Rhode Island § 31-23-8 § 31-23-8. Horn required.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-23-8 — § 31-23-8. Horn required.

Rhode Island § 31-23-8

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-23Equipment and Accessories Generally

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-23-8 (2026).

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§ 31-23-8. Horn required.
Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in
            good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from
            a distance of not less than two hundred feet (200â€²). However, no horn or other warning
            device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of
            a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible
            warning with his or her horn but shall not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway.
            Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.
         

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§ 31-23-8. Horn required.

Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet (200â€²). However, no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible warning with his or her horn but shall not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.