Rhode Island § 31-25-5 § 31-25-5. Maximum length of single vehicle and load.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-25-5 — § 31-25-5. Maximum length of single vehicle and load.

Rhode Island·Title 31 Motor and Other vehicles·Ch. 31-25 Size, Weight, and Load Limits

§ 31-25-5. Maximum length of single vehicle and load.
(a) No vehicle, including any load on it, except Rhode Island public transit authority
            articulated buses, shall exceed a length of forty feet (40â€²) extreme overall dimension
            inclusive of front and rear bumpers, or in the case of a motor bus, motorized camper
            or camping recreational vehicle forty-five feet (45â€²).
         
(b) Any carrier or persons operating a vehicle that exceeds the maximum length, as permitted
            or as defined in this section, shall be fined two hundred dollars ($200) per foot
            over length or portion of it.
         

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§ 31-25-5. Maximum length of single vehicle and load.

(a) No vehicle, including any load on it, except Rhode Island public transit authority articulated buses, shall exceed a length of forty feet (40â€²) extreme overall dimension inclusive of front and rear bumpers, or in the case of a motor bus, motorized camper or camping recreational vehicle forty-five feet (45â€²).

(b) Any carrier or persons operating a vehicle that exceeds the maximum length, as permitted or as defined in this section, shall be fined two hundred dollars ($200) per foot over length or portion of it.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-5; P.L. 1983, ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 500, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 308, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 380, § 2; P.L. 2022, ch. 178, § 1, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 179, § 1, effective June 27, 2022.