(a)  No person or persons shall occupy or otherwise be a passenger in a house trailer at any time while the house trailer is in transit or being moved in any manner upon the public highways of this state.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-22-19

(b)  Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each offense.

(c)  For the purposes of this section, a “house trailer” is defined as a trailer or a semi-trailer which is designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place, either temporary or permanent and which is equipped for or capable of use as a conveyance on streets and highways.

History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 31-22-19; P.L. 1969, ch. 172, § 1.