Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of § 31-21-1, the officer is authorized to move the vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle, to a position off the paved or main traveled part of the highway.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-21-2
Removal of vehicle parked on highway
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 32, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-21-2.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.