" refers to the roadway separately and not the roadways collectively.(i) "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.(j) "State highway" means every street or highway constructed and/or maintained by the director of public works and the division of roads and bridges.(k) "Street or highway" means the entire width between boundary lines of every way when any part of it is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic.(l) "Through highway" means every highway or portion of a highway having entrances from intersecting highways at which vehicular traffic is required by law to stop before entering or crossing, and where stop signs are erected under the provisions of chapters 1 — 27 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 22; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, §§ 5, 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-23; P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 3; P.L. 1982, ch. 302, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 64, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 640, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-1-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions|Section 31-1-24 - Intersection.

§ 31-1-24. Intersection.(a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within the prelongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict.(b) Where a highway includes two (2) roadways thirty feet (30′) or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of that divided highway by an intersecting highway is to be regarded as a separate intersection. When the intersecting highway also includes two (2) roadways thirty feet (30′) or more apart, then every crossing of the two (2) roadways of that highway is to be regarded as a separate intersection.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-24.