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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Bates, Sosnowski, Ottiano, and Felag | |
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Date Introduced: May 03, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 31-25-27.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-25 entitled "Size, |
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Weight, and Load Limits" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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31-25-27.2. Weight restrictions on Route 114 -- Bristol. -- (a) No commercial motor |
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truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, except those listed in this section, |
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shall be allowed to travel on Route 114 (Hope Street and Ferry Road) between |
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the Warren town line and Route 136. |
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(b) The director of the department of transportation is directed to post signs to limit |
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access as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section. |
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(c) The following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: any |
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commercial vehicle whose destination is anywhere, either on or off the routes stated in subsection |
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(a) of this section; any and all emergency vehicles, state vehicles, municipal vehicles, public |
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transit vehicles, marked school administration vehicles, and vehicles participating in the annual |
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4th of July parade or other civic parades. |
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(d) Any commercial registered motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four |
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(4) tons, shall be prohibited from traveling the routes stated in subsection (a) as a through route. |
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Signs will be posted by the department of transportation stating "Local Deliveries Only -- No |
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Through Trucking -- 4 Ton Weight Limit." |
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(e) Violations of this section shall be a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, |
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not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every subsequent offense. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would extend the prohibition against the use by commercial motor trucks and |
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tractors over four (4) tons gross weight of Route 114 in the town of Bristol as a through route to |
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the entire length of Route 114 (Hope Street and Ferry Road) within said town. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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