§ 31-21-1. Stopping on traveled portion of open highway prohibited. Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the highway when it is practical to stop, park, or leave the vehicle […]
§ 31-21-10. Restriction of parking on state highways. The state traffic commission, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, may place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on any highway where in its opinion, as evidenced by resolution or order entered in its minutes, such stopping, standing, or parking is […]
§ 31-21-10.1. Removal of vehicles parked in excess of twenty-four hours. No motor vehicle shall be parked upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the state traffic commission for a continuous period in excess of twenty-four (24) hours. Any law enforcement officer, state or municipal, may order the removal of the vehicle by towing. Any […]
§ 31-21-11. Removal of disabled vehicle obstructing traffic on state highway, state bridge, or state tunnel. Whenever a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, is disabled upon any state highway, state bridge, state causeway, or in a state tunnel where the vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, the department of transportation is authorized to remove, or […]
§ 31-21-12. Acquisition, maintenance, and operation of tow trucks by department of transportation. The department of transportation is authorized to acquire, equip, maintain and operate not more than four (4) tow trucks, and to assign state employees to the trucks for the removal of disabled motor vehicles from state highways, state bridges, state causeways, or […]
§ 31-21-13. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 226, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1980, ch. 303, § 1.
§ 31-21-14. Opening vehicle doors. No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, available to moving traffic, unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, including pedestrians and bicycles on […]
§ 31-21-15. Temporary no parking. In the event that the state or any municipality creates a temporary parking ban in a given area, any signs within that area allowing parking shall be covered in such a manner that the lettering on the signs shall not be visible, provided that, the provisions of this section pertaining […]
§ 31-21-16. Liability of owner, operator, and lessee. (a) The owner of a rented or leased motor vehicle shall be entitled to establish non-liability for parking violations by providing to the traffic tribunal or any municipality which has jurisdiction over parking tickets, a copy of a written rental or lease agreement which shall be prima […]
§ 31-21-17. Motorcycle parking privileges. (a) Whenever the proprietor of any shopping center including a shopping mall shall provide for parking spaces designated for use by motorcycles only, then no person shall park any vehicle other than a properly registered motorcycle in the space. Any person who unlawfully parks a vehicle in parking spaces designated […]
§ 31-21-18. Electric vehicle charging station parking restrictions. (a) For the purposes of this section, “electric vehicle charging station” means a public or private parking space that is served by charging equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle. […]
§ 31-21-2. Removal of vehicle parked on highway. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of § 31-21-1, the officer is authorized to move the vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle, to a position off the paved or […]
§ 31-21-3. Removal of vehicle obstructing traffic on bridge or in tunnel. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, disabled upon any bridge or causeway or in any tunnel where the vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, the officer is authorized to provide for the removal of the vehicle to the […]
§ 31-21-4. Places where parking or stopping prohibited. (a) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places: (1) On a sidewalk; (2) In […]
§ 31-21-5. Unauthorized movement of vehicle into prohibited area. No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any prohibited area or away from a curb to a distance that is unlawful. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 32, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-21-5.
§ 31-21-6. Admission or discharge of passengers. The driver of any vehicle admitting or discharging passengers to or from his or her vehicle shall do so as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 32, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-21-6.
§ 31-21-7. Parallel parking — Proximity to curb. Except as otherwise provided in §§ 31-21-8 and 31-21-9, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within twelve inches (12″) of the right-hand curb. History of […]
§ 31-21-8. Left curb parking. Local authorities may by ordinance permit parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within twelve inches (12″) of the left-hand curb of a one-way roadway. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 32, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 31-21-8.
§ 31-21-9. Angle parking. Local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any federal aid or state highway unless the state traffic commission has determined by resolution or order entered in its minutes, that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle […]
