2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-23 - Equipment and Accessories Generally
Chapter 31-23-52 - Removal of catalytic converter prohibited.


RI Gen L § 31-23-52 (2012) What's This?

§ 31-23-52 Removal of catalytic converter prohibited. – It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly remove or render inoperative, a catalytic converter installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with federal regulations prior to or after its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser, except that a defective catalytic converter may be replaced with another device originally manufactured for use as a catalytic converter. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1985, ch. 198, § 1.)

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