§ 31-23-47 — § 31-23-47. Slow moving vehicle emblems.

§ 31-23-47. Slow moving vehicle emblems.

(a) Except where otherwise specifically provided in this section, every motor vehicle designed for operation at speeds not in excess of twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph) shall at all times be equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem mounted on the rear of the vehicle, which emblem shall comply with the current standards and specifications approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.

(b) Every motor vehicle normally operating at speeds not in excess of twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph) shall at all times be equipped with the emblem in the following manner:

(1) Where a towed unit is sufficiently large to obscure any slow moving emblem on the rear of a motor vehicle only the towed unit need be equipped with the emblem; and

(2) Where the slow moving vehicle emblem on the motor vehicle would not be obscured by the towed unit, then either or both may be equipped with the required emblem but it shall be sufficient if either has it.

(3) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.

Legislative History

P.L. 1969, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 120.