Rhode Island § 31-24-7 § 31-24-7. Tail lamps required.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-24-7 — § 31-24-7. Tail lamps required.

Rhode Island § 31-24-7

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-24Lighting Equipment and Reflectors

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-24-7 (2026).

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§ 31-24-7. Tail lamps required.
Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle
            which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles, shall be equipped with at
            least one tail lamp mounted on the rear, which when lighted as required in this chapter,
            shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500â€²)
            to the rear, provided that in the case of a train of vehicles only the tail lamp on
            the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. Violations
            of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.
         

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§ 31-24-7. Tail lamps required.

Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least one tail lamp mounted on the rear, which when lighted as required in this chapter, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500â€²) to the rear, provided that in the case of a train of vehicles only the tail lamp on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.