reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
RI Gen L § 31-25-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-12.1 - Vehicles to be towed in right lane.

§ 31-25-12.1. Vehicles to be towed in right lane.(a) When a tow truck or other vehicle is towing another vehicle, except those vehicles designed to be in combination, in this state upon any public highway divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lanes for travel in the same direction, it shall be unlawful to tow except in the right lane of travel on a two (2) line highway, and in the two (2) right lanes of travel on a highway with three (3) or more lanes.(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined in accordance with the penalties provided in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 348, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 122; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 11.
RI Gen L § 31-25-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-13 - Axle load limit.

§ 31-25-13. Axle load limit.(a) The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds (22,400 lbs.).(b) For the purposes of this chapter, "axle load" is defined as the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two (2) parallel transverse vertical planes forty inches (40") apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-13; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 86; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 122.
RI Gen L § 31-25-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-14 - Maximum weight and tandem axles.

§ 31-25-14. Maximum weight and tandem axles.(a) It shall be unlawful to transport or operate over or upon any public highway in this state any vehicle equipped with tandem axles, should the gross weight of the axles exceed thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.) if the axle spacing does not exceed eight feet (8′).(b) With respect to all public highways, the overall gross weight on a group of two (2) or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, shall be determined by the following bridge gross weight formula:W = 500 [(LN / (N-1) ) + 12N + 36]where W = the overall gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles to the nearest five hundred pounds (500 lbs.); L = the distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two (2) or more consecutive axles; and N = the number of axles in the group under consideration. This overall gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles may not exceed eighty thousand pounds (80,000 lbs.) except as specified in §§ 31-25-1, 31-25-2, and 31-25-21.(c) In any calculation using the formula in subsection (b) of this section in which the tandem axle limit is less than thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.), thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.) shall be considered the legal limit. Single axle limits shall be as defined in § 31-25-13. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abrogate any of the "grandfather rights" in existence as of April 1, 1989.(d) (1) Penalties. Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating a vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the weight limits of tandem-axle vehicles, as defined in this section, shall be fined one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).(2) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating a vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the weight limits of twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds (22,400 lbs.) single axle limits as cited in § 31-25-13, shall be fined one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).(3) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating a vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the bridge gross weight formula, as defined in this section, shall be fined one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 8; P.L. 1950 (s.s.), ch. 2639, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-14; P.L. 1984, ch. 429, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 345, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 86; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 5.
RI Gen L § 31-25-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-15 - Investigations as to safety of buses, trucks, and trailers.

§ 31-25-15. Investigations as to safety of buses, trucks, and trailers.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles upon registering any truck, truck tractor, or semi-trailer under the laws of this state, or any bus for the transportation of ten (10) or more persons, may require any information and may make any investigation or test as necessary to enable him or her to determine whether the vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all the provisions of chapters 1 — 27 of this title. The administrator shall register the vehicle for a permissible gross weight not exceeding the limitations set forth in chapters 1 — 27 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-15.
RI Gen L § 31-25-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-16 - Authorized weight shown in registration - Exceeding limit.

§ 31-25-16. Authorized weight shown in registration — Exceeding limit.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall insert in the registration card issued for a vehicle the gross weight for which it is registered. If it is a truck tractor to be used for propelling semi-trailers, he or she shall separately insert the total permissible gross weight of the truck tractor and semi-trailers to be propelled by it. It shall be unlawful for any carrier to operate or permit to be operated any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a gross weight in excess of that registered or permitted by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, or in excess of the limitations set forth in this chapter.(b) For the purposes of this section, "carrier" means and includes any company or person who furthers their commercial or private enterprise by use of the vehicle.(c) (1) Penalties for violations of this section will be calculated on the registered or permitted weight in comparison to the actual weight and shall be heard and adjudicated at the traffic tribunal.(2) The overweight penalties for vehicles with ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight or less shall be eighty-five dollars ($85.00) per thousand pounds overweight or portion of it.(3) The overweight penalties for vehicles exceeding ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per thousand pounds overweight or portion of it.(4) The overweight penalty for vehicles being operated in excess of one hundred four thousand, eight hundred pounds (104,800 lbs.) gross vehicle weight shall be one thousand twenty-five dollars ($1,025) in addition to the penalties enumerated in subsection (b)(2) of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-16; P.L. 1983, ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 445, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 287, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 13; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 11.
RI Gen L § 31-25-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-17 - Identification of trucks and truck-tractors.

§ 31-25-17. Identification of trucks and truck-tractors.(a) Every motor truck and every truck-tractor exceeding a gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) shall be identified with the name, trade name, or company identifying logo and the city and state of the owner and operating carrier, or individual transporting property, when that transportation is for the furtherance of any commercial enterprise. However, in lieu of the city and state, one of the following may be displayed on the vehicle:(1) The interstate commerce commission number if a regulated interstate carrier; or(2) An identifying number issued by an official state agency.(b) The display of identification prescribed by this section shall be in letters in sharp color contrast to the background and be of such size, shape, and color as to be readily legible, during daylight hours, from a distance of fifty feet (50′) while the vehicle is not in motion. The display of identification may be accomplished through the use of a removable device so prepared as to otherwise meet the identification requirements and legibility requirements of this section, if the vehicle is operated by any company or carrier. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the display of additional identification as may be required by other laws of this state or any other state, or agency or department of the federal government.(c) Penalties for violations of this section shall be handled by the traffic tribunal and the fines shall be as provided for in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 161, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 11.
RI Gen L § 31-25-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-18 - Weighing of suspected overweight vehicles.

§ 31-25-18. Weighing of suspected overweight vehicles.Any proper officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the vehicle and load by means of either portable or stationary scales, and may require that the vehicle be driven to the nearest available stationary scales.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-18.
RI Gen L § 31-25-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-19 - Removal of excess from overweight vehicles.

§ 31-25-19. Removal of excess from overweight vehicles.Whenever a proper officer upon weighing a vehicle and load, as provided in § 31-25-18, determines that the weight is unlawful, the officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until the portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of the vehicle to such a limit as permitted under this chapter. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or operator.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-19.
RI Gen L § 31-25-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-20 - Refusal to submit to weighing or removal of excess load.

§ 31-25-20. Refusal to submit to weighing or removal of excess load.Any driver of a vehicle who fails or refuses to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing, or who fails or refuses when directed by a proper officer upon a weighing of the vehicle to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with the provisions of §§ 31-25-18 and 31-25-19, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than two hundred-fifty dollars ($250).History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-20; P.L. 1986, ch. 282, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 284, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-25-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-22 - Application for excess load permit.

§ 31-25-22. Application for excess load permit.(a) The application for an excess load permit pursuant to § 31-25-21 shall specifically describe the vehicle or vehicles and load to be operated or moved, and the particular highways for which the permit to operate is requested and whether the permit is requested for a single trip or for continuous operation.(b) For continuous operation of divisible loads, specifically described vehicle or vehicles must be certified originally by the manufacturer of them to possess the braking and carrying capacity for the weight specified on the application.(c) Upon approval of the application or renewal of divisible load permits, the department of revenue shall provide identification devices to be placed on the lower left corner of the driver's side of the windshield for trucks and tractors and on the front left corner of the driver's side for trailers.(d) Any motor carrier that has been granted a divisible load permit and has not displayed a sticker as required in subsection (c) of this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense or not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for subsequent offenses.(e) Divisible load permit fees for Rhode Island registered vehicles are reflected in the registration fee as enumerated in § 31-6-1(a)(2)(f) Divisible load permit fees for out-of-state registered vehicles are as follows:  Trailers $100 flat fee   2, 3, or 4 axle trucks $50.00 per 1,000 pounds over legal limit    maximum $1,500 for 76,650 pounds   Tractors $50.00 per 1,000 over legal limit    maximum $1,250 for 104,800 pounds.   Transfer fee $10.00  (g) For the purpose of this section, the "legal limit" is defined as the maximum weight as calculated by the Bridge Formula.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-22; P.L. 1983, ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 85, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 22; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 22.
RI Gen L § 31-25-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-23 - Conditions and restrictions on excess load permits.

§ 31-25-23. Conditions and restrictions on excess load permits.(a) The department of revenue or local authority is authorized to issue or withhold a permit at its discretion, or if the permit is issued, to limit the number of trips, or to establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the described vehicles may be operated on the indicated highways, or otherwise to limit or prescribe conditions of operation of the vehicle or vehicles, when necessary to assure against undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces, or structures, and may require any undertaking or other security that may be deemed necessary to compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure.(b) Whenever a permit is issued by the department of revenue or local authority for continuous operation, the permit shall not be issued for a period in excess of the registration date of the subject vehicle.(c) Upon re-registration of the subject vehicle, permits shall be issued by the department of revenue or local authority, upon the re-certification of the braking and carrying capacity of the subject vehicle as specified on the expired permit.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-23; P.L. 1983, ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 22; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 22.
RI Gen L § 31-25-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-24 - Carrying and inspection of excess load permits.

§ 31-25-24. Carrying and inspection of excess load permits.Every permit issued under §§ 31-25-21 — 31-25-23 shall be carried in the vehicle to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any proper officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit. No person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of the special permit. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-24; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 122.
RI Gen L § 31-25-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-25 - Seasonal weight restrictions by local authorities.

§ 31-25-25. Seasonal weight restrictions by local authorities.(a) Local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operation of vehicles upon a highway or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon a highway, for a total period of not to exceed ninety (90) days in any one calendar year, whenever the highway by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climatic conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles on it is prohibited or the permissible weights of them is reduced.(b) The local authority enacting the ordinance or resolution shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating the provisions of the ordinance or resolution at each end of that portion of any highway affected by it, and the ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and until the signs are erected and maintained.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-25.
RI Gen L § 31-25-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-26 - Prohibition of commercial vehicles by local authorities.

§ 31-25-26. Prohibition of commercial vehicles by local authorities.Local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may impose limitations as to the weight of those vehicles on designated highways, which prohibitions and limitations shall be designated by appropriate signs placed on the highways. For the purposes of this section, a suburban vehicle, as defined in § 31-1-3, shall not be deemed to be a truck or commercial vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-26; P.L. 1964, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 1966, ch. 128, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 19; P.L. 2005, ch. 410, § 17.
RI Gen L § 31-25-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-27 - Weight restrictions on state highways.

§ 31-25-27. Weight restrictions.(a) State Highways. The state traffic commission shall likewise have authority, as granted to local authorities in this chapter, to determine by resolution and to impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles operated upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the commission, and the restrictions shall be effective when signs giving notice of them are erected upon the highway or portion of any highway affected by the resolution.(b) Penalties for posted bridge weight violations shall be based on the fine schedule imposed within the provisions of § 31-25-16.(c) Bridges. The department of transportation, through the state traffic commission, shall have the authority with respect to any state, local, or privately-owned bridge, excluding those owned or controlled by the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority, to impose a weight restriction or close a bridge, based on deficiencies documented in a bridge inspection or load rating for the purpose of public safety. Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority shall have the authority for bridges owned or controlled by Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority to impose a weight restriction or close a bridge, based on deficiencies documented in a bridge inspection or load rating for the purpose of public safety.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-27; P.L. 1986, ch. 282, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 367, § 1, effective July 8, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 368, § 1, effective July 8, 2021.
RI Gen L § 31-25-27.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-27.1 - Weight restrictions on the Veterans Memorial Parkway - East Providence.

§ 31-25-27.1. Weight restrictions on the Veterans Memorial Parkway — East Providence.(a) No motor vehicle with a gross weight exceeding two (2) tons except those listed in this section shall be allowed to travel the Veterans Memorial Parkway in the city of East Providence.(b) The director of the department of revenue is directed to post signs to limit access as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section.(c) The following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: vehicles of a fire department, police vehicles, corrections vehicles, ambulances, emergency vehicles, state vehicles, municipal vehicles, vehicles of the Rhode Island public transit authority, marked school administration vehicles, and delivery vehicles whose destination is addressed on the parkway.(d) The department of revenue or local authority is authorized in accordance with the provisions of § 31-25-23 to issue or withhold permits to all vehicles other than those enumerated in this section.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 484, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 22; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 22.
RI Gen L § 31-25-27.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-27.2 - Weight restrictions on Route 114 - Bristol.

§ 31-25-27.2. Weight restrictions on Route 114 — Bristol.(a) No commercial motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to travel on Route 114 (Hope Street and Ferry Road) between Gooding Avenue and Route 136.(b) The director of the department of transportation is directed to post signs to limit access as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section.(c) The following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: any commercial vehicle whose destination is anywhere, either on or off the routes stated in subsection (a) of this section; any and all emergency vehicles, state vehicles, municipal vehicles, public transit vehicles, marked school administration vehicles, and vehicles participating in the annual 4th of July parade or other civic parades.(d) Any commercial registered motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, shall be prohibited from traveling the routes stated in subsection (a) as a through route. Signs will be posted by the department of transportation stating "Local Deliveries Only — No Through Trucking — 4 Ton Weight Limit."(e) Violations of this section shall be a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every subsequent offense.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 351, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 381, § 1.