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RI Gen L § 24-10-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10 - Freeways|Section 24-10-5 - Fuel and service facilities adjacent to freeways.

§ 24-10-5. Fuel and service facilities adjacent to freeways.(a) In order to permit the establishment of adequate fuel and other service facilities by private owners or their lessees for the users of a freeway, the director of transportation shall provide for access roads within the state's right-of-way of any freeway established or designated as provided in this chapter, at points which in his or her opinion, will best serve the public interest.(b) The location of fuel and other service facilities may be indicated to the users of the freeway by appropriate sign, the size, style, and specifications of which shall be determined by the director of transportation.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 75, § 4; P.L. 1949, ch. 2392, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-10-5.
RI Gen L § 24-10-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10 - Freeways|Section 24-10-6 - Chapter supplemental.

§ 24-10-6. Chapter supplemental.This chapter shall be considered supplementary and in addition to any and all other powers now exercised by the director of transportation.History of Section.P.L. 1937, ch. 2537, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 75, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; redesignated § 5 by P.L. 1949, ch. 2392, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-10-6.
RI Gen L § 24-10-7 - 24-10-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10 - Freeways|Section 24-10-7 - 24-10-16 - Repealed.

§ 24-10-7 — 24-10-16. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 155, §§ 1, 2; Repealed by P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 2, effective May 6, 1966. For present law, see §§ 24-10.1-1 — 24-10.1-12.
RI Gen L § 24-10-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10 - Freeways|Section 24-10-17 - Soliciting rides in motor vehicles.

§ 24-10-17. Soliciting rides in motor vehicles.(a) Any person who endeavors by words, gestures, or otherwise to beg, invite, or secure transportation in any motor vehicle on any freeway within the state, except in the case of a bona fide emergency or in the case of sickness, is subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.(b) Any person who endeavors to solicit a ride in a motor vehicle in the manner described in this section on the traveled portion of any other public highway in this state shall be subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 102; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 4; P.L. 2021, ch. 49, § 1, effective June 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 50, § 1, effective June 11, 2021.
RI Gen L § 24-10-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10 - Freeways|Section 24-10-18 - Backing up prohibited.

§ 24-10-18. Backing up prohibited.Any person who backs up a motor vehicle on a roadway or shoulder of any freeway within the state, shall be subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 63; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 4; P.L. 2021, ch. 49, § 1, effective June 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 50, § 1, effective June 11, 2021.
RI Gen L § 24-10-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10 - Freeways|Section 24-10-19 - Advertising motor vehicles for sale on state highways.

§ 24-10-19. Advertising motor vehicles for sale on state highways.Any person who parks a motor vehicle in a designated parking area provided by the state for a period in excess of twelve (12) hours, for the purpose of advertising the vehicle for sale shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 279, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-10-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10 - Freeways|Section 24-10-20 - Park and ride lots.

§ 24-10-20. Park and ride lots.Park and ride lots, also known as fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities, are facilities which are intended to be used for the temporary parking of passenger vehicles and which are located and designed so as to facilitate the safe and convenient transfer of persons traveling in passenger vehicles to and from high occupancy vehicles and/or public mass transportation systems including rail. Any other vehicle parked and/or property, including but not limited to, boats or commercial type trailer boxes, stored at those lots will be fined and towed at owner's expense. State and local law enforcement officials have authority to ticket and tow any vehicles under this statute. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 223, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 63; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 4.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-1 - Declaration of policy.

§ 24-10.1-1. Declaration of policy.In order to prevent unreasonable distraction of operators of motor vehicles, to prevent confusion with respect to compliance with traffic lights, signs, signals and regulations, to promote the safety, convenience, and enjoyment of travel upon highways within this state and to protect the public investment therein, to preserve and enhance the natural scenic beauty or aesthetic features of the highways and adjacent areas, and in the general welfare of the people of this state, the general assembly declares it to be the policy of this state that the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising in areas adjacent to the rights-of-way of the interstate, primary, secondary road systems within this state shall be regulated in accordance with the terms of this chapter and the regulations promulgated by the director of transportation pursuant thereto and finds that all outdoor advertising which does not conform to the requirements of this chapter is a public nuisance. It is the intention of the general assembly in this chapter to provide a statutory basis for regulation of outdoor advertising consistent with the public policy relating to areas adjacent to the interstate and primary highway systems as declared by congress in title 23 of the United States Code, Highways. Further, the general assembly declares the policy also to regulate other roads within the state.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 70; P.L. 1990, ch. 305, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 24-10.1-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Information center" means an area or site established and maintained as safety rest areas for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the state and providing such other information as the director of transportation may consider desirable.(2) "Interstate system" means that portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways located within this state, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the director of transportation, and approved pursuant to the provisions of title 23, United States Code, Highways.(3) (i) "Maintenance" means the normal repair of outdoor advertising due to wear and tear. Maintenance shall not include the relocation nor the increase of advertisement size nor height. Maintenance shall not permit any alterations such as the addition of face lighting nor lit panels, moving parts, sparkling surfaces, cutouts nor temporary extensions of advertising space.(ii) Maintenance shall permit the change in the advertisement copy by means of trivision technology or other equivalent technology approved by the department of transportation and, if necessary, the federal highway administration; provided, however, for each sign using such technology two (2) valid permits for signs of equivalent size shall be required. Provided, further, however, that in the event that a person, firm or corporation does not hold more than one permit, only one permit for signs of equivalent size shall be required.(4) "Outdoor advertising" means an outdoor sign, display, light, device, figure, painting, drawing, message, plaque, poster, billboard, structure, or other thing which is designed, intended or used to advertise or inform, any part of the advertising or information contents of which is visible from any place on the main-traveled way of the interstate, primary, or secondary systems.(5) "Primary systems" means that portion of connected main highways, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the director of transportation, pursuant to the provisions of title 23, United States Code, Highways.(6) "Safety rest area" means an area or site established and maintained within or adjacent to the right-of-way by or under public supervision or control, for the convenience of the traveling public.(7) "Secondary systems" means that portion of state maintained roads that are neither interstate nor primary roads.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 305, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 440, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-3 - Limitations of outdoor advertising devices.

§ 24-10.1-3. Limitations of outdoor advertising devices.No outdoor advertising shall be erected in this state except the following:(1) Directional and other official signs and notices erected, maintained, or authorized by a public agency or body, which signs and notices shall include, but not be limited to, signs and notices pertaining to natural wonders and scenic and historic attractions, as authorized or required by law.(2) Signs, displays, and devices advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located, subject, however, to the national standards as promulgated pursuant to the federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965.(3) Signs, displays, and devices advertising activities conducted on the property upon which they are located, subject, however, to the national standards as promulgated pursuant to the federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965 including spacing requirements of the Rhode Island department of transportation rules and regulations governing outdoor advertising, except for signs that are allowed to be relocated as permitted in subsection (5).(4) Bus shelters erected under the authority of the state department of transportation or Rhode Island public transit authority which shall be permitted no more than one two (2) sided sign. Each sign face shall be no more than twenty-four (24) square feet in size.(5) Lawfully permitted signs, displays, and devices already in existence may be relocated to other permitted locations with the approval of the appropriate governmental agency(s), provided that the relocated outdoor advertising remains the same or smaller in size, and that such outdoor advertising conforms and is consistent with the municipal comprehensive plan and related zoning requirements.(6) This chapter shall not preclude the maintenance of existing outdoor advertising.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 268, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 305, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-4 - Regulation of advertising.

§ 24-10.1-4. Regulation of advertising.The director of transportation is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations governing the issuance of permits for the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising coming within the exceptions contained in subsections (1), (4) and (5) of § 24-10.1-3 consistent with the safety and welfare of the traveling public, and as may be necessary to carry out the policy of the state declared in this chapter, and consistent with the national standards promulgated by the secretary of commerce pursuant to title 23, United States Code. All permit fees collected pursuant to regulations promulgated under this section shall be deposited in the intermodal surface transportation fund.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-5 - Removal of nonconforming advertising.

§ 24-10.1-5. Removal of nonconforming advertising.Any sign, display, or device lawfully in existence along the interstate system or the primary system on May 6, 1966 and which is not in conformity with the provisions contained in this chapter shall not be required to be removed until July 1, 1970. Any other sign, display, or device lawfully erected which does not conform to this chapter shall not be required to be removed until the end of the fifth year after it becomes nonconforming.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 62.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-6 - Compensation for removal of advertising.

§ 24-10.1-6. Compensation for removal of advertising.(a) Any person, firm, association, or corporation having any property interest either in any real property upon which is located any prohibited advertising sign, display, or device, or having any property interest in any prohibited advertising sign, display, or device, or having any property interest in both, shall be justly compensated by the director of transportation for any damages sustained by reason of the removal of the following prohibited advertising signs, displays, and devices:(1) Those lawfully in existence as of May 6, 1966.(2) Those lawfully on any highway made a part of the interstate or primary system on or after May 6, 1966 and before January 1, 1968.(3) Those lawfully erected on or after January 1, 1968.(b) Compensation is authorized to be paid only for the following:(1) The taking, by virtue of the enactment of this chapter, from the owner of a prohibited sign, display or device of all right, title, leasehold, and interest in the sign, display or device; and(2) The taking, by virtue of the enactment of this chapter, from the owner of the real property on which the prohibited sign, display, or device is located, of the right to erect and maintain such signs, displays, and devices thereon.(c) Any person or party so entitled to compensation who cannot agree with the director of transportation as to the amount of just compensation to which he or she is so entitled, by virtue of the enactment of this chapter, may within one year from the time that the removal of such advertising is required apply for the damages to the superior court in accordance with the procedures of §§ 37-6-18 through 37-6-23.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 268, § 2.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-7 - Unlawful advertising.

§ 24-10.1-7. Unlawful advertising.Any advertising device which violates the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. The director of transportation shall give thirty (30) days' notice, by certified mail, postage prepaid, to the owner of the land on which the advertising device is located to remove the device if it is a prohibited device or cause it to conform to regulations if it is an authorized device. If the owner of the property fails to act within thirty (30) days as required in the notice, the director of transportation, or any of the director's authorized subordinates, may enter upon the real property where the outdoor advertising is located and abate and remove it.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-8 - Penalty.

§ 24-10.1-8. Penalty.Any person, firm, corporation, or association who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-9 - Interpretation.

§ 24-10.1-9. Interpretation.(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation or resolution, which are more restrictive than the provisions of this chapter.(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or the general or public laws to the contrary, the director of the department of transportation shall not regulate any on-premise or off-premise non-commercial protected speech contained within any advertising display authorized by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 305, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 234, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-10 - Advertising in safety rest areas.

§ 24-10.1-10. Advertising in safety rest areas.In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the director of transportation is hereby authorized to maintain maps and to permit informational directories and advertising pamphlets to be made available at safety rest areas, and to establish information centers at safety rest areas for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the state and providing such other information as may be considered desirable.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-11 - Agreements with the United States authorized.

§ 24-10.1-11. Agreements with the United States authorized.The director of transportation is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with the United States secretary of commerce as provided by title 23, United States Code, relating to the control of outdoor advertising in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems, including the establishment of information centers at safety rest areas, and to take action in the name of the state to comply with the terms of such an agreement.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-10.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-10.1 - Outdoor Advertising|Section 24-10.1-12 - Severability.

§ 24-10.1-12. Severability.If any section, clause, or provision of this chapter shall be held either unconstitutional or ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional or ineffective, it shall be valid and effective and no other section, clause or provision shall on account thereof be termed invalid or ineffective.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 117, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-11-1 - 24-11-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-11 - Jamestown Ferry|Section 24-11-1 - 24-11-29 - Repealed.

§ 24-11-1 — 24-11-29. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 195, §§ 1, 4-10; P.L. 1960, ch. 25, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 63; Repealed by P.L. 2005, ch. 20, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 27, § 1, effective May 5, 2005.
RI Gen L § 24-12-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority|Section 24-12-2 - Authority created - Composition.

§ 24-12-2. Authority created — Composition.There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the "Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority." The authority shall consist of five (5) members, including the director of transportation, who shall be a member ex officio, and four (4) members appointed by the governor.History of Section.P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-2.
RI Gen L § 24-12-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority|Section 24-12-3 - Appointment of authority members - Oath of office.

§ 24-12-3. Appointment of authority members — Oath of office.(a) During the month of March in each year, the successor of any member whose term is about to expire shall be appointed by the governor for a term of four (4) years commencing the first day of April then next ensuing, but any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term. Any member of the authority shall be eligible for reappointment.(b) Each appointed member of the authority before entering upon his or her duties shall take an oath to administer the duties of his or her office faithfully and impartially, and the oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-3.
RI Gen L § 24-12-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority|Section 24-12-4 - Officers of authority - Quorum - Reimbursement of expenses of members.

§ 24-12-4. Officers of authority — Quorum — Reimbursement of expenses of members.(a) The authority shall elect one of its members as chairperson and another as vice-chairperson and shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer who may or may not be members of the authority. Three (3) members of the authority shall constitute a quorum and the vote of three (3) members shall be necessary for any action taken by the authority. No vacancy in the membership of the authority shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority. The members of the authority shall receive no salary for their services as authority members but shall be paid their necessary expenses while engaged in the performance of their duties, and the appointed members of the authority shall be paid the sum of forty dollars ($40.00) for each day or portion thereof in which they are engaged in the performance of their duties.(b) The secretary and the treasurer shall receive such salaries as shall be fixed by the authority from time to time.History of Section.P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-14-4; P.L. 1960, ch. 219, §§ 1, 5; P.L. 1963, ch. 165, § 5.
RI Gen L § 24-12-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority|Section 24-12-5 - Power to construct, reconstruct, renovate, acquire, maintain, repair, operate or manage projects or additional facilities and to issue bonds.

§ 24-12-5. Power to construct, reconstruct, renovate, acquire, maintain, repair, operate or manage projects or additional facilities and to issue bonds.In order to facilitate vehicular traffic, remove many of the present handicaps and hazards on the congested highways in the state, alleviate the barriers caused by large bodies of water, and promote the agricultural and industrial development of the state, the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority is hereby authorized and empowered: to construct the Newport Bridge, the turnpike, any portion thereof or any additional facility hereafter authorized to be constructed; to acquire the Mount Hope Bridge, to acquire the Sakonnet River Bridge, to acquire the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge and any additional facility hereafter authorized to be acquired; to maintain, construct, reconstruct, renovate, acquire, repair, operate or manage any project or projects; and to issue bonds of the authority as provided in this chapter to finance any project or projects; provided, however, that the Mount Hope Bridge shall only be acquired as provided for by § 24-12-40A.History of Section.P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-5; P.L. 1960, ch. 219, §§ 1, 6; P.L. 1963, ch. 165, § 6; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 71; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 36, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 20, § 3.