§ 31-22-1 Unattended vehicles
§ 31-22-2 Restrictions on backing
§ 31-22-3 Riding on motorcycles
§ 31-22-3.1 Riding on motor driven cycles – Passengers prohibited
§ 31-22-4 Overloading of vehicles
§ 31-22-5 Safety zones
§ 31-22-6 Coasting prohibited
§ 31-22-7 Following fire apparatus
§ 31-22-8 Crossing fire hose
§ 31-22-9 Throwing debris on highway – Snow removal
§ 31-22-10 Regulation as to school buses
§ 31-22-10.1 Insurance for school buses
§ 31-22-11 Inspection of school buses
§ 31-22-11.1 Enforcement of inspections of school buses
§ 31-22-11.2 Maintenance of school buses
§ 31-22-11.3 Random inspection of school buses
§ 31-22-11.4 School bus drivers pre-trip inspection
§ 31-22-11.5 Use of school bus with suspended registration – Penalty
§ 31-22-11.6 Childcare vehicles and school extracurricular vehicles
§ 31-22-11.6.1 Childcare vehicles and school extracurricular vehicles – COVID-19
§ 31-22-11.7 Unauthorized school bus entry
§ 31-22-11.8 Unauthorized use of personal wireless communication devices on a school bus
§ 31-22-11.9 Use of personal wireless communications devices by minors while operating motor vehicles is prohibited
§ 31-22-12 Supervision and inspection of vehicles transporting passengers for hire
§ 31-22-13 Abandoned vehicles
§ 31-22-14 Towing – Costs paid by owner
§ 31-22-14.1 Towing – Accident scene
§ 31-22-15 Lien for towing and storage charges
§ 31-22-16 Sale to enforce lien
§ 31-22-17 Notice of sale
§ 31-22-18 Newspaper advertisement of sale
§ 31-22-19 House trailers
§ 31-22-20 Solicitation on roadways, permit required
§ 31-22-21 Repealed
§ 31-22-21.1 Presence of alcoholic beverages while operating or riding in a motor vehicle
§ 31-22-22 Safety belt use – Child restraint
§ 31-22-22.1 Child passenger protection – Warnings of hazard and risk
§ 31-22-23 Tow trucks – Identification required
§ 31-22-24 Interior lights to be operated before dawn and after dusk during police stop
§ 31-22-25 Approaching horses
§ 31-22-26 Noise in vicinity of horse
§ 31-22-27 Severability
§ 31-22-28 Transporting animals
§ 31-22-29 Inspection of fire apparatus vehicles
§ 31-22-30 Text messaging while operating a motor vehicle
§ 31-22-31 Mobile telephone usage by motor vehicle operators

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • 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
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8