§ 31-37-5. Information furnished by fuel vehicle drivers — Inspection and sampling.
The operator or driver of any vehicle used for the transportation of fuels in this state shall furnish to the tax administrator or the administrator’s agents, on request, any information relative to the transportation of fuels in this state that may be required for the proper administration of the provisions of this chapter and chapter 36 of this title. For the purpose of securing the information the agents may stop on the highways of this state any vehicle which, they have reasonable cause to believe, is used for the transportation of fuels in this state. The agents may take samples of any fuels so transported or offered for sale in this state in sufficient quantity for the purpose of making an analysis of them.
History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 16; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; P.L. 1937, ch. 2510, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 11; P.L. 1940, ch. 871, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-5.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-37 - Retail Sale of Gasoline
Section 31-37-1. - Filling station license.
Section 31-37-2. - Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license.
Section 31-37-3. - Filling station records.
Section 31-37-4. - Inspection of pumps and tanks.
Section 31-37-5. - Information furnished by fuel vehicle drivers — Inspection and sampling.
Section 31-37-6. - Method of testing for quality of fuels.
Section 31-37-7. - Weights and measures.
Section 31-37-7.1. - Minimum standards for gasoline.
Section 31-37-8. - Peddler’s license.
Section 31-37-9. - Peddler’s records of purchases and sales.
Section 31-37-10. - Term of licenses — Fee.
Section 31-37-11. - Prices shown on pumps.
Section 31-37-12. - Unauthorized signs advertising price of fuel.
Section 31-37-16. - Brand names to be displayed.
Section 31-37-16.1. - No smoking signs to be displayed.
Section 31-37-16.2. - Air pumps.
Section 31-37-16.3. - Additives.
Section 31-37-17. - Penalties for violations.
Section 31-37-18. - Costs on prosecution of violations.
Section 31-37-19. - Ordinances controlling location of pumps.