{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-15-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-15-1","heading":"Right half of road.","body":"Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:\n(1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing the movement;\n(2) When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair;\n(3) Upon a roadway divided into three (3) marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable to it; or\n(4) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic.\n(5) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 15 Passing, Use of Lanes, and Rules of the Road"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-15/31-15-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:20Z","sha256":"e51adbcc986cc7df570f7ba57fffcb17628ad8de75b164d7851c504c8ae3a98e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-14-13","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-15-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}