{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-24-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-24-7","heading":"Tail lamps required.","body":"Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least one tail lamp mounted on the rear, which when lighted as required in this chapter, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500′) to the rear, provided that in the case of a train of vehicles only the tail lamp on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 24 Lighting Equipment and Reflectors"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-24/31-24-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:24Z","sha256":"acb162b37b78f28c840f6cdc42a2bf91d3568f26cd4d609ef10ced2c7088b3b0","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-24-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-24-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}