RHODE ISLAND TRAFFIC TICKET / STOP SIGN / RED LIGHT / MOVING VIOLATION DEFENSE LAWYER – BENJAMIN A. MESITI, ESQ.

WHAT IS OBEDIENCE TO A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE?

If you get a ticket and it says “Obedience to traffic control device” that means you have either gone through a stop sign, ran a red light, or ignored another sign or device used to control the flow of traffic. This is a moving violation and may subject you to increased insurance rates if you plead guilty.

At Mesiti Law we have successfully represented countless cases in Traffic Court. When you’re faced with the decision to pay a ticket or FIGHT, call us for your free consultation.

IF YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN A TICKET FOR A MOVING VIOLATION, CALL MESITI LAW AT (401) 274-3331. WE ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY!

TITLE 31

Motor and Other vehicles
CHAPTER 31-13
Traffic Control Devices

SECTION 31-13-4

   

§ 31-13-4  Obedience to devices. – The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device applicable to him or her placed in accordance with the provisions of chapters 12 – 27 of this title, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in those chapters. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 22, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-13-4; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 108.)