Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-12-3 (2026)

Obedience to police officers

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No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic, including any order or direction pertaining to fire lane parking violations whether on private or public property.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1959–2020 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Scott v. Berberian, 284 A.2d 590 (R.I. 1971).

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State Ex Rel. Scott v. Berberian, 284 A.2d 590 (R.I. 1971). · cites it 14× “” The officer thereupon took defendant into custody and subsequently charged him with a violation of the above-mentioned §31-12-3. *312 The defendant contends that §31-12-3 was enacted in violation of art.”

Kurland v. City of Providence (D.R.I. 2020). · cites it 8× “” R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-12-3 (1956). 8 Kurland was charged in state district court under R.”

Cicchetti v. Anderson, 155 A.2d 64 (R.I. 1959). “3 thereof violates general laws 1956, §31-12-3, and that it is inconsistent with the decisions of this court in State v.”

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