{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-45-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-45-1","heading":"Noise limits.","body":"(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle, nor shall the owner of any vehicle allow the vehicle to be operated, at any time, or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration, or deceleration, in such a manner as to exceed the following noise limit based on a distance of fifty feet (50′) from the center of the lane of travel within the speed limit. For the purposes of this section, “dbA” means decibels measured with a calibrated sound level meter weighted to the “A” scale.\n(b) In speed zones of thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) or less, not more than eighty-six (86) dbA. In speed zones of more than thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph), not more than ninety (90) dbA.\n(c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 45 Noise Limits for Motor Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-45/31-45-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:30Z","sha256":"5e7e3e74a0faf720a9fdfa23b94b2c49b14dca5d2e4deba2a98efcb5b1ba711a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-44.2-10","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-45-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}