Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 31-12 – Applicability of Traffic Regulations


§ 31-12-1	Places provisions applicable
§ 31-12-2	Repealed
§ 31-12-3	Obedience to police officers
§ 31-12-4	Applicability to public vehicles
§ 31-12-5	Exemption of highway workers
§ 31-12-6	Emergency vehicles – Times when entitled to special privileges
§ 31-12-7	Privileges allowed emergency vehicles
§ 31-12-8	Warning signals given by emergency vehicles
§ 31-12-9	Due care by emergency vehicles
§ 31-12-10	Animals and animal-drawn vehicles
§ 31-12-11	Uniformity of application
§ 31-12-12	Powers of local authorities
§ 31-12-13	Local regulations to be posted
§ 31-12-14	State approval for traffic control devices on state highways
§ 31-12-15	Powers of landowners preserved

in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8