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2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-16 Starting, Stopping, and Turns
Section 31-16-1 Care in starting from stop.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 31-16-1 (2018)
§ 31-16-1. Care in starting from stop.
No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until the movement can be made with reasonable safety. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 27, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-16-1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 111.)
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