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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-23 > Chapter-23-23 > 23-23-29-2SECTION 23-23-29.2
§ 23-23-29.2 Diesel motor vehicle engineidling. – On or before July 1, 2007, the department shall adopt rules governing dieselengine idling to restrict the unnecessary operation of diesel motor vehicleengines. The rules shall be generally consistent with similar restrictionsestablished by law or regulation in Massachusetts and Connecticut and shallprovide that no person shall cause, allow or permit the unnecessary operationof the engine of a diesel motor vehicle while said vehicle is stopped for aperiod of time in excess of five (5) consecutive minutes in any sixty (60)minute period. Unnecessary operation of a diesel motor vehicle shall notinclude such periods and circumstances as the department, may determine asreasonably requiring that the engine remain idling, which periods may include,but not be limited to, periods when it is necessary for a vehicle to remainmotionless due to traffic conditions or at the direction of a law enforcementofficial; when it is necessary to operate defrosting, heating, or coolingequipment to ensure the health or safety of the driver or passengers or tooperate auxiliary equipment; when it is necessary to bring the engine to themanufacturer's recommended operating temperature or when the engine isundergoing maintenance or inspection. The requirements of this section shallnot apply to police, fire, rescue, ambulance and other public safety vehicles,military vehicles, armored vehicles that are being loaded or unloaded or arewaiting to be loaded or unloaded, non-road vehicles, including farm vehicles,locomotives, aircraft, marine vessels, stationary diesel engines or auxiliarypower units, or vehicles making deliveries of fuel or energy products.
