{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-28-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-28-1","heading":"“Parking meter” defined.","body":"For the purpose of this chapter, “parking meter” means a meter device installed upon the public highways or the sidewalks adjacent to it, in which a coin must be deposited for the privilege of occupying, for a certain period, a space which is situated in a zone which a lawful authority has designated as a parking meter zone for the purpose of regulating parking of vehicles on public highways.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 28 Parking Facilities and Privileges"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-28/31-28-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:26Z","sha256":"372d666e522c3c422f4f29683d5444fd3e622c511826728b568252814d7c0ba7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-27.1-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-28-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}