§ 31-21-10.1 - Removal of vehicles parked in excess of twenty-four hours. - Rhode-island Statutes

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SECTION 31-21-10.1

§ 31-21-10.1 Removal of vehicles parked inexcess of twenty-four hours. – No motor vehicle shall be parked upon any highway under the jurisdiction of thestate traffic commission for a continuous period in excess of twenty-four (24)hours. Any law enforcement officer, state or municipal, may order the removalof the vehicle by towing. Any charges incurred for the towing shall berecoverable from the owner of the vehicle by the state or the municipalitypaying for the towing by civil action commenced in the district court for thedistrict in which the illegal parking occurred. The civil action shall not beavailable, however, if the owner of the vehicle pays towing charges directly tothe person who furnished the towing services.

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SECTION 31-21-10.1

§ 31-21-10.1 Removal of vehicles parked inexcess of twenty-four hours. – No motor vehicle shall be parked upon any highway under the jurisdiction of thestate traffic commission for a continuous period in excess of twenty-four (24)hours. Any law enforcement officer, state or municipal, may order the removalof the vehicle by towing. Any charges incurred for the towing shall berecoverable from the owner of the vehicle by the state or the municipalitypaying for the towing by civil action commenced in the district court for thedistrict in which the illegal parking occurred. The civil action shall not beavailable, however, if the owner of the vehicle pays towing charges directly tothe person who furnished the towing services.

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SECTION 31-21-10.1

§ 31-21-10.1 Removal of vehicles parked inexcess of twenty-four hours. – No motor vehicle shall be parked upon any highway under the jurisdiction of thestate traffic commission for a continuous period in excess of twenty-four (24)hours. Any law enforcement officer, state or municipal, may order the removalof the vehicle by towing. Any charges incurred for the towing shall berecoverable from the owner of the vehicle by the state or the municipalitypaying for the towing by civil action commenced in the district court for thedistrict in which the illegal parking occurred. The civil action shall not beavailable, however, if the owner of the vehicle pays towing charges directly tothe person who furnished the towing services.