§ 31-21-17. Motorcycle parking privileges.
(a) Whenever the proprietor of any shopping center including a shopping mall shall provide for parking spaces designated for use by motorcycles only, then no person shall park any vehicle other than a properly registered motorcycle in the space. Any person who unlawfully parks a vehicle in parking spaces designated for motorcycles shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a first violation, seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for a second violation, and one hundred dollars ($100) for a third or subsequent violation. The vehicle may be subject to towing at the owner’s expense.
(b) Enforcement of the parking provisions of this section shall be enforced by the local authorities.
History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 497, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-21 - Stopping, Standing, and Parking Restrictions
Section 31-21-1. - Stopping on traveled portion of open highway prohibited.
Section 31-21-2. - Removal of vehicle parked on highway.
Section 31-21-3. - Removal of vehicle obstructing traffic on bridge or in tunnel.
Section 31-21-4. - Places where parking or stopping prohibited.
Section 31-21-5. - Unauthorized movement of vehicle into prohibited area.
Section 31-21-6. - Admission or discharge of passengers.
Section 31-21-7. - Parallel parking — Proximity to curb.
Section 31-21-8. - Left curb parking.
Section 31-21-9. - Angle parking.
Section 31-21-10. - Restriction of parking on state highways.
Section 31-21-10.1. - Removal of vehicles parked in excess of twenty-four hours.
Section 31-21-14. - Opening vehicle doors.
Section 31-21-15. - Temporary no parking.
Section 31-21-16. - Liability of owner, operator, and lessee.
Section 31-21-17. - Motorcycle parking privileges.
Section 31-21-18. - Electric vehicle charging station parking restrictions.