Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-12-3 — § 31-12-3. Obedience to police officers.

Rhode Island § 31-12-3
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 31Motor and Other vehicles
Ch. 31-12Applicability of Traffic Regulations

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-12-3 (2026).

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§ 31-12-3. Obedience to police officers.

No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic, including any order or direction pertaining to fire lane parking violations whether on private or public property.

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Related

Kurland v. City of Providence
(D. Rhode Island, 2020)

Legislative History

P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 21, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-12-3; P.L. 1983, ch. 159, § 1.

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