§ 31-23-13.1 - Altering height of or operating a motor vehicle with an altered height prohibited. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 31-23-13.1

   § 31-23-13.1  Altering height of oroperating a motor vehicle with an altered height prohibited. – No person shall alter the height of or operate a motor vehicle with an alteredheight that has an original manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of up toand including ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.), by elevating or lowering thechassis or body by more than four inches (4") from the original manufacturers'specified height by use of so called "shackle lift kits" for leaf springs or byuse of lift kits for coil springs, tires, or any other means or device. Theadministrator of the division of motor vehicles shall establish rules andregulations for motor vehicle heights including exceptions for vehicles usedfor farming or forestry. No motor vehicle that has been so altered, modified,or changed beyond the provisions of this section or the rules and regulationsestablished by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, shall beoperated on any highway. Violations of this section are subject to finesenumerated in § 31-41.1-4.