2014 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-27 - Motor Vehicle Offenses
Section 31-27-19 - Operating a motor vehicle on a bicycle lane, trail or path.
§ 31-27-19 Operating a motor vehicle on a bicycle lane, trail or path. – (a) Except as provided in § 31-15-17, no person shall operate any motor vehicle on a bicycle lane, trail or path, as defined in § 31-1-23(a).
(b) Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon any bicycle lane, trail or path shall be punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
(c) The division of motor vehicles, upon receiving a record of the conviction of any person upon a charge of operating a motor vehicle on a bicycle lane, trail or path, shall suspend the person's operator's license for a period of six (6) months.
(d) Emergency vehicle and employees of federal, state, and local government shall be exempt from the provisions when acting in the scope of their official duties.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1982, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 324, § 16; P.L. 2005, ch. 64, § 7; P.L. 2005, ch. 67, § 7.)
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