2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-4 Transfer of Vehicles
Section 31-4-11 Sale of automobiles - Required equipment.
§ 31-4-11. Sale of automobiles - Required equipment.
(a) No automobile shall be sold, whether new or used, by a dealer, at wholesale or retail, unless the automobile is equipped with a spare tire and a jack, both of which must be functional and operational. The provisions of this section shall not apply:
(1) To an automobile equipped with tires that without any tire air inflation permit vehicle operation for at least fifty (50) miles at speeds up to at least fifty-five (55) miles per hour; or
(2) An automobile equipped with a factory installed tire repair and inflation system.
(b) A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1985, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 257, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 286, § 1.)
