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Rhode Island Statutes, Title 31

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Title 31, Title 31 and Other Vehicles

94 chapters · 1,465 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 311,465 Ch 31-3, Chapter 31-3 Registration of Vehicles155 Ch 31-23, Chapter 31-23 Equipment and Accessor…57 Ch 31-10, Chapter 31-10 Operators’ and Chauffe…56 Ch 31-24, Chapter 31-24 Lighting Equipment and…54 Ch 31-27, Chapter 31-27 Motor Vehicle Offenses45 Ch 31-22, Chapter 31-22 Miscellaneous Rules44 Ch 31-25, Chapter 31-25 Size, Weight, and Load…42 Ch 31-5, Chapter 31-5 Dealers’, Manufacturers…37 Ch 31-32, Chapter 31-32 Proof of Financial Res…36 Ch 31-44, Chapter 31-44 Mobile and Manufacture…36 Ch 31-1, Chapter 31-1 Definitions and General…33 Ch 31-10.3, Chapter 31-10.3 Rhode Island Uniform…32 Ch 31-3.1, Chapter 31-3.1 Certificates of Title…31 Ch 31-2, Chapter 31-2 Division of Motor Vehicles27

13 sections·Filtered byTitle 31✕Ch 31-3.2✕

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-1. Definitions
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For the purpose of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the following meanings ascribed to them: (1) “Dealer” means a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of selling snowmobiles or recreational vehicles at wholesale or retail. (2) “Director”…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-10. Penalties
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Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter or any regulation of the director of the department of environmental management or the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for a first offense and be punished by a fine of not more…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-11. Liability for negligence
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Negligence in the use of operation of a recreational vehicle shall be attributable to the owner. Every owner of a recreational vehicle used or operated in this state shall be liable and responsible for injury or death or damage to property resulting from negligence in the use or …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-2. Registration
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(a) General requirements. Except as provided in this chapter, no person shall operate any snowmobile or recreational vehicle within the state unless the snowmobile or recreational vehicle has been registered in accordance with this chapter. Any operator of any snowmobile or recre…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-3. Disposition of fees

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All fees from registration of snowmobiles or recreational vehicles shall be deposited as general revenues.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-4. Transfer or termination of ownership

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Within fifteen (15) days after the transfer of ownership, or any part of it, other than a security interest, or the destruction or abandonment of any snowmobile or recreational vehicle, written notice of that transfer or destruction shall be given to the director in any form that…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-4.1. Operation of snowmobile or recreational vehicle without permission — Penalty

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(a) No person shall operate any snowmobile or recreational vehicle upon any property or premises owned by another person without the consent in writing of the owner of the property or premises. (b) No person shall operate any snowmobile or recreational vehicle which is owned by a…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-5. Licensing by political subdivisions

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No political subdivision of this state shall require licensing or registration of snowmobiles or recreational vehicles.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-6. Rules and regulations

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(a) With a view of achieving maximum use of snowmobiles and/or recreational vehicles, the director of natural resources shall adopt rules and regulations for the following purposes: (1) Registration of snowmobiles and recreational vehicles and display of registration numbers. (2)…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-7. Operation

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Operation on streets and highways. (a)(1) No person shall operate a snowmobile or recreational vehicle upon the roadway shoulder, on the inside bank or slope on any highway in this state, or elsewhere within the right of way, except as provided in this chapter. No snowmobile or r…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-7.1. Operation prohibited within valley marshes

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No person shall operate a motorcycle, recreational vehicle or other motorized vehicle within the Blackstone Valley Flood Plains or Marshes, also known as the “Valley Marshes.”

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-8. Mufflers

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Except as provided in this section, every snowmobile or recreational vehicle shall be equipped at all times with a muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall snowmobile or recreational vehicle noise and is in constant operation to prevent excess…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3.2-9. Crossing of highways by youthful operators — Prohibitions

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(a) No person under sixteen (16) years of age shall make a direct crossing of a state highway as the operator of a snowmobile or recreational vehicle. A person sixteen (16) years of age or older, but less than eighteen (18) years of age, may make a direct crossing of a highway on…