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Leyes de Montaje en el Parabrisas de Rhode Island (Guía 2026)

Por Equipo Editorial de Recording LawRevisado 9 de agosto de 202620 min de lectura
Leyes de Montaje en el Parabrisas de Rhode Island (Guía 2026)

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Puedo poner el GPS o el teléfono en el parabrisas en Rhode Island?

No. La ley de Rhode Island (R.I. Gen. Laws 31-23-16) prohíbe cualquier material no transparente en el parabrisas que obstruya la vista clara del conductor. A diferencia de estados como Arizona o California, Rhode Island no designa zonas específicas del parabrisas donde se puedan colocar dispositivos. Las alternativas legales son los soportes de tablero, los clips de rejilla de ventilación o los soportes de consola.

¿Es legal usar una dashcam en Rhode Island?

Sí, las dashcams son legales en Rhode Island. Sin embargo, montar una en el parabrisas con ventosa conlleva el riesgo de una infracción conforme a la ley de obstrucción del parabrisas. El enfoque más seguro es montar una dashcam compacta detrás del espejo retrovisor, donde agrega una obstrucción mínima, o en el tablero. Rhode Island es un estado de consentimiento de una sola parte, por lo que la grabación de audio con una dashcam es legal siempre que usted esté presente.

¿Cuál es el límite de polarizado de ventanas en Rhode Island?

Rhode Island exige un mínimo del 70% de transmisión de luz visible (VLT) en todas las ventanas para vehículos de pasajeros, lo que es una de las normas más estrictas del país. Se permite polarizado no reflectante en las 6 pulgadas superiores del parabrisas o por encima de la línea AS-1. Los camiones, SUV, autobuses y limusinas pueden tener un polarizado más oscuro en las ventanas traseras si el vehículo tiene espejos laterales dobles.

¿Cuál es la sanción por una infracción de obstrucción del parabrisas en Rhode Island?

Una infracción del R.I. Gen. Laws 31-23-16 (obstrucción del parabrisas) conlleva una multa de $100 conforme al cuadro de infracciones de tránsito de Rhode Island. Las infracciones de polarizado de ventanas conforme al Capítulo 31-23.3 conllevan multas separadas de hasta $250 tanto para el propietario del vehículo como para el instalador del material no conforme.

¿Puedo obtener una exención médica para un polarizado de ventanas más oscuro en Rhode Island?

Sí, pero no para el parabrisas. Conforme al R.I. Gen. Laws 31-23.3-4, un médico u optometrista debe firmar una declaración jurada que confirme que usted tiene una condición médica que requiere protección contra la luz solar. Debe presentar la Solicitud de Exención Médica al DMV dentro de los 30 días posteriores a la declaración jurada. El DMV emite una calcomanía de identificación para la ventana del lado del conductor. La exención cubre solo las ventanas laterales y traseras.

Actualizaciones

Removed fabricated license-suspension penalties (up to 30 days/3 months/6 months) for R.I. Gen. Laws 31-22-30 texting-while-driving violations; the statute's penalty clause is fines only ($100/$150/$250 for 1st/2nd/3rd+ offense) with no suspension provision.

La ley detrás de este artículo

Este artículo se apoya en 11 disposiciones legales conservadas en nuestro propio registro jurídico, cada una obtenida de la fuente oficial. Toque una sección para leer el texto vigente.

Code of Federal Regulations Title 49

§ 393.60Glazing in specified openings.Vigentecitada en 15 de nuestros artículos
(a) Glazing material. Glazing material used in windshields, windows, and doors on a motor vehicle manufactured on or after December 25, 1968, shall at a minimum meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 205 in effect on the date of manufacture of the motor vehicle. The glazing material shall be marked in accordance with FMVSS No. 205 (49 CFR 571.205, S6). (b) Windshields required. Each bus, truck and truck-tractor shall be equipped with a windshield. Each windshield or portion of a multi-piece windshield shall be mounted using the full periphery of the glazing material. (c) Windshield condition. With the exception of the conditions listed in paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) of this section, each windshield shall be free of discoloration or damage in the area extending upward from the height of the top of the steering wheel (excluding a 51 mm (2 inch) border at the top of the windshield) and extending from a 25 mm (1 inch) border at each side of the windshield or windshield panel.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-28 · Lea la sección completa en ecfr.gov

Citada en 3 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2021

Casos destacados: United States of America, Government v. Robert L. Pierre, Defendant (District Court, D. New Hampshire 2015, 2015 DNH 083) · GROOMS HAULING, LLC v. ROBINSON (District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania 2020) · State v. Ford (Court of Appeals of Kansas 2021)

Identificado automáticamente a partir de las opiniones judiciales que citan esta sección; no es un ranking de qué caso prevalece.

§ 571.205Standard No. 205, Glazing materials.Vigentecitada en 3 de nuestros artículos
S1. Scope. This standard specifies requirements for glazing materials for use in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. S2. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce injuries resulting from impact to glazing surfaces, to ensure a necessary degree of transparency in motor vehicle windows for driver visibility, and to minimize the possibility of occupants being thrown through the vehicle windows in collisions. S3. Application. This standard applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks designed to carry at least one person, buses, motorcycles, slide-in campers, pickup covers designed to carry persons while in motion and low speed vehicles, and to glazing materials for use in those vehicles. S4. Definitions. Bullet resistant shield means a shield or barrier that is installed completely inside a motor vehicle behind and separate from glazing materials that independently comply with the requirements of this standard. Camper means a structure designed to be mounted in the cargo area of a truck, or attached to an incomplete vehicle with motive power, for the purpose of providing shelter for persons.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-28 · Lea la sección completa en ecfr.gov

Citada en 34 opiniones judiciales1980s: 41990s: 22000s: 122010s: 132020s: 3Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2024

Casos destacados: O'Hara Ex Rel. H.O. v. General Motors Corp. (Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 2007, 508 F.3d 753) · United States v. Ruel Antonio Wallace (Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2000, 213 F.3d 1216) · McCracken v. Ford Motor Co. (District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania 2008, 588 F. Supp. 2d 635)

Identificado automáticamente a partir de las opiniones judiciales que citan esta sección; no es un ranking de qué caso prevalece.

Rhode Island General Laws, Title 31: Motor and Other Vehicles, Chapter 31-22: Miscellaneous Rules

§ 31-22-30Distracted driving prohibited while operating a motor vehicleVigente
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Driving” means operating a motor vehicle on a public road, including operation while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic light or stop sign, or otherwise, but does not include operating a motor vehicle when the vehicle has pulled over to the side of, or off, an active roadway and has stopped in a location where it can safely remain stationary. (2) “Hands free” means the manner in which a wireless handset is operated by using an internal feature or function, or through an attachment or addition, including, but not limited to, an earpiece, headset, remote microphone, or short-range wireless connection, thereby allowing the user to operate said device without the use of hands, except to activate, deactivate, or initiate a feature or function thereof. (3) “Inoperability” means a motor vehicle that is incapable of being operated or being operated in a safe and prudent manner due to mechanical failure, including, but not limited to, engine overheating or tire failure.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en webserver.rilegislature.gov

§ 31-22-31Mobile telephone usage by motor vehicle operatorsVigente
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Engage in a call” means talking into or listening on a hand-held personal wireless communication device, but does not include holding a hand-held personal wireless communication device to activate, deactivate, or initiate a function of such telephone. (2) “Hand-held personal wireless communication device” means a personal wireless communication device with which a user engages in a call using at least one hand. (3) “Hands-free accessory” means an attachment, add-on, built-in feature, or addition to a personal wireless communication device, whether or not permanently installed in a motor vehicle, that, when used, allows the vehicle operator to maintain both hands on the steering wheel.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en webserver.rilegislature.gov

Rhode Island General Laws, Title 31: Motor and Other Vehicles, Chapter 31-23: Equipment and Accessories Generally

§ 31-23-16Windshield and window stickers — Obstructions to clear view — Snow and ice on vehicleVigente
(a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material, or dirt, snow, or ice upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of the vehicle which obstructs the driver’s clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway; provided, that the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may permit the placing of special stickers upon the windshield or any of the windows of a motor vehicle in the manner specified by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. (b) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any significant amounts of snow or ice upon the vehicle. The term “significant” is construed as any amount of accumulation which might reasonably be expected, when blowing off the vehicle while driving, to obscure the vision of an operator of another vehicle. However, the natural accumulation of snow while driving during adverse weather conditions shall not constitute a violation of this section. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en webserver.rilegislature.gov

Rhode Island General Laws, Title 31: Motor and Other Vehicles, Chapter 31-23.3: Nontransparent Windshields and Windows

§ 31-23.3-2Windshields and windows obscured by nontransparent materialsVigente
No person shall own and operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway, road or street with nontransparent or sunscreen material, window application, reflective film or non-reflective film used in any way to cover or treat the front windshield, the side windows immediately adjacent to the right and left of the operator’s seat, the side windows immediately to the rear of the operator’s seat and the front passenger seat and the rear window unless this vehicle meets one of the criteria set forth in § 31-23.3-3.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en webserver.rilegislature.gov

§ 31-23.3-3Rules and regulations authorized — Administrator of the division of motor vehiclesVigente
(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall establish rules and regulations to provide standards and tests to measure the percentage of reflective and transmittance of light. (b) Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity installing such a sunscreen device on a motor vehicle shall provide and affix a label to the front window not to exceed one and one-half (1½) square inches in size, which contains the installer’s name and the percentage of light transmittance. Facing the motor vehicle from the outside, the label shall be placed in the lower left corner of the front window.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en webserver.rilegislature.gov

§ 31-23.3-4ExemptionsVigente
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (1) Motor vehicles manufactured with windshields and window glass areas equipped in accordance with specifications of 49 CFR 571.205 as authorized by 15 U.S.C. § 1407. (2) Motor vehicles owned or leased by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. (3) The use of nontransparent or sunscreen material or window application on motor vehicles which has a total visible light transmittance of not less than seventy percent (70%) measured perpendicular to the surface of the glass on the windshield and side windows immediately adjacent to the right and left of the operator’s seat, the side windows immediately to the rear of the operator’s seat and the front passenger seat or on the rear window if the vehicle is equipped with two (2) outside mirrors, one on each side, adjusted so that the driver has a clear view of the highway behind the vehicle.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en webserver.rilegislature.gov

§ 31-23.3-5PenaltiesVigente
(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity that installs any sunscreening material which is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each offense. (b) Any person who owns a motor vehicle which has installed on it any sunscreening device or material in violation of this chapter shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en webserver.rilegislature.gov

§ 31-23.3-6Vehicles with existing sunscreening materialsVigente
The owners of all motor vehicles who have sunscreening material in their motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this chapter may be found in violation of the provisions of this chapter; provided, an owner of a motor vehicle shall not be required to remove any sunscreening material if that material was initially installed by the motor vehicle manufacturer and was purchased prior to December 1, 1993.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en webserver.rilegislature.gov

Rhode Island General Laws, Title 31: Motor and Other Vehicles, Chapter 31-41.1: Adjudication of Traffic Offenses

§ 31-41.1-4Schedule of violationsVigente
(a) The penalties for violations of the enumerated sections, listed in numerical order, correspond to the fines described. However, those offenses for which punishments may vary according to the severity of the offense, or punishment that requires the violator to perform a service, shall be heard and decided by the traffic tribunal or municipal court. The following violations may be handled administratively through the method prescribed in this chapter. This list is not exclusive and jurisdiction may be conferred on the traffic tribunal with regard to other violations.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en webserver.rilegislature.gov

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Fuentes y referencias

  1. R.I. Gen. Laws 31-23-16 - Calcomanías de parabrisas y ventanas; Obstrucciones a la vista clara; Nieve y hielo en el vehículo(webserver.rilegislature.gov).gov
  2. R.I. Gen. Laws 31-23.3-2 - Parabrisas y ventanas obstruidos por materiales no transparentes(webserver.rilegislature.gov).gov
  3. R.I. Gen. Laws 31-23.3-3 - Reglas y regulaciones autorizadas; Administrador de la división de vehículos motorizados(webserver.rilegislature.gov).gov
  4. R.I. Gen. Laws 31-23.3-4 - Exenciones (incluida la exención médica)(webserver.rilegislature.gov).gov
  5. R.I. Gen. Laws 31-23.3-5 - Sanciones por infracciones de parabrisas y ventanas no transparentes(webserver.rilegislature.gov).gov
  6. R.I. Gen. Laws 31-23.3-6 - Vehículos con materiales de protección solar existentes (derechos adquiridos)(webserver.rilegislature.gov).gov
  7. R.I. Gen. Laws 31-22-31 - Uso de teléfono móvil por operadores de vehículos motorizados (ley de manos libres)(webserver.rilegislature.gov).gov
  8. R.I. Gen. Laws 31-22-30 - Mensajes de texto mientras se opera un vehículo motorizado(webserver.rilegislature.gov).gov
  9. R.I. Gen. Laws 31-41.1-4 - Cuadro de infracciones (montos de multas de tránsito)(webserver.rilegislature.gov).gov
  10. 280-RICR-30-15-3.5 - Normas de Inspección de Equipo de Rhode Island(law.cornell.edu)
  11. Departamento de Transporte de Rhode Island - Información sobre la Ley de Manos Libres(dot.ri.gov).gov
  12. DMV de Rhode Island - Solicitud de Exención Médica (Polarizado de Ventanas)(dmv.ri.gov).gov
  13. Regla Final de la FMCSA - Área de Parabrisas Autorizada para Tecnología de Seguridad Vehicular (49 CFR 393.60)(federalregister.gov).gov
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