(a) No person or persons shall occupy or otherwise be a passenger in a house trailer at any time while the house trailer is in transit or being moved in any manner upon the public highways of this state. (b) Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each offense. (c) For the purposes of this section, a 'house trailer' is defined as a trailer or a semi-trailer which is designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place, either temporary or permanent and which is equipped for or capable of use as a conveyance on streets and highways. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 31-22-19; P.L. 1969, ch. 172, § 1.
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