Section 31-4-11 - Sale of automobiles - Required equipment(a) No automobile shall be sold, whether new or used, by a dealer, at wholesale or retail, unless the automobile is equipped with a spare tire and a jack, both of which must be functional and operational. The provisions of this section shall not apply: (1) To an automobile equipped with tires that without any tire air inflation permit vehicle operation for at least fifty (50) miles at speeds up to at least fifty-five (55) miles per hour; or(2) An automobile equipped with a factory installed tire repair and inflation system.(b) A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.P.L. 1985, ch. 82, §1; P.L. 1995 , ch. 257, § 1; P.L. 1999 , ch. 286, § 1.