(a) Any person who endeavors by words, gestures, or otherwise to beg, invite, or secure transportation in any motor vehicle on any freeway within the state, except in the case of a bona fide emergency or in the case of sickness, is subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4. (b) Any person who endeavors to solicit a ride in a motor vehicle in the manner described in this section on the traveled portion of any other public highway in this state shall be subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4. History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 102; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 4; P.L. 2021, ch. 49, § 1, effective June 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 50, § 1, effective June 11, 2021.
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