R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-24-30: Red lights in front prohibited.

No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device on it displaying a red light visible from directly in front of the center of it. This section shall not apply to any vehicle upon which a red light visible from the front is expressly authorized or required by chapters 1 — 27 of this title. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.