{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5.5-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5.5-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:\n(1) “Motor Vehicle” shall mean a new passenger vehicle, new light-duty truck with a gross vehicle weight of eighty-five hundred pounds (8500 lbs) or less, or any other new vehicle determined by the commissioner to be a vehicle whose primary use is noncommercial personal transportation and which is manufactured for the model year 2010 or subsequent model year; and\n(2) “Motor Vehicle global warming gases” or “global warming gases” shall mean carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 5.5 Global Warming Index Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-5.5/31-5.5-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:17Z","sha256":"c1730518a90b8794f2d7f0156f6d834bd75ae291b6228e345e8b806e8a59bfb2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5.5-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5.5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}