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SECTION 31-25-2

§ 31-25-2 Vehicles exempt fromlimitations. – (a) The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight, and load shall notapply to:

(1) Road machinery;

(2) Farm vehicles, including farm tractors, temporarily movedupon a highway;

(3) Any vehicle owned and operated by the Rhode Island publictransit authority which is designed for carrying passengers and is comprised oftwo (2) sections permanently joined by a hinge mechanism or an articulatedjoint which allows vertical and horizontal movement and a passage for ridersmoving from one section to the other; or

(4) A vehicle operated under the terms of a special permitissued as provided in this chapter.

(b) The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight,and load shall not apply to fire apparatus acquired by a city or town withinthis state prior to July 1, 1999.

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SECTION 31-25-2

§ 31-25-2 Vehicles exempt fromlimitations. – (a) The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight, and load shall notapply to:

(1) Road machinery;

(2) Farm vehicles, including farm tractors, temporarily movedupon a highway;

(3) Any vehicle owned and operated by the Rhode Island publictransit authority which is designed for carrying passengers and is comprised oftwo (2) sections permanently joined by a hinge mechanism or an articulatedjoint which allows vertical and horizontal movement and a passage for ridersmoving from one section to the other; or

(4) A vehicle operated under the terms of a special permitissued as provided in this chapter.

(b) The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight,and load shall not apply to fire apparatus acquired by a city or town withinthis state prior to July 1, 1999.

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SECTION 31-25-2

§ 31-25-2 Vehicles exempt fromlimitations. – (a) The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight, and load shall notapply to:

(1) Road machinery;

(2) Farm vehicles, including farm tractors, temporarily movedupon a highway;

(3) Any vehicle owned and operated by the Rhode Island publictransit authority which is designed for carrying passengers and is comprised oftwo (2) sections permanently joined by a hinge mechanism or an articulatedjoint which allows vertical and horizontal movement and a passage for ridersmoving from one section to the other; or

(4) A vehicle operated under the terms of a special permitissued as provided in this chapter.

(b) The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight,and load shall not apply to fire apparatus acquired by a city or town withinthis state prior to July 1, 1999.