(a)  Every operator of a motor vehicle shall bring his or her motor vehicle to a complete stop in parks and reservations and on state highways where the department of revenue or state traffic commission has posted signs of bridle paths where saddle horses may cross the roads in the parks and reservations and/or highways.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-20-16

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Motor vehicle: means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power for use on the public streets, roads, and highways;

    (2)  "Odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation;

    (3)  "Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or business trust including, but not limited to, private individuals and motor vehicle dealers, both wholesale and retail, whether the private individual or dealer is a dealer in the ordinary course of business or not;

    (4)  "Repair and replacement" means to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the instrument or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative;

    (5)  "Transfer" means to acquire ownership by purchase, gift, bequest, or any other means. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-23.2-2

(b)  An operator violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a civil violation, and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for second or subsequent offenses.

History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1642, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 22, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-20-16; P.L. 1988, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 9; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 16; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 16.