Section 31-23-27. – Rear wheel flaps on buses, trucks, and trailers.
§ 31-23-27. Rear wheel flaps on buses, trucks, and trailers. No person shall operate or cause to be operated any bus, truck, full trailer or semi-trailer, of registered gross weight exceeding three (3) tons, on any public highway in this state unless it is equipped with suitable metal protectors or substantial flexible flaps behind the […]
Section 31-23-28. – Failure to have fenders or wheel flaps.
§ 31-23-28. Failure to have fenders or wheel flaps. Any person who violates any provision of §§ 31-23-26 and 31-23-27 shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or both fine and imprisonment. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 41; P.L. 1955, ch. […]
Section 31-23-29. – Flares and warning devices.
§ 31-23-29. Flares and warning devices. (a) No person shall operate any truck, truck/tractor or passenger bus upon any highway unless there shall be carried flares and/or warning devices for stopped and/or disabled vehicles. (b) These flares and/or warning devices shall conform and be displayed according to regulations set forth in 49 CFR Parts 390-399, […]
Section 31-23-30 – — 31-23-36. Repealed.
§ 31-23-30 — 31-23-36. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, §§ 38, 39; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 14; G.L. 1956, §§ 31-23-30 — 31-23-36; Repealed by P.L. 1988, ch. 361, § 1, effective June 19, 1988.
Section 31-23-18. – Solid rubber tires.
§ 31-23-18. Solid rubber tires. Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 36; G.L. 1956, § 31-23-18.
Section 31-23-19. – Metal tires prohibited.
§ 31-23-19. Metal tires prohibited. No person shall operate or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer having any metal tire in contact with 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. 34, § 36; G.L. 1956, § 31-23-19; […]
Section 31-23-20. – Protuberances on tires.
§ 31-23-20. Protuberances on tires. No tires on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, flange, cleat, or pointed spike or other protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire except that: (1) It shall be permissible to […]
Section 31-23-13. – Muffler.
§ 31-23-13. Muffler. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway. Any exhaust system shall be […]
Section 31-23-13.1. – Altering height of or operating a motor vehicle with an altered height prohibited.
§ 31-23-13.1. Altering height of or operating a motor vehicle with an altered height prohibited. No person shall alter the height of or operate a motor vehicle with an altered height that has an original manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of up to and including ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.), by elevating or lowering the […]
Section 31-23-14. – Prevention of excessive fumes or smoke.
§ 31-23-14. Prevention of excessive fumes or smoke. The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 34, § 33; […]