{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-24-10-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-10-17","heading":"Soliciting rides in motor vehicles.","body":"(a) Any person who endeavors by words, gestures, or otherwise to beg, invite, or secure transportation in any motor vehicle on any freeway within the state, except in the case of a bona fide emergency or in the case of sickness, is subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.\n(b) Any person who endeavors to solicit a ride in a motor vehicle in the manner described in this section on the traveled portion of any other public highway in this state shall be subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.","path":["Title 24 Highways","Chapter 10 Freeways"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE24/24-10/24-10-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:15Z","sha256":"cbb6bfd50cdff740251928aab1ad1550e2e974d821f3c535c0406349f345e009","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-24-10-7-24-10-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-24-10-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}