Section 31-23-43. – Wheel safety chocks.
§ 31-23-43. Wheel safety chocks. (a) Every bus having a seat capacity of more than seven (7) passengers, every truck with a gross weight of more than seven thousand pounds (7,000 lbs.), and every tractor or trailer, or combination, operated upon the public highways shall be equipped with one pair of approved wheel safety chock […]
Section 31-23-44. – Approved type of wheel safety chocks — Enforcement of requirements.
§ 31-23-44. Approved type of wheel safety chocks — Enforcement of requirements. All wheel safety chock blocks described in § 31-23-43 must be a type approved by the division of motor vehicles, and the division of motor vehicles shall establish specifications and requirements for approved types of wheel safety chock blocks. The specifications and requirements […]
Section 31-23-37. – Transporting hazardous substances.
§ 31-23-37. Transporting hazardous substances. (a) For the purpose of this section, “explosives and other hazardous materials” is defined as those materials and substances described and classified as such by the hazardous materials regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (parts of the Code of Federal Regulations as prescribed under Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 831, […]
Section 31-23-38. – Television receivers prohibited.
§ 31-23-38. Television receivers prohibited. (a) No television viewer, screen, or other means of visually receiving a television broadcast shall be located in the field of view of the operator of the motor vehicle. Any person who drives or causes to be driven any motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this section shall […]
Section 31-23-21. – Permits for operation of vehicles having tracks with transverse corrugations.
§ 31-23-21. Permits for operation of vehicles having tracks with transverse corrugations. The department of revenue and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may in their discretion issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway of traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of the movable tracks or […]
Section 31-23-22. – Safety glass in new vehicles.
§ 31-23-22. Safety glass in new vehicles. (a) No person shall sell any new motor vehicle as specified in this section, nor shall any new motor vehicle as specified in this section be registered, unless the vehicle is equipped with safety glass of a type approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles […]
Section 31-23-23. – Replacement with safety glass.
§ 31-23-23. Replacement with safety glass. No person shall replace any glass on any motor vehicle at a place where safety glass is required unless the replacement is made with safety glass approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 37; G.L. 1956, § […]
Section 31-23-24. – “Safety glass” defined.
§ 31-23-24. “Safety glass” defined. “Safety glass” means any product composed of glass manufactured, fabricated, or treated as substantially to prevent shattering and flying of the glass when struck or broken, or any other or similar product that may be approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. […]
Section 31-23-25. – List of approved types of glass — Enforcement of requirements.
§ 31-23-25. List of approved types of glass — Enforcement of requirements. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall compile and publish a list of types of glass by name approved by him or her as meeting the requirements of §§ 31-23-22 — 31-23-24. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall […]
Section 31-23-26. – Fenders and wheel flaps required.
§ 31-23-26. Fenders and wheel flaps required. No person shall operate any motor vehicle on any public highway of this state unless the vehicle is equipped with fenders covering the front wheels of the motor vehicle, or operate any passenger motor vehicle on any public highway equipped with tires which extend beyond the fenders or […]