(a)  Except as provided in § 31-15-17, no person shall operate any motor vehicle on a bicycle lane, trail or path, as defined in § 31-1-23(a).

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-27-19

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon any bicycle lane, trail or path shall be punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).

(c)  The division of motor vehicles, upon receiving a record of the conviction of any person upon a charge of operating a motor vehicle on a bicycle lane, trail or path, shall suspend the person’s operator’s license for a period of six (6) months.

(d)  Emergency vehicle and employees of federal, state, and local government shall be exempt from the provisions when acting in the scope of their official duties.

History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 324, § 16; P.L. 2005, ch. 64, § 7; P.L. 2005, ch. 67, § 7.