{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-14-14.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-14-14.1","heading":"Taximeter requirement.","body":"(a) Every motor vehicle used in the transportation of passengers for compensation in a taxicab service over the publicly used highways of this state shall be equipped with a taximeter. Any motor carrier or operator who shall knowingly and willfully cause a motor vehicle to be operated as a taxicab that is not equipped with a taximeter, or when so equipped the taximeter is not in a recording position for the purpose of registering charges at the time the service is rendered, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense; and, upon conviction for a second offense, shall be fined not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) and shall have his or her certificate suspended for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days; and, upon conviction for a third offense, shall be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) and shall have his or her certificate suspended for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days.\n(b) A certificate holder authorized to provide taxicab services is not required to utilize the vehicle’s taximeter for registering charges when the transportation services are being coordinated by, and paid for by, a state department, authority, or agency on behalf of clients of the state department, authority, or agency, provided, the alternative method for registering or calculating charges is approved by the division.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 14 Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-14/39-14-14.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:18Z","sha256":"31c46c2db62d223e8f83da503f9fe00dc2438a5d1d9664ae19872b8a34b3696b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-14-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-14-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}