Rhode Island § 31-1-28 - Definitions and General Code Provisions
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§ 31-1-28. Definitions and General Code Provisions
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-1-28
§ 31-1-28. Types of traffic control devices.
(a) “Official traffic control devices” means all signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent with chapters 1 — 27 of this title placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
(b) “Railroad sign or signal” means any sign, signal, or device erected by authority of a public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train.
(c) “Traffic control signs” means any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-28.
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