{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-28-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-28-3","heading":"Unauthorized meters.","body":"It shall be unlawful to install or operate parking meters in any town or city in this state until the qualified electors of the city or town have had submitted to them for their approval or rejection the question of the installation of parking meters, and have signified their approval of the question, and until any town or city council shall enact ordinances or regulations governing the installation and operation of the parking meters.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 28 Parking Facilities and Privileges"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-28/31-28-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:26Z","sha256":"be783c263049565b6fee42af3f091656ce84f38101790093b7e997843914bbe7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-28-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-28-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}