{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-25-19","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-25-19","heading":"Removal of excess from overweight vehicles.","body":"Whenever a proper officer upon weighing a vehicle and load, as provided in § 31-25-18, determines that the weight is unlawful, the officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until the portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of the vehicle to such a limit as permitted under this chapter. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or operator.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 25 Size, Weight, and Load Limits"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-25/31-25-19.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:25Z","sha256":"f5c3e135049008f664bded900fb042e93337b18cfb25fab6af649c6b8b128dce","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-25-18","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-25-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}