Rhode Island § 31-3-30 § 31-3-30. Accident chasing by tow trucks.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-3-30 — § 31-3-30. Accident chasing by tow trucks.

Rhode Island § 31-3-30

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-3Registration of Vehicles

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3-30 (2026).

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§ 31-3-30. Accident chasing by tow trucks.
It shall be unlawful for any tow car or tow truck to be at the scene of a motor vehicle
            accident unless summoned by the participants in that accident or by the owners of
            the respective vehicles involved in that accident. Any owner of any tow car or tow
            truck or his or her duly authorized agent, if found guilty of violating the provisions
            of this section, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for the first
            offense and for any subsequent offense shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars
            ($20.00) and have his or her special registration certificate suspended by the administrator
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§ 31-3-30. Accident chasing by tow trucks.

It shall be unlawful for any tow car or tow truck to be at the scene of a motor vehicle accident unless summoned by the participants in that accident or by the owners of the respective vehicles involved in that accident. Any owner of any tow car or tow truck or his or her duly authorized agent, if found guilty of violating the provisions of this section, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for the first offense and for any subsequent offense shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) and have his or her special registration certificate suspended by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles for such period as the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall determine.