Section 31-23-45. – Tire treads.
§ 31-23-45. Tire treads. (a) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery less than two thirty-seconds (2/32) of an inch of tread depth. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to remove from a highway any vehicle not conforming to this requirement and shall suspend […]
Section 31-23-46. – Department of environmental management — Vehicles.
§ 31-23-46. Department of environmental management — Vehicles. All vehicles in use by the department of environmental management shall be equipped with a fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher shall contain a potassium bicarbonate base dry chemical fire extinguishing agent, have an underwriter’s laboratory rating of six (6) B:C, and a capacity of two and one-half […]
Section 31-23-47. – Slow moving vehicle emblems.
§ 31-23-47. Slow moving vehicle emblems. (a) Except where otherwise specifically provided in this section, every motor vehicle designed for operation at speeds not in excess of twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph) shall at all times be equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem mounted on the rear of the vehicle, which emblem shall […]
Section 31-23-48. – Police cars — Extinguishers.
§ 31-23-48. Police cars — Extinguishers. Every state and municipal police vehicle in this state shall carry a fire extinguisher at all times. History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 25, § 1.
Section 31-23-49. – Transportation of gasoline — Penalty.
§ 31-23-49. Transportation of gasoline — Penalty. (a) No motor vehicle shall be used to transport gasoline, except those which are duly registered with and approved by the division of motor vehicles. No container of whatever kind may be used to transport gasoline, except under the rules and regulations that may be promulgated and approved […]
Section 31-23-50. – Motorcycle reflectorized plates.
§ 31-23-50. Motorcycle reflectorized plates. Every motorcycle registered within this state shall be equipped with reflectorized plates which shall be supplied by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, department of revenue, pursuant to rules and regulations to be determined by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, department of revenue. History of […]
Section 31-23-51. – Earphones and headsets prohibited.
§ 31-23-51. Earphones and headsets prohibited. (a) No person shall operate a bicycle or motor vehicle upon any highway while wearing earphones, a headset, headphone, or other listening device. Any person who violates this section shall be fined: (1) eighty-five dollars ($85.00) for the first offense, (2) ninety-five dollars ($95.00) for the second offense, and […]
Section 31-23-52. – Removal of catalytic converter prohibited.
§ 31-23-52. Removal of catalytic converter prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly remove or render inoperative, a catalytic converter installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with federal regulations prior to or after its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser, except that a defective […]
Section 31-23-53. – School bus public address sound system.
§ 31-23-53. School bus public address sound system. (a) Every school bus placed in service shall be equipped with a public address sound system which shall be audible from a distance of not less than fifty feet (50′) and shall have a minimum of one speaker mounted outside the bus and a minimum of one […]
Section 31-23-54. – School buses — Fire extinguishers.
§ 31-23-54. School buses — Fire extinguishers. Every school bus shall be equipped with at least one pressurized, dry chemical-type fire extinguisher, mounted in the manufacturer’s extinguisher bracket and located in the driver’s compartment in full view of and readily accessible to the driver. A pressure gauge shall be so mounted on the extinguisher so […]