Rhode Island § 31-14-9 § 31-14-9. Minimum speed.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-14-9 — § 31-14-9. Minimum speed.

Rhode Island § 31-14-9

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-14Speed Restrictions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-14-9 (2026).

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§ 31-14-9. Minimum speed.
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the
            normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for
            safe operation or in compliance with law.
         
(b) Police officers are authorized to enforce this provision by directions to drivers,
            and in the event of apparent willful disobedience to this provision and refusal to
            comply with direction of an officer in accordance with this section, the continued
            slow operation by a driver shall be a civil violation and is subject to fines enumerated
            in § 31-41.1-4.
  

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§ 31-14-9. Minimum speed.

(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.

(b) Police officers are authorized to enforce this provision by directions to drivers, and in the event of apparent willful disobedience to this provision and refusal to comply with direction of an officer in accordance with this section, the continued slow operation by a driver shall be a civil violation and is subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.