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Title 31. Motor and Other Vehicles

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31-1Definitions and General Code Provisions 31-2Division of Motor Vehicles 31-2.1Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Program 31-3Registration of Vehicles 31-3.1Certificates of Title and Security Interests 31-3.2Snowmobiles and Recreational Vehicles 31-3.3Electric Vehicle Charging Stations 31-4Transfer of Vehicles 31-5Dealers’, Manufacturers’, and Rental Licenses 31-5.1Regulation of Business Practices Among Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers 31-5.2Consumer Enforcement of Motor Vehicle Warranties 31-5.3Protection of Used Motor Vehicle Purchasers 31-5.4Consumer Enforcement of Used Motor Vehicle Warranties 31-5.5Global Warming Index Act 31-6Registration Fees 31-6.1Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement 31-7Foreign Vehicles 31-8Offenses Against Registration and Certificate of Title Laws 31-9Theft and Related Offenses 31-10Operators’ and Chauffeurs’ Licenses 31-10.1Special Licenses for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, Low-Speed Vehicles and Other Motor Driven Cycles 31-10.2Voluntary Termination of Operators’ and Chauffeurs’ Licenses 31-10.3Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver’s License Act 31-10.4Driver Privilege Cards and Permits; State Identification Cards 31-11Suspension or Revocation of Licenses — Violations 31-12Applicability of Traffic Regulations 31-13Traffic Control Devices 31-14Speed Restrictions 31-15Passing, Use of Lanes, and Rules of the Road 31-16Starting, Stopping, and Turns 31-16.1Idling 31-17Right-Of-Way 31-18Pedestrians 31-19Operation of Bicycles 31-19.1Motorized Bicycles 31-19.2Motorized Tricycles 31-19.3Regulation of Rental of Motorized Bicycles, Motor Scooters and Motorized Tricycles in New Shoreham 31-19.4Prudence Island Low Speed Vehicles 31-19.5City of Newport — Commercial Low-Speed Vehicles 31-19.6Low-Speed Vehicles 31-19.7Electric Bicycles 31-20Special Stops Required 31-21Stopping, Standing, and Parking Restrictions 31-21.1Traffic Stops Statistics 31-21.2Comprehensive Community-Police Relationship Act of 2015 31-22Miscellaneous Rules 31-22.1Pupil Transportation Vehicles 31-23Equipment and Accessories Generally 31-23.1Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact 31-23.2Tampering with Odometers 31-23.3Nontransparent Windshields and Windows 31-24Lighting Equipment and Reflectors 31-25Size, Weight, and Load Limits 31-26Accidents and Accident Reports 31-27Motor Vehicle Offenses 31-27.1Aggressive Driving 31-28Parking Facilities and Privileges 31-29Reciprocity Agreements 31-30Highway Safety [Repealed.]31-31Safety Responsibility Administration — Security Following Accident 31-32Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future 31-33Safety Responsibility Violations — General Provisions 31-34Responsibility of Owners of Rental Vehicles 31-34.1Rental Vehicle Surcharge 31-35Responsibility of Parking Lots 31-36Motor Fuel Tax 31-36.1Fuel Use Reporting Law 31-36.2Promotion of Biofuels Act of 2011 31-37Retail Sale of Gasoline 31-38Inspection of Motor Vehicles 31-39Auto Wrecking and Salvage Yards [Repealed.]31-40Habitual Offenders 31-41Administrative Payment of Certain Traffic Offenses [Repealed.]31-41.1Adjudication of Traffic Offenses 31-41.2Automated Traffic Violation Monitoring Systems 31-41.3Automated School-Zone-Speed-Enforcement System Act of 2016 31-42Abandoned Motor Vehicles 31-43Administrative Adjudication Court [Repealed.]31-44Mobile and Manufactured Homes 31-44.1Mobile and Manufactured Home Lot Rental Increases 31-44.2Abandoned Mobile and Manufactured Home Act 31-45Noise Limits for Motor Vehicles 31-46Rhode Island Salvage Law 31-47Motor Vehicle Reparations Act 31-47.1Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program 31-47.2Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Emission Inspections 31-47.3The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act 31-47.4Uninsured Motorist Identification Database Procedure 31-48Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen and Altered Property 31-49Ignition Interlock Systems 31-50Office of Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud 31-51School Bus Safety Enforcement 31-52Funeral Procession Act 31-53The 2010 Automobile Airbag Fraud Prevention Act

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