Rhode Island § 31-25-26 § 31-25-26. Prohibition of commercial vehicles by local authorities.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-25-26 — § 31-25-26. Prohibition of commercial vehicles by local authorities.

Rhode Island § 31-25-26

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

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

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-25-26 (2026).

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§ 31-25-26. Prohibition of commercial vehicles by local authorities.
Local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may, by ordinance
            or resolution, prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may
            impose limitations as to the weight of those vehicles on designated highways, which
            prohibitions and limitations shall be designated by appropriate signs placed on the
            highways. For the purposes of this section, a suburban vehicle, as defined in § 31-1-3, shall not be deemed to be a truck or commercial vehicle.
         

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§ 31-25-26. Prohibition of commercial vehicles by local authorities.

Local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may impose limitations as to the weight of those vehicles on designated highways, which prohibitions and limitations shall be designated by appropriate signs placed on the highways. For the purposes of this section, a suburban vehicle, as defined in § 31-1-3, shall not be deemed to be a truck or commercial vehicle.

Legislative History

P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-26; P.L. 1964, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 1966, ch. 128, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 19; P.L. 2005, ch. 410, § 17.