(a)  No commercial motor vehicle with a gross weight exceeding five (5) tons, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to park on any state roadway in the city of East Providence in excess of two (2) hours.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-25-27.5

  • 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)  The director of the department of transportation is directed to post signs to limit parking of commercial vehicles as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section.

(c)  Any and all emergency vehicles, state vehicles, municipal vehicles, public transit vehicles, any construction vehicles performing work on said roadways, and marked school transportation vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.

(d)  Violations of this section shall be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every subsequent offense.

History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 213, § 1.