Rhode Island § 24-10-17 § 24-10-17. Soliciting rides in motor vehicles.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 24-10-17 — § 24-10-17. Soliciting rides in motor vehicles.

Rhode Island § 24-10-17

Title 24Highways

Ch. 24-10Freeways

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-10-17 (2026).

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§ 24-10-17. Soliciting rides in motor vehicles.
(a) Any person who endeavors by words, gestures, or otherwise to beg, invite, or secure
            transportation in any motor vehicle on any freeway within the state, except in the
            case of a bona fide emergency or in the case of sickness, is subject to fines enumerated
            in § 31-41.1-4.
         
(b) Any person who endeavors to solicit a ride in a motor vehicle in the manner described
            in this section on the traveled portion of any other public highway in this state
            shall be subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.
         

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§ 24-10-17. Soliciting rides in motor vehicles.

(a) Any person who endeavors by words, gestures, or otherwise to beg, invite, or secure transportation in any motor vehicle on any freeway within the state, except in the case of a bona fide emergency or in the case of sickness, is subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.

(b) Any person who endeavors to solicit a ride in a motor vehicle in the manner described in this section on the traveled portion of any other public highway in this state shall be subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.

Legislative History

P.L. 1966, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 102; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 4; P.L. 2021, ch. 49, § 1, effective June 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 50, § 1, effective June 11, 2021.