{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-12-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-12-8","heading":"Declaration of public interest in contract carriers.","body":"It is hereby declared that the business of contract carrier, as defined in this chapter, is affected with the public interest, and that the safety and welfare of the public upon the public highways within this state, the preservation and maintenance of the highways, and the proper regulation of common carriers using highways require the regulation of contract carriers to the extent provided in this chapter.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 12 Motor Carriers of Property"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-12/39-12-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:17Z","sha256":"bf62f050c32b18028f1998613a82aa611cfbd9042c134d1a9f2b4a296679f4ce","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-12-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-12-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}