2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-1 Definitions and General Code Provisions
Section 31-1-28 Types of traffic control devices.
§ 31-1-28. Types of traffic control devices.
(a) "Official traffic control devices" means all signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent with chapters 1 - 27 of this title placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
(b) "Railroad sign or signal" means any sign, signal, or device erected by authority of a public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train.
(c) "Traffic control signs" means any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-28.)
