{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-23-52","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-23-52","heading":"Removal of catalytic converter prohibited.","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly remove or render inoperative, a catalytic converter installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with federal regulations prior to or after its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser, except that a defective catalytic converter may be replaced with another device originally manufactured for use as a catalytic converter. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 23 Equipment and Accessories Generally"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-23/31-23-52.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:23Z","sha256":"be8e1519e5907a879f9cdae22da2aaaae7237802f64e35fb2d822c4ecce49ce6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-23-51","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-23-53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}