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RI Gen L § 31-24-45 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-24 - Lighting Equipment and Reflectors|Section 31-24-45 - Projecting loads.

§ 31-24-45. Projecting loads.Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear or front four feet (4′) or more beyond the bed or body of the vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end or front of the load, at the time specified in § 31-24-1, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500′) to the sides, rear and front. The red light or lantern required under this section shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear or front end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than twelve inches (12") square and so hung that the entire area is visible to the driver of a vehicle approaching from either direction. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 14; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 31-24-45; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 121.
RI Gen L § 31-24-46 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-24 - Lighting Equipment and Reflectors|Section 31-24-46 - Lights on snow removal equipment.

§ 31-24-46. Lights on snow removal equipment.(a) The state traffic commission shall adopt standards and specifications applicable to head lamps, clearance lamps, identification, and other lamps on snow removal equipment when operated on the highways of this state in lieu of the lamps otherwise required on motor vehicles by this chapter. The standards and specifications may permit the use of flashing lights for purposes of identification on snow removal equipment when in service upon the highways.(b) It shall be unlawful to operate any snow removal equipment on any highway unless the lamps on it comply with and are lighted when and as required by the standards and specifications adopted as provided in this section.(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 31-24-46; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 121.
RI Gen L § 31-24-47 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-24 - Lighting Equipment and Reflectors|Section 31-24-47 - Regulation and certification of lighting devices.

§ 31-24-47. Regulation and certification of lighting devices.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to approve or disapprove lighting devices and to issue and enforce regulations establishing standards and specifications for the approval of such lighting devices, their installation, and aiming. The regulations shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform to the current standards and specifications of the society of automotive engineers applicable to the equipment.(b) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is required to approve or disapprove any lighting device, of a type on which approval is specifically required in this chapter, within a reasonable time after the device has been submitted.(c) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to set up the procedure which shall be followed when any device is submitted for approval.(d) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles upon approving a lamp or device, shall issue to the applicant a certificate of approval together with any instructions determined by him or her.(e) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall publish lists of all lamps and devices by name and type which have been approved by him or her.(f) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 28; P.L. 1954, ch. 3291, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-24-47; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 121.
RI Gen L § 31-24-48 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-24 - Lighting Equipment and Reflectors|Section 31-24-48 - Revocation of certification of lighting equipment.

§ 31-24-48. Revocation of certification of lighting equipment.(a) When the administrator of the division of motor vehicles has reason to believe that an approved device as being sold commercially does not comply with the requirements of this chapter, he or she may, after giving thirty (30) days' previous notice to the person holding the certificate of approval for the device in this state, conduct a hearing upon the question of compliance of the approved device. After the hearing the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall determine whether the approved device meets the requirements of this chapter. If the device does not meet the requirements of this chapter, the administrator shall give notice to the person holding the certificate of approval for the device in this state.(b) If, at the expiration of ninety (90) days after the notice, the person holding the certificate of approval for the device has failed to satisfy the administrator of the division of motor vehicles that the approved device as thereafter to be sold meets the requirements of this chapter, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall suspend or revoke the approval issued for it until or unless the device is resubmitted to and retested by an authorized testing agency and is found to meet the requirements of this chapter, and may require that all the devices sold since the notification following the hearing be replaced with devices that do comply with the requirements of this chapter. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles may at the time of the retest purchase in the open market and submit to the testing agency one or more sets of the approved devices, and if the device upon a retest fails to meet the requirements of this chapter, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may refuse to renew the certificate of approval of the device.(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 31-24-48; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 121.
RI Gen L § 31-24-49 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-24 - Lighting Equipment and Reflectors|Section 31-24-49 - Approval of lighting equipment required.

§ 31-24-49. Approval of lighting equipment required.No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use upon or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer or use upon any such vehicle any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector which reflector is required by this chapter or parts of any of these which tend to change the original design or performance, unless of a type which has been submitted to and approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.(b) The administrator shall approve a flashing amber light configuration for use in funeral processions.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 27; P.L. 1954, ch. 3291, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-24-49; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 121; P.L. 2003, ch. 420, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 436, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-24-50 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-24 - Lighting Equipment and Reflectors|Section 31-24-50 - Trademark or name shown on equipment.

§ 31-24-50. Trademark or name shown on equipment.No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use upon or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer any lamp or device mentioned in § 31-24-49 which has been approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles unless the lamp or device bears on it the trademark or name under which it is approved so as to be legible when installed. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 27; P.L. 1954, ch. 3291, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-24-50; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 121.
RI Gen L § 31-24-51 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-24 - Lighting Equipment and Reflectors|Section 31-24-51 - Mounting and adjustment of lamps.

§ 31-24-51. Mounting and adjustment of lamps.No person shall use upon any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer any lamps mentioned in § 31-24-49 unless the lamps are mounted and adjusted as to focus and aim in accordance with instructions of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 27; P.L. 1954, ch. 3291, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-24-51; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 121.
RI Gen L § 31-24-52 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-24 - Lighting Equipment and Reflectors|Section 31-24-52 - Hazard switch for flashing lights.

§ 31-24-52. Hazard switch for flashing lights.(a) All new automobiles and automobiles for hire sold in Rhode Island beginning with the 1969 models shall be provided with a hazard switch so as to produce a constant flashing light when the switch is activated. The switch shall be activated by the operator whenever any vehicle becomes disabled on any street or highway. The switch may be attached to the directional signal apparatus.(b) Nothing in this section shall affect regulations of the interstate commerce commission.(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1967, ch. 149, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 69; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 121.
RI Gen L § 31-24-53 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-24 - Lighting Equipment and Reflectors|Section 31-24-53 - Safety lights required on food vending vehicles.

§ 31-24-53. Safety lights required on food vending vehicles.No person engaged as an itinerant vendor of food items from a motor vehicle operated, or caused to be operated by him or her, upon the public streets or highways of the state of Rhode Island, shall operate the motor vehicle or cause the motor vehicle to be operated for the purpose of vending food items upon the city streets or highways unless the motor vehicle shall have been equipped with two (2) flashing lights, one yellow located on the front bumper and one red on the rear bumper of it, except those vehicles which have flashing warning lights as standard equipment. When the motor vehicle shall have been stopped for the purpose of the intended itinerary business, they shall continue flashing as a warning of its position to all approaching vehicular traffic. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 121.
RI Gen L § 31-24-54 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-24 - Lighting Equipment and Reflectors|Section 31-24-54 - Strobe lights on school buses.

§ 31-24-54. Strobe lights on school buses.All new school buses, as defined in § 31-1-3, shall at all times be equipped with a rear-viewing, rear-mounted white flashing strobe light, meeting the following requirements:(1) A white flashing strobe light will be installed on the roof of a school bus; at a point not to exceed one-third (⅓) the body length forward from the rear of the roof edge;(2) The strobe light will have a single clear lens emitting light three hundred sixty (360) degrees around its vertical axis and may not extend above the roof more than maximum legal height;(3) The light will not exceed nine inches (9") in height or nine inches (9") in diameter;(4) A manual switch and a pilot light will be included to indicate when light is in operation;(5) The strobe light will be wired to activate with the amber alternately flashing signal lamps, continuing through the full loading or unloading cycle, with an override switch. The strobe light shall not be activated while the bus is moving; and(6) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 487, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 121; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 18; P.L. 2005, ch. 410, § 16; P.L. 2005, ch. 426, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-25-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-1 - Compliance with chapter required.

§ 31-25-1. Compliance with chapter required.(a) (1) Except in reference to §§ 31-25-16 and 31-25-27 where it shall be considered a violation, it is a civil violation for any carrier to drive or move or to cause or permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this chapter or otherwise in violation of this chapter, and the maximum size and weight of vehicles specified in this chapter shall be lawful throughout this state. Local authorities shall have no power or authority to alter the limitations except as express authority may be granted in this chapter.(2) "Carrier" includes any company or person who furthers their commercial or private enterprise by use of the vehicle.(b) The director of the department of transportation shall promulgate rules and regulations and requirements consistent with this chapter for the application and issuance of permits for overweight and oversize vehicles or loads.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-1; P.L. 1985, ch. 277, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 412, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 13; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 22; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 22.
RI Gen L § 31-25-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-2 - Vehicles exempt from limitations.

§ 31-25-2. Vehicles exempt from limitations.(a) The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight, and load shall not apply to:(1) Road machinery;(2) Farm vehicles, including farm tractors, temporarily moved upon a highway;(3) Any vehicle owned and operated by the Rhode Island public transit authority that is designed for carrying passengers and is comprised of two (2) sections permanently joined by a hinge mechanism or an articulated joint that allows vertical and horizontal movement and a passage for riders moving from one section to the other;(4) A vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit issued as provided in this chapter;(5) Covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles;(6) Emergency vehicles with a weight limit of up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of eighty-six thousand pounds (86,000 lbs.) or less than twenty-four thousand pounds (24,000 lbs.) on a single steering axle; thirty-three thousand five hundred pounds (33,500 lbs.) on a single-drive axle; sixty-two thousand pounds (62,000 lbs.) on a tandem axle; or fifty-two thousand pounds (52,000 lbs.) on a tandem rear drive steer axle; or(7) Natural gas vehicles up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of eighty-two thousand pounds (82,000 lbs.) by an amount that is equal to the difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle; and the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system.(b) The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight, and load shall not apply to fire apparatus acquired by a city or town within this state prior to July 1, 1999.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-2; P.L. 1983, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 209, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 39, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 45, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-25-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-3 - Maximum width.

§ 31-25-3. Maximum width.The total outside width of any vehicle or the load on it shall not exceed one hundred two inches (102") excluding any safety and noncargo carrying appurtenances on either motorized campers or camping recreational vehicles. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-3; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 122; P.L. 2004, ch. 308, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 380, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-25-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-4 - Maximum height.

§ 31-25-4. Maximum height.No vehicle including any load on it shall exceed a height of one hundred sixty-two inches (162"). Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-4; P.L. 1965, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 122.
RI Gen L § 31-25-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-5 - Maximum length of single vehicle and load.

§ 31-25-5. Maximum length of single vehicle and load.No vehicle, including any load on it, except Rhode Island public transit authority articulated buses, shall exceed a length of forty feet (40′) extreme overall dimension inclusive of front and rear bumpers, or in the case of a motor bus, motorized camper or camping recreational vehicle forty-five feet (45′).History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-5; P.L. 1983, ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 500, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 308, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 380, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-25-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-7 - Front and rear extensions of load.

§ 31-25-7. Front and rear extensions of load.Subject to the provisions of this chapter limiting the length of vehicles and loads, the load upon any vehicle, operated alone or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not extend more than three feet (3′) beyond the foremost part of the vehicle, and the load upon any vehicle, operated alone or the load upon the rear vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not extend more than six feet (6′) beyond the rear of the bed or body 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. 35, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-7; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 122.
RI Gen L § 31-25-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-8 - Pole trailers.

§ 31-25-8. Pole trailers.The limitations as to the length of vehicles and loads stated in §§ 31-25-5 and 31-25-6 shall not apply to any load upon a pole trailer as defined in § 31-1-5 when transporting poles or pipes or structural material which cannot be dismembered, provided that no pole or pipe or other material exceeding eighty feet (80′) in length shall be so transported unless a permit has first been obtained as authorized in § 31-25-21.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-8.
RI Gen L § 31-25-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-9 - Prevention of leakage of load.

§ 31-25-9. Prevention of leakage of load.No vehicles shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping from it. However, sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or another substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-9; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 122.
RI Gen L § 31-25-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-10 - Fastening of load and covering.

§ 31-25-10. Fastening of load and covering.(a) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless the load and any covering on it is securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.(b) No motor truck trailer or semitrailer which is used for the purpose of hauling logs, pulpwood, lumber, or other materials which by their very nature may shift or roll so as to be likely to fall from the vehicle, shall be operated or moved over any highway unless its load is securely fastened to the vehicle by chains, cables, or other approved devices as will effectively prevent the shifting of the load or any part of it falling from the vehicle. The ends of the chains, cables, or other devices and any tire chains shall be tied securely, whether the vehicle is loaded or unloaded, so that loose ends shall not endanger pedestrians or other vehicles encountered on the highway.(c) This section shall not be construed to include a truck transporting lumber, wood, or sawmill wastes, when transported in a box type body with solid sides, provided that the truck is not loaded higher than its side-boards.(d) A person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined:(1) Not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation; and(2) Not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for any subsequent violations.(e) No person shall operate a motor truck or other vehicle carrying or transporting any rubbish, refuse, or other debris on any highway without first securely fastening a covering on it to prevent the contents from falling to the highway. No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless the load and any covering on it is securely fastened so as to prevent that covering or load from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.(f) No person shall operate an open motor truck or other similar vehicle while carrying or transporting any child under sixteen (16) years of age without securely fastening the child to prevent them from becoming loose or detached in any manner.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-10; P.L. 1966, ch. 270, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 31, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 17, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 271, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 410, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-25-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-11 - Connections between coupled vehicles.

§ 31-25-11. Connections between coupled vehicles.When one vehicle is towing another the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed by it and the drawbar or other connection shall not exceed fifteen feet (15′) from one vehicle to the other, except the connection between any two (2) vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of structural nature which cannot readily be dismembered. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-11; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 122.
RI Gen L § 31-25-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits|Section 31-25-12 - Flags on tow chains.

§ 31-25-12. Flags on tow chains.When one vehicle is towing another and the connection consists of a chain, rope, or cable, there shall be displayed upon the connection a white flag or cloth not less than twelve inches (12") square. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-12; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 122.