2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits
Chapter 31-25-2 - Vehicles exempt from limitations.
§ 31-25-2 Vehicles exempt from limitations. – (a) The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight, and load shall not apply to:
(1) Road machinery;
(2) Farm vehicles, including farm tractors, temporarily moved upon a highway;
(3) Any vehicle owned and operated by the Rhode Island public transit authority which is designed for carrying passengers and is comprised of two (2) sections permanently joined by a hinge mechanism or an articulated joint which allows vertical and horizontal movement and a passage for riders moving from one section to the other; or
(4) A vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit issued as provided in this chapter.
(b) The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight, and load shall not apply to fire apparatus acquired by a city or town within this state prior to July 1, 1999.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 35, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-25-2; P.L. 1983, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 209, § 1.)
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