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RI Gen L § 31-10.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.1 - Special License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles|Section 31-10.1-7 - Inspection.

§ 31-10.1-7. Inspection.Every motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor driven cycle shall be inspected in accordance with the law providing for inspection of motor vehicles and shall display a certificate of inspection as provided in chapter 38 of this title. Inspection standards for the motor vehicles shall be established by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. Inspection stations shall be specially licensed to inspect motorcycles, motor scooters, and motor-driven cycles. Certificates of inspection for these vehicles shall be clearly distinguishable from those issued to other motor vehicles. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1967, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 105.
RI Gen L § 31-10.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.1 - Special License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles|Section 31-10.1-8 - Anatomical gifts by operators.

§ 31-10.1-8. Anatomical gifts by operators.(a) The division of motor vehicles, in conjunction with the federally designated organ and tissue procurement agency, shall develop and implement a program encouraging and allowing for persons to make anatomical gifts, during the process of issuing and renewing licenses provided for in § 31-10.1-1. The division of motor vehicles shall give to all persons seeking the licenses, a document containing a summary description and explanation of the Anatomical Gift Act, chapter 18.6 of title 23. Any person wishing to donate tissue or organs under the provisions of chapter 18.6 of title 23 shall be included in the Rhode Island Donor Registry as defined by § 31-10-26.1(g) and issued a driver's license or nonoperator's identification card bearing a notation or symbol indicating the person's consent to donate under the chapter and defining the term "qualified donee" as outlined in chapter 18.6 of title 23. The division of motor vehicles, in conjunction with the federally designated organ and tissue procurement agency, may on behalf of the state, accept and deposit with the general treasurer any grant, gift or contribution made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of this section, and may expend the funds for these purposes.(b) Application for monies to support these purposes will be made to the general treasurer by the division of motor vehicles, and/or the federally designated organ and tissue procurement agency.(c) The division of motor vehicles may make and sign any agreements and may do and perform any and all acts necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 246, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 392, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.2 - Voluntary Termination of Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10.2-1 - Purpose.

§ 31-10.2-1. Purpose.The department of revenue, division of motor vehicles, presently lacks the authority to allow the voluntary termination of operators' and chauffeurs' licenses by an individual. It is the intent of this chapter to establish rules and regulations regarding the voluntary termination of operators' and chauffeurs' licenses in this state. Pursuant to §§ 31-2-4, 42-35-3(b), and 42-35-4(b)(2), the department of revenue shall adopt and establish the following rules and regulations regarding voluntary termination of operators' and chauffeurs' licenses. Any and all regulations previously promulgated for this purpose are rescinded.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 10; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 10.
RI Gen L § 31-10.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.2 - Voluntary Termination of Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10.2-2 - Operators' licenses.

§ 31-10.2-2. Operators' licenses.(a) An individual may voluntarily terminate his or her operators' license by tendering the license to the operator control section of the department of revenue, division of motor vehicles.(1) Should an individual terminate his or her operators' license, the individual may not reapply for a new operators' license for a period of six (6) months from the date of the voluntary license termination.(2) Before an individual may voluntarily terminate his or her license, the individual must sign an affidavit as established by the division of motor vehicles, notifying the individual of the consequences of voluntary license termination.(b) Upon reapplication for an operators' license following voluntary termination by an individual, the individual shall be required to take a written test and a road test, but shall not pay the required reinstatement fee as established by the operator control division before the granting of a new operators' license.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 85; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 10; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 10.
RI Gen L § 31-10.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.2 - Voluntary Termination of Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10.2-3 - Chauffeur's licenses.

§ 31-10.2-3. Chauffeur's licenses.(a) An individual may voluntarily terminate his or her chauffeur's license by tendering the license to the operator control section of the department of revenue, division of motor vehicles.(1) Should the individual terminate his or her chauffeur's license, the individual may not reapply for a new chauffeur's license for a period of one year from the date of the voluntary license termination.(2) Before an individual may voluntarily terminate his or her license, the individual must sign an affidavit as established by the division of motor vehicles, notifying the individual of the consequences of voluntary license termination.(b) Upon reapplication for a chauffeur's license following voluntary termination by an individual, the individual shall be required to take a written test and a road test, but shall not pay the required reinstatement fee as established by the operator control division before the granting of a new chauffeur's license.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 10; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 10.
RI Gen L § 31-10.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.2 - Voluntary Termination of Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10.2-4 - Severability.

§ 31-10.2-4. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.3 - Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act|Section 31-10.3-1 - Short title.

§ 31-10.3-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as the "Uniform Classified and Commercial Driver's License Act".History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 176, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.3 - Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act|Section 31-10.3-2 - Statement of intent and purpose.

§ 31-10.3-2. Statement of intent and purpose.(a) The purpose of this chapter is to implement the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA) (see now 49 U.S.C. § 31101 et seq.), as may be amended from time to time and reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and injuries by:(1) Permitting drivers to hold only one license;(2) Disqualifying commercial drivers who have committed certain serious traffic violations, or other specified offenses;(3) Strengthening commercial driver licensing and testing standards.(b) It is the intent of this chapter to have an operator's license serve as the base license to which classifications, endorsements, and restrictions can be added which may change the classification to a commercial or chauffeur's license. If the person commits any offense which results in a withdrawal of the commercial license or privilege under this chapter and the offense would be cause for withdrawal of the base license or privilege, the department shall withdraw the commercial endorsements, restrictions, or classifications and for the required fee(s) issue an operator's license or privilege.(c) If any offense would cause withdrawal of the base license and commercial or chauffeur's license but for different terms that person may be restored to the base license after the time specified in the applicable section(s) within this title upon payment of the required fee(s). If an offense is committed which, except for this chapter, causes a license or privilege withdrawal of a base license, it shall be cause for removing the commercial or chauffeur classification(s), restriction(s), and endorsement(s) or privileges to operate a commercial vehicle for the time specified in this title.(d) This chapter is a remedial law which shall be liberally construed to promote the public health, safety, and welfare. To the extent that this chapter conflicts with general driver licensing provisions, this chapter shall prevail. Where this chapter is silent, the general driver licensing provisions shall apply. This chapter applies to every person who operates a commercial motor vehicle in interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce and to all employers of these persons.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 77, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 82, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10.3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.3 - Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act|Section 31-10.3-7 - Administration by department.

§ 31-10.3-7. Administration by department.This chapter shall be administered by the department of revenue, division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 11; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 11.
RI Gen L § 31-10.3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.3 - Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act|Section 31-10.3-8 - Rulemaking authority.

§ 31-10.3-8. Rulemaking authority.The administrator for motor vehicles, department of revenue, is authorized to adopt and enforce any rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 — 27 of this title and any other laws the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the division of motor vehicles, including rules and regulations concerning specialized testing and standards for operators of commercial vehicles. Any former member of the Armed Forces, including, but not limited to, the Rhode Island National Guard, who received a military license to drive heavy equipment, shall be exempt from taking a road test when applying for a commercial driver's license for a similar class of commercial motor vehicle for which the applicant has been previously licensed by the military, if such applicant is deemed to be otherwise qualified pursuant to 49 CFR 383.77. Any member of an organized fire department, including volunteer members, who have five (5) years of driving experience of fire apparatus and who has completed a safety driving course, including a road test from a recognized agency shall, upon providing a letter from the fire chief of their fire department to the administrator of motor vehicles, be exempt from taking a road test when applying for a commercial drivers' license for a similar class of commercial motor vehicle, provided the applicant is deemed otherwise qualified pursuant to 49 CFR 383.77.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 11; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 11.
RI Gen L § 31-10.3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.3 - Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act|Section 31-10.3-9 - Authority to enter into agreements.

§ 31-10.3-9. Authority to enter into agreements.The administrator may enter into or make agreements, arrangements, policy(ies), or declarations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 176, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10.3-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.3 - Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act|Section 31-10.3-13 - Requirements - Commercial.

§ 31-10.3-13. Requirements — Commercial.(a) License required — requirements. Every person applying for an original or renewal of a commercial license shall be required to comply with and be issued a commercial license meeting the requirements of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (see now 49 U.S.C. § 31101 et seq.) and the implementing regulations in 49 CFR 383 and 384, as may be amended from time to time.(b) No person, except those expressly exempted in this chapter, shall drive any commercial motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless that person has a valid commercial license under the provisions of this chapter for the type or class of vehicle being driven.(c) No person, except those expressly exempted in this chapter, shall steer or, while within the passenger compartment of a vehicle, exercise any degree of physical control of a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless that person has a valid commercial license under the provisions of this chapter for the type or class of vehicle being towed.(d) No person shall receive a commercial license unless and until he or she surrenders to the department all valid licenses in his or her possession issued to him or her by this or any other jurisdiction. All surrendered licenses issued by another jurisdiction shall be returned to it, together with information that the person is licensed in this state. No person holding a commercial license shall be permitted to have more than one license at any time.(e) Any person licensed as a commercial driver pursuant to this chapter may exercise that privilege granted upon all streets and highways in this state, and shall not be required to obtain any other license to exercise that privilege by any municipal, local board, or other body having authority to adopt local police regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 77, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 82, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10.3-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.3 - Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act|Section 31-10.3-16 - Persons exempt from licensing.

§ 31-10.3-16. Persons exempt from licensing.The following persons shall be exempt from the commercial licensing requirements under this chapter:(1) Any active duty military personnel, members of the military reserves, members of the National Guard on active duty, including personnel on full-time National Guard duty, personnel on part-time National Guard training, and National Guard military technicians (civilians who are required to wear military uniforms), and active duty U.S. Coast Guard personnel while operating a motor vehicle for military purposes.(2) Any person eighteen (18) years or older who satisfies the exemptions set forth in 49 CFR 391.67, as may from time to time be amended, while driving or operating any farm tractor, implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved on a highway, or any farm vehicle, which would otherwise require the driver to be the holder of a commercial driver's license, provided that said farm vehicle is under seventy-six thousand six hundred (76,600) lbs. registered weight and is not a truck- tractor, semi-trailer combination as defined by § 31-1-5(d), and further provided that the farm vehicle is used to transport either agricultural products, farm machinery, farm supplies, or both to or from a farm.(3) A nonresident who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid license equivalent to a Rhode Island class license issued to him or her in his or her home state, or province of Canada, may operate a motor vehicle in this state of a comparable class.(4) Firefighters and other persons who operate commercial motor vehicles which are necessary to the preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency governmental functions are equipped with audible and visual signals and are not subject to normal traffic regulation. These vehicles include fire trucks, hook and ladder trucks, foam or water transport trucks, police SWAT team vehicles, ambulances, or other vehicles that are used in response to emergencies.(5) Any person operating a vehicle for personal or family use such as a motorized camper or travel trailer equipped with permanent living and sleeping facilities used for camping activities. Any furtherance of commercial or quasi-commercial enterprise shall lapse this exemption.(6) A nonresident, who establishes residency in the state of Rhode Island, may operate a commercial vehicle in this state not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of establishing that residency; provided, that the nonresident has in his or her immediate possession a valid commercial license issued by another state, or province of Canada.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 404, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 77, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 82, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10.3-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.3 - Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act|Section 31-10.3-17 - Repealed.

§ 31-10.3-17. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 176, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 63, effective July 7, 2000.
RI Gen L § 31-10.3-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.3 - Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act|Section 31-10.3-18 - Applications.

§ 31-10.3-18. Applications.(a) Every application for a commercial license, change of endorsement, classification, or restriction shall be made upon a form furnished by the department. Every application shall be accompanied by a valid license and by the nonrefundable fee of ten dollars ($10.00). This application fee shall be used by the department to offset the costs of investigating the applicants.(b) Every application shall state the full name, date of birth, sex, current mailing address, residential address, height, weight, hair and eye color, social security number, and whether the applicant's license or privilege is withdrawn or whether an application has ever been refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the withdrawal or refusal. It shall also require the applicant to disclose any other names used in the past and any other information that the department may require to determine the applicant's identity, competency, and eligibility. It shall be signed by the applicant under the penalties of perjury.(c) Whenever an application is received from a person previously licensed in another jurisdiction, the department shall request and accept a copy of the driver's record in that jurisdiction with the same force and effect as though entered on the driver's record in this state in the original instance.(d) The provisions of § 11-18-1 shall apply to any person who falsely signs or attests the affidavit, under oath, required by this section. Any false attestation, knowingly made, shall also be punishable by suspension of the commercial license or privilege of that person for a period of not less than one year nor more than two (2) years; provided, that person shall be entitled to the rights and remedies established by § 31-11-15.(e) The medical examiner's certificate or medical certification required prior to the issuance of a commercial driver's license may be electronically transmitted to the division of motor vehicles by electronic means of transmission approved by the department of motor vehicles that shall be accessible through the department's website by way of a menu item labeled "commercial driver's license (CDL) medical certificate," so long as the transmission is legible.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 17, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 19, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10.3-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.3 - Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act|Section 31-10.3-19 - Examination of applicants.

§ 31-10.3-19. Examination of applicants.(a) The department shall examine every applicant for a commercial license or learner's permit. The examination shall include: (1) A test of the applicant's eyesight to be administered according to standards set by the Federal Motor Carrier Regulations; (2) His or her ability to read English in understanding highway signs regulating, warning, and directing traffic; (3) His or her knowledge of the traffic laws of this state; and (4) Shall include an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles of the type covered by the license classification, endorsement, or restrictions which the applicant is seeking. Each applicant shall successfully complete the skills test in the following order:(1) Pre-trip inspection;(2) Basic vehicle controls skills; and(3) On-road skills.If an applicant fails one segment of the skills test, the applicant cannot continue to the next segment of the test; however, scores for the passed segments of the skills test shall remain valid and an applicant will not be required to retake the segments previously passed prior to expiration of the commercial learner's permit. The examination may also include any further physical and mental examinations that the department deems necessary to determine the applicant's fitness to safely operate a motor vehicle upon the highways.(b) A nonresident, who establishes residence in the state of Rhode Island and makes application for a Rhode Island commercial license, shall not be required to demonstrate his or her ability to operate a motor vehicle, unless the examiner has reason to believe such a demonstration is needed; provided, that the nonresident surrenders a valid commercial license that was issued under the requirements of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (see now 49 U.S.C. § 31101 et seq.); may be as amended from time to time by another state.(c) The department shall be permitted to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to third-party testing for the skills tests required for commercial driver's licenses in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 383, as it may be revised from time to time.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 77, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 82, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 49, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 75, § 1.