{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-22-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-22-8","heading":"Muffling devices.","body":"The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner. Outboard motors shall be equipped with underwater exhausts of standard manufacture as furnished by marine supply dealers. The use of cutouts is prohibited, except for motorboats competing in a regatta or boat race approved as provided in § 46-22-13, and for such motorboats while on trial-runs approved as provided in § 46-22-13(b), or during a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours immediately preceding the regatta or race and for the motorboats, while competing in official trials for speed records, during a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours immediately following the regatta or race.","path":["Title 46 Waters and Navigation","Chapter 22 Regulation of Boats"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE46/46-22/46-22-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:01:09Z","sha256":"944256833f1e4fd3b5316deb7cca58547825116828e3189d3b93447cbb70b112","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-22-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-22-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}