{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-12-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-12-5","heading":"Exemption of highway workers.","body":"Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of chapters 12 — 27 of this title shall not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a highway but shall apply to the persons and vehicles when traveling to or from this work.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 12 Applicability of Traffic Regulations"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-12/31-12-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:19Z","sha256":"0c724c556b2ad236caa9b8237918de0c6a9230fe1950df53e909692f7678915b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-12-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-12-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}