Rhode Island § 31-25-13 § 31-25-13. Axle load limit.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-25-13 — § 31-25-13. Axle load limit.

Rhode Island § 31-25-13

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-25Size, Weight, and Load Limits

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-25-13 (2026).

Text

§ 31-25-13. Axle load limit.
(a) The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle
            shall not exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds (22,400 lbs.).
         
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, "axle loadâ€� is defined as the total load transmitted
            to the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two (2) parallel transverse
            vertical planes forty inches (40â€³) apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.
         
(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-25-14.
         

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§ 31-25-13. Axle load limit.

(a) The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds (22,400 lbs.).

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, "axle loadâ€� is defined as the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two (2) parallel transverse vertical planes forty inches (40â€³) apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.

(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-25-14.

Legislative History

P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-13; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 86; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 122; P.L. 2022, ch. 178, § 1, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 179, § 1, effective June 27, 2022.