Title 31
Motor and Other Vehicles

Chapter 15
Passing, Use of Lanes, and Rules of the Road

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-15-9

§ 31-15-9. One way highways.

(a) The state traffic commission may designate any highway or any separate roadway under its jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice of one-way traffic.

(b) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.

(c) If a motorist violates this section on an interstate highway or on an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway, the motorist may be subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500) or license suspension of up to six (6) months, or both.

History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 26, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 31-15-9; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 110; P.L. 2025, ch. 291, § 1, effective June 26, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 292, § 1, effective June 26, 2025.