Rhode Island § 31-28-8 - Parking Facilities and Privileges
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§ 31-28-8. Parking Facilities and Privileges
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-28-8
§ 31-28-8. Use of meters for charitable contributions.
During the period when any annual national “march of dimes” campaign is taking place for infantile paralysis, any city or town in this state, in which parking meters have been established by authority of law, is authorized to permit the inserting of dimes into any of the parking meters by pedestrians or motorists, the dimes to be collected and turned over to the respective committee in charge of the collection of dimes for the specific “march of dimes” campaign to be used for those purposes.
History of Section.
P.L. 1949, ch. 2162, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-28-8.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-28-8 ("Parking Facilities and Privileges") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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