§ 31-25-1 Compliance with chapter required
§ 31-25-2 Vehicles exempt from limitations
§ 31-25-3 Maximum width
§ 31-25-4 Maximum height
§ 31-25-5 Maximum length of single vehicle and load
§ 31-25-6 Maximum number and length of coupled vehicles
§ 31-25-7 Front and rear extensions of load
§ 31-25-8 Pole trailers
§ 31-25-9 Prevention of leakage of load
§ 31-25-10 Fastening of load and covering
§ 31-25-11 Connections between coupled vehicles
§ 31-25-12 Flags on tow chains
§ 31-25-12.1 Vehicles to be towed in right lane
§ 31-25-13 Axle load limit
§ 31-25-14 Maximum weight and tandem axles
§ 31-25-15 Investigations as to safety of buses, trucks, and trailers
§ 31-25-16 Authorized weight shown in registration – Exceeding limit
§ 31-25-17 Identification of trucks and truck-tractors
§ 31-25-18 Weighing of suspected overweight vehicles
§ 31-25-19 Removal of excess from overweight vehicles
§ 31-25-20 Refusal to submit to weighing or removal of excess load
§ 31-25-21 Power to permit excess size or weight of loads
§ 31-25-22 Application for excess load permit
§ 31-25-23 Conditions and restrictions on excess load permits
§ 31-25-24 Carrying and inspection of permits
§ 31-25-25 Seasonal weight restrictions by local authorities
§ 31-25-26 Prohibition of commercial vehicles by local authorities
§ 31-25-27 Weight restrictions
§ 31-25-27.1 Weight restrictions on the Veterans Memorial Parkway – East Providence
§ 31-25-27.2 Weight restrictions on Route 114 – Bristol
§ 31-25-27.3 Weight restrictions on Route 114 – Johnston
§ 31-25-27.4 Weight restrictions on South Main Street – Coventry
§ 31-25-27.5 Weight restrictions on state roadways – East Providence
§ 31-25-27.6 Weight restrictions on Route 15 – Armistice Boulevard – Pawtucket
§ 31-25-27.7 Weight restrictions on route 114 – Warren
§ 31-25-27.8 Weight restrictions within North Smithfield town hall area
§ 31-25-27.9 Weight restrictions on Smith Avenue in Smithfield
§ 31-25-27.10 Weight restrictions on Forest Avenue and Turner Road – Middletown
§ 31-25-27.11 Weight restrictions on Limerock Road – Smithfield and Lincoln
§ 31-25-27.12 Commercial vehicles prohibited on Chases Lane in Middletown
§ 31-25-28 Liability for damages from oversize or overweight
§ 31-25-29 Refuse-hauling vehicles – Exemption from permit
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 31-25 - Size, Weight, and Load Limits

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