{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-1-31","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-1-31","heading":"Types of stops.","body":"(a) “Park” means, when prohibited, the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading.\n(b) “Stop” means, when required, a complete cessation from movement.\n(c) “Stop, stopping or standing” means, when prohibited, any stopping or standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control sign or signal.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 1 Definitions and General Code Provisions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-1/31-1-31.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:13Z","sha256":"d89002d4eaf99008dd6b42000469e3e7fe2b6dbfd822e21e6074d7702935f6cc","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-1-30","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-1-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}