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RI Gen L § 31-11-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-3 - Resident's conviction in another state.

§ 31-11-3. Resident's conviction in another state.The division of motor vehicles is authorized to suspend or revoke the license of any resident of this state or the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in this state upon receiving notice of the conviction of the person in another state of an offense in that state which, if committed in this state, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license of an operator or chauffeur.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 16, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-13; P.L. 1959, (s. s.), ch. 190, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-3; P.L. 1962, ch. 204 § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-4 - Seizure of license in possession of unauthorized person.

§ 31-11-4. Seizure of license in possession of unauthorized person.The license certificate issued under chapter 10 of this title is nontransferable, and if found in the possession of any person other than the licensee may be seized immediately by any proper officer and shall be returned by the officer immediately to the division of motor vehicles. The seized license certificate shall immediately expire.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 16, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-16; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-4; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-5 - Abstracts of court records - Recommendations of judge.

§ 31-11-5. Abstracts of court records — Recommendations of judge.A full record shall be kept by every court in this state of every case in which a person is charged with violation of any provision of this title, or any act relative to motor vehicles, or to the operation of the vehicles. An abstract of the record shall be sent by the court to the division of motor vehicles within ten (10) days of the time when the case is disposed of. The abstract shall be made upon forms prepared by the division of motor vehicles and shall include all necessary information as to the parties to the cause, the nature of the offense, the date of the hearing, the plea, the decision, the judgment, and the result, and every abstract shall be certified by the clerk of the court. The division of motor vehicles shall keep the records and they shall be open to the public inspection during the business hours of the division of motor vehicles. The judge of any court in the state may, in his or her discretion, or upon the request of the division of motor vehicles or its agents, furnish to the division of motor vehicles the details of cases which have been heard before the court; and the judge may make an order to the division of motor vehicles as to the suspension of the license of the defendant in cases as he or she may deem necessary. The order shall be binding on the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 16, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-14; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-5; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 494, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-11-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-6 - Offenses resulting in mandatory revocation of license.

§ 31-11-6. Offenses resulting in mandatory revocation of license.The license of any chauffeur or operator shall be immediately revoked upon receipt by the division of motor vehicles of a record of the operator's or chauffeur's final conviction for any of the following offenses and the term of revocation shall be for the periods enumerated:(1) Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle, or operating so as to endanger resulting in death, three (3) years;(2) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of a narcotic drug as defined in chapter 28 of title 21, which renders him or her incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle, one year;(3) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the period of time, if any, as may be ordered in the final sentence imposed by a court having jurisdiction to impose the sentence;(4) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used, eighteen (18) months;(5) Failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another, two (2) years;(6) Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the division of motor vehicles under any other law relating to the ownership or operation of motor vehicles, two (2) years;(7) Conviction, or forfeiture of bail not vacated, upon three (3) charges of reckless driving committed within a period of twelve (12) months, three (3) years;(8) Conviction of altered or fraudulent license used to purchase or attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages, three (3) months.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 16, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-15; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-6; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 180, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 321, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-11-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-8 - Recommendation of court - Violation of § 31-27-4.

§ 31-11-8. Recommendation of court — Violation of § 31-27-4.(a) The division of motor vehicles shall suspend or revoke the license of a juvenile to operate a motor vehicle whenever the family court shall recommend the suspension or revocation, for any period of time as shall be recommended by the family court.(b) The license of any chauffeur or operator of a motor vehicle shall be suspended by the division of motor vehicles for a period fixed by any court of the state, not exceeding six (6) months, after final conviction for willfully evading or attempting to evade an order to stop by a uniformed police officer operating a marked police vehicle, as provided in § 31-27-4.History of Section.P.L. 1959 (s.s.), ch. 190, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-27; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-8; P.L. 1972, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-9 - Reexamination of licensees.

§ 31-11-9. Reexamination of licensees.The division of motor vehicles, having good cause to believe that a licensed operator or chauffeur is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may upon written notice of at least five (5) days to the licensee require him or her to submit to an examination. Upon the conclusion of the examination the division of motor vehicles shall take action as may be appropriate and may suspend or revoke the license of the person or permit him or her to retain the license, or may issue a license subject to restrictions as permitted under § 31-10-28. Refusal or neglect of the licensee to submit to the examination shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of his or her license.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 16, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-22; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-9; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-10 - Reinstatement after revocation or suspension.

§ 31-11-10. Reinstatement after revocation or suspension.(a) Any person whose license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways has been revoked or suspended shall not be entitled to have a license or privilege renewed or restored unless the revocation or suspension was for a cause which has been removed. After the expiration of the term of the revocation or suspension he or she may apply to be restored to his or her right to drive, but the division of motor vehicles shall not grant the application unless and until it is satisfied after investigation of the driving ability of the person that it will be safe to license him or her to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways and it has received a reinstatement fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00). The reinstatement fee and assessment fee shall not be required by any person whose license was suspended on the basis of physical or mental fitness and who has later been declared competent to operate a motor vehicle.(b) Any person whose license has been suspended on the basis of physical or mental fitness shall have the right to request review at any time of the suspension determination in accordance with the hearing procedures of § 31-11-7(d) — (f).(c) If the license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways has been revoked or suspended as a result of a violation of §§ 31-27-2, 31-27-2.1, 31-27-2.2 or 31-27-2.6 the reinstatement fee shall be three hundred and fifty ($350.00) dollars.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 229, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 494, § 3; P.L. 1988, ch. 334, § 1: P.L. 1990, ch. 322, § 3; P.L. 1991, ch. 284, § 4; P.L. 1994, ch. 134, § 18; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 89, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 9, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-11-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-11 - Return of license certificate.

§ 31-11-11. Return of license certificate.Upon the cancellation, suspension, or revocation of any license issued under chapter 10 of this title, the license shall be and become invalid for any purposes whatsoever and the license certificate shall be returned immediately to the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 16, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-19; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-11; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-12 - Operation under foreign license during suspension or revocation in this state prohibited.

§ 31-11-12. Operation under foreign license during suspension or revocation in this state prohibited.Any resident or nonresident whose operator's or chauffeur's license, or right or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state, has been suspended or revoked as provided in this chapter, shall not operate a motor vehicle in this state under a license, permit, or registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise during or after the suspension or revocation until he or she has been restored to the right to drive as provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 16, § 9; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-24; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-12; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-13 - Failure to surrender license certificate.

§ 31-11-13. Failure to surrender license certificate.If any person whose license has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked neglects or refuses to surrender the license certificate to the division of motor vehicles immediately upon demand by it or by any of its authorized agents, the person, in addition to being subject to the other penalties provided by this title, shall thereafter be disqualified from receiving any license to operate until the license certificate is returned to the division of motor vehicles or a reasonable explanation of the circumstances is given to the division of motor vehicles. In the absence of a reasonable explanation, the person shall be disqualified from receiving a license to operate motor vehicles under the provisions of chapter 10 of this title for a period of thirty (30) days in addition to the period of the suspension or revocation.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 16, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-20; P.L. 1959 (s.s.), ch. 190, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 32-11-13; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-14 - Retention of suspended, cancelled, or revoked license - Seizure by peace officer.

§ 31-11-14. Retention of suspended, cancelled, or revoked license — Seizure by peace officer.The division of motor vehicles upon suspending, canceling, or revoking a license shall require that the license be surrendered to and be retained by the division of motor vehicles. At the end of the period of suspension the license so surrendered may be returned to the licensee in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. If any person shall fail to return to the division of motor vehicles the license as required by the division of motor vehicles, the division of motor vehicles shall immediately direct any peace officer to secure possession of the license and to return it to the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 16, § 8; P.L. 1954, ch. 3277, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-23; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-14; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-15 - Appeal from administrator's order.

§ 31-11-15. Appeal from administrator's order.Any person aggrieved by any order of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may appeal that order to the sixth division of the district court by filing, within ten (10) days from the date of the notice to that person of the issuance of the order, a petition in that court stating the grounds upon which the appeal is taken. Upon the filing of the petition and tendering a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) filing fee, the court shall cause thirty (30) days' notice of the pendency of the hearing to be given to the division of motor vehicles by serving the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, in the manner in which subpoenas in equity are served, with a certified copy of the petition. The petition shall follow the course of equity so far as it is applicable. Upon hearing this petition the court may review the evidence taken at a hearing, investigator's reports, or other information upon which the administrator's action was taken, and may in its discretion, affirm, or overrule or modify the order of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. However, the taking of the appeal shall not operate as a stay of the order of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles from which the appeal is taken, and the order shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the appeal. A party aggrieved by a final order of the court may seek appellate review of the order pursuant to the procedures set forth in § 42-35-16.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 16, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-15; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-15; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 14; P.L. 1992, ch. 453, § 11; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 13.
RI Gen L § 31-11-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-16 - Unlawful use of license.

§ 31-11-16. Unlawful use of license.It is a civil violation for any person:(1) To display, or cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his or her possession any cancelled, revoked, suspended, fictitious, or fraudulently altered operator's or chauffeur's license;(2) To lend his or her operator's or chauffeur's license to any other person or knowingly permit the use of it by another;(3) To display or represent as one's own any operator's or chauffeur's license not issued to him or her;(4) To fail or refuse to surrender to the division of motor vehicles upon its lawful demand any operator's or chauffeur's license which has been suspended, revoked, or cancelled;(5) To use a false or fictitious name in any application for an operator's or chauffeur's license or to knowingly make a false statement or to knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application;(6) To permit any unlawful use of an operator's or chauffeur's license issued to him or her; or(7) To do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this title.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 17, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-1; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-16; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 5.
RI Gen L § 31-11-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-17 - False swearing.

§ 31-11-17. False swearing.Any person who makes any false affidavit, or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing required by the terms of this title to be sworn to or affirmed, is guilty of perjury, and upon conviction shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment as applicable to other perjuries.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 17, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-2; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-17; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-18 - Driving after denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

§ 31-11-18. Driving after denial, suspension, or revocation of license.(a) Any person who drives a motor vehicle on any highway of this state who never applied for a license, or who drives after his or her application for a license has been refused, or after his or her license has expired, or who otherwise drives without a license, or at a time when his or her license to operate is suspended, revoked, or cancelled, for reasons other than those provided for in § 31-11-18.1, may be guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) Upon a first violation under this section, a civil penalty of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), shall be imposed. For the second violation, a civil penalty of not less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), may be imposed.(c) Any person convicted of a third or a subsequent violation of subsection (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may, in the discretion of the sentencing judge, be imprisoned for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days, fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. Additionally, the sentencing judge may suspend the person's license for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days.(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), any person driving after his or her license has expired shall be issued a summons to appear in district court not fewer than ten (10) days after the issuance of the summons, and shall not be taken into custody based solely on this charge absent a warrant. Any person who shall cause his or her expired license to be reinstated by the division of motor vehicles within ten (10) days after issuance of the summons may present proof of reinstatement at the headquarters of the charging police department. Presentation of proof of reinstatement within ten (10) days after the issuance of the summons shall cause the summons to be voided and shall otherwise constitute a complete defense to the charge of driving after expiration of license and a bar to prosecution for that charge. Any convictions under subsection (c) shall be expunged pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1.3 of title 12. For the purposes of this subsection, each of the several state police barracks shall be considered as a separate police headquarters.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 17, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-3; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-18; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 278, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 279, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 229, § 3; P.L. 1988, ch. 646, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 128, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 134, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-19 - Permitting child under the age of 16 to drive.

§ 31-11-19. Permitting child under the age of 16 to drive.No person shall cause or knowingly permit his or her child or ward under the age of sixteen (16) years to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 17, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-4; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-19; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-20 - Permitting unauthorized person to drive prohibited.

§ 31-11-20. Permitting unauthorized person to drive prohibited.No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or her or under his or her control to be driven upon any highway by any person who is not authorized under this title or in violation of any of the provisions of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 17, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-5; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-20; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-21 - Employment of unlicensed chauffeur prohibited.

§ 31-11-21. Employment of unlicensed chauffeur prohibited.No person shall employ as a chauffeur of a motor vehicle any person not then licensed as provided in chapter 10 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 17, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-6; G.L. 1956, § 31-11-21; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-11-21.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-11 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses - Violations|Section 31-11-21.1 - Penalty for employing of unlicensed/unauthorized operator.

§ 31-11-21.1. Penalty for employing of unlicensed/unauthorized operator.(a) The registered owner of any school bus used for the transportation of school children shall be responsible for insuring that any person operating the school bus is licensed as provided in chapter 10 of this title, and the failure of any driver to have the proper licenses and certificates shall result in a fine against the registered owner of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the driver operates a school bus without the licenses and/or certificates. This fine shall be administered by the traffic tribunal. Nothing in this section shall preclude any civil or criminal penalty against the unlicensed operator of the school bus.(b) The registered owner of any school bus used for the transportation of school children shall obtain from the division of motor vehicles every year a certificate indicating that the operators of any school bus registered to the registered owner is in full compliance with all the requirements of this title.(c) The division of motor vehicles shall reply to any request made by any school bus owner in writing within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the request.(d) The division of motor vehicles shall prepare forms for the filing of requests and answers to them.(e) Licenses issued to school bus operators shall bear the date of the most recent division of motor vehicles check on its face.(f) The division of motor vehicles shall fix a fee for the providing of the information required by this section, which fee shall be paid by the registered owner making the request.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 413, § 3.