{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-10.1-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-10.1-6","heading":"Passengers.","body":"Any passenger on a motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor-driven cycle must be provided with a separate rear seat, a separate foot-rest, and an appropriate handlebar or grip for his or her use, and must wear a properly fitting helmet of a type approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. No person shall operate a motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor-driven cycle unless any passenger on it wears a helmet and is able to rest his or her feet upon a foot-rest. Any passenger on a motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor-driven cycle under twelve (12) years of age must have a properly secured back-rest or equivalent, shall have his or her feet placed upon the foot-rest, and shall be seated behind the operator unless a side car is provided. When, however, a side car is provided this age requirement shall not apply to any passenger(s) in the sidecar. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 10.1 Special Licenses for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, Low-Speed Vehicles and Other Motor Driven Cycles"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-10.1/31-10.1-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:18Z","sha256":"d4e566514bec8a36d7ef5bcd170fc959dcfd8aaba8cace6bf928fe4d7c0cf4d5","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-10.1-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-10.1-6.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}