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RI Gen L § 31-2-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2 - Division of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-2-19 - Appeal from administrator of the division of motor vehicles.

§ 31-2-19. Appeal from administrator of the division of motor vehicles.Any person aggrieved by any order of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may appeal the order to the sixth division district court by filing, within ten (10) days from the date of the notice to such person of the issuance of the order appealed from, a petition in said court stating the grounds upon which the appeal is taken. Upon the filing of such petition and tendering a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) filing fee, the court shall give thirty (30) days' notice of the pendency of the petition to the administrator of 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 and the petition shall follow the course of equity so far as it is applicable. Upon hearing the petition, the court may review the evidence taken at a hearing or investigator's reports, or other information upon which the administrator's action was taken, and may in its discretion, affirm, overrule, or modify the order of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. The taking of such appeal shall not operate as a stay of the order of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles from which appeal is taken, and such 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 pursuant to the procedures set forth in § 42-35-15.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 2, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 31-2-19; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 12; P.L. 1992, ch. 453, § 8; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 10.
RI Gen L § 31-2-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2 - Division of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-2-20 - Registration and license information - Fee.

§ 31-2-20. Registration and license information — Fee.The division of motor vehicles, department of revenue shall, upon request, furnish registration and license information to the public. The division shall collect ten dollars ($10.00) for each request. However, if the request is made by any governmental agency, bureau or department, the division shall collect no fee. All nongovernmental inquiries must be accompanied by a written statement of purpose.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 10, art. 1, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-2-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2 - Division of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-2-21 - Record of hearings.

§ 31-2-21. Record of hearings.In all administrative hearings conducted by personnel of the division of motor vehicles involving the issuance, revocation, or suspension of licenses to operate vehicles or the registration of vehicles, a taped recording of that hearing may be made part of the record. In case of appeal to a court, copies of those tapes in lieu of a transcript shall be made available without charge to the operator, owner, or his or her representative.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-2-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2 - Division of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-2-22 - Authority to enter into reciprocity agreements.

§ 31-2-22. Authority to enter into reciprocity agreements.(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of the state with the duly authorized representatives of any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a state or a province of a foreign country, providing for the registration of vehicles on an apportionment or allocation basis. In exercising this authority, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles is expressly authorized to enter into and to become a member of the International Registration Plan, or any other designation that may, from time to time, be given to such a plan. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is further authorized to promulgate and to enforce any rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the International Registration Plan or any other agreement entered into under authority set forth in this section.(b) The International Registration Plan, and any other agreement authorized to be entered into by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, shall take precedence over any state law or regulation that may be in conflict with the aforementioned agreements.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 294, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-2-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2 - Division of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-2-23 - Denial of license or registrations for nonpayment of delinquent child support.

§ 31-2-23. Denial of license or registrations for nonpayment of delinquent child support.(a) The department of human services, child support enforcement shall periodically within each year furnish the division of motor vehicles, department of revenue with a list or compilation of names of individuals, together with such other identifying information and in such form as the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall require, who as of the date of the list or compilation, have an unpaid child support order arrearage in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) as shown on the Rhode Island family court/department of human services, child support enforcement computer system ("CSE system"). For purposes of this section, the terms used in this section shall be given the meaning and definitions specified in § 15-16-2. The department of human services shall, at times and in the manner prescribed by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, furnish to the division of motor vehicles information relating to the subsequent payment of those child support order arrearages by or on behalf of the individuals, and the division shall remove the name of the individual(s) from the list.(b) No individual whose name appears on the list or compilation referred to in subsection (a) of this section, and whose name has not been subsequently removed from the list, shall be permitted to (1) register or renew a registration of any motor vehicle and/or (2) obtain an original license or renewal of a license to operate a motor vehicle, until all child support order arrearages have been paid in full or a satisfactory arrangement for payment has been made with the family court, and payment has been certified to the division of motor vehicles by the department of human services, child support enforcement.(c) The identifying information furnished by the department of human services, child support enforcement to the division of motor vehicles shall not include individuals' social security numbers.(d) A refusal by the division of motor vehicles to register or renew a registration of any motor vehicle and/or issue an original license or renew a license to operate a motor vehicle is a final determination for purposes of chapter 35 of title 42.[See § 12-1-15 of the General Laws.]History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 29, § 11; P.L. 1995, ch. 374, § 11; P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 19; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-2-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2 - Division of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-2-24 - Service fees on returned checks.

§ 31-2-24. Service fees on returned checks.The division of motor vehicles is authorized to impose a fee on returned checks, which shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per returned check.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 19, § 19.
RI Gen L § 31-2-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2 - Division of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-2-25 - Surrender of suspended license.

§ 31-2-25. Surrender of suspended license.Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee whose license has been suspended shall not be required to surrender the license to the division of motor vehicles for the period of suspension. In the event a licensee is found to be operating a motor vehicle while under suspension, the license shall be seized by the proper officer and returned to the division of motor vehicles for the remainder of the suspension period.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 375, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-2-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2 - Division of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-2-26 - Surrender of suspended registration.

§ 31-2-26. Surrender of suspended registration.Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a motorist whose registration has been suspended shall not be required to surrender the registration plates to the division of motor vehicles for the period of suspension. In the event a motorist is found to be operating a motor vehicle while the registration is suspended, the registration plates shall be seized by the proper officer and returned to the division of motor vehicles for the remainder of the suspension period.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 375, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-2-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2 - Division of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-2-27 - Technology surcharge fee.

§ 31-2-27. Technology surcharge fee.(a) The division of motor vehicles shall collect a technology surcharge fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per transaction for every division of motor vehicles' fee transaction, except as otherwise provided by law and provided no surcharge fee is assessed on motor vehicle inspection transactions conducted pursuant to § 31-38-4. One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) of each two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the information technology investment fund established pursuant to § 42-11-2.5 and shall be used for project-related payments and/or ongoing maintenance of and enhancements to the division of motor vehicles' computer system and to reimburse the information technology investment fund for advances made to cover project-related payments. The remaining one dollar ($1.00) shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account managed by the division of motor vehicles and restricted to the project-related payments and/or ongoing maintenance of and enhancements to the division of motor vehicles' computer system.(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 7, § 1].(c) Beginning July 1, 2022, the full two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) shall be deposited into the division of motor vehicles restricted account and restricted to the project-related payments and/or ongoing maintenance of and enhancements to the division of motor vehicles' computer system.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-2-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2 - Division of Motor Vehicles|Section 31-2-28 - Expiration dates.

§ 31-2-28. Expiration dates.Notwithstanding any provisions of the general or public laws to the contrary, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may extend the expiration date of any permit, license, registration, certificate, placard, or other privilege issued by the division of motor vehicles for a period of up to ninety (90) days when the administrator's ability to properly perform their duties is prevented, hindered, impaired, or otherwise delayed by:(1) Any upgrade, replacement, or modification of existing technology systems that requires significant time for implementation;(2) A disaster, as defined in § 30-15-3, that has occurred, or the occurrence of which, or the threat thereof, is imminent; or(3) The occurrence of any other similar event that warrants such extension.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 98, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-2.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-2.1 - Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Program|Section 31-2.1-1 - Motor vehicle theft prevention program - Informed consent statement of owner - Issuance of vehicle decals - Authority to request production of valid driver's license and registration.

§ 31-2.1-1. Motor vehicle theft prevention program — Informed consent statement of owner — Issuance of vehicle decals — Authority to request production of valid driver's license and registration.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles, department of administration, in consultation with the superintendent of state police, shall establish a motor vehicle theft prevention program which shall include the issuance of official decals to identify motor vehicles that are not normally operated between the hours of 1:00 A.M. and 5:00 A.M. Participation in the program shall be voluntary in nature and shall involve the following:(a) In the presence of a duly authorized police officer in any municipality participating in the program, the registered owner of a motor vehicle shall sign an informed consent statement indicating that the motor vehicle registered to the owner is not normally operated between the hours of 1:00 A.M. and 5:00 A.M. The form of an informed consent statement shall be promulgated by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.(b) (i) Upon signing an informed consent statement, the registered owner shall be issued a decal approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles and the decal shall be affixed to the owner's vehicle in a conspicuous place as prescribed by the administrator. The decal shall be issued and affixed by the police officer in the municipality participating in the program.(ii) The police officer issuing the decal shall make a record of the decal number issued to each registered owner. These records shall be maintained by the police department of any city or town participating in the program and shall be available to the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, to the superintendent of state police, and to local law enforcement agencies.(c) Informed consent statement forms shall be available at all division of motor vehicles offices, state police headquarters, and city and town police departments.(d) Whenever any police officer sees a motor vehicle displaying a decal issued pursuant to the provisions of this section operated on any public highway in the state between the hours of 1:00 A.M. and 5:00 A.M., the officer is authorized to request the driver to produce a valid driver's license and motor vehicle registration. Whenever the operator of the motor vehicle during such hours is unable to produce a driver's license and registration, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the person operating the vehicle is not the registered owner and does not have the authorization of the owner to operate the vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 318, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-1 - Operation of unregistered vehicle.

§ 31-3-1. Operation of unregistered vehicle.It is a civil violation for any person to operate, or for an owner knowingly to permit to be operated, upon any highway any vehicle of a type required to be registered under this chapter which is not registered and for which the appropriate fee has not been paid or not registered as required in any other state.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 3, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-3-1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 201, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-2 - Vehicles subject to registration.

§ 31-3-2. Vehicles subject to registration.Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, pole trailer, motorized camper, tent trailer, travel trailer, pick-up coach, and pick-up camper, owned by a resident of this state when operated or drawn upon a highway within this state for a period of thirty (30) days, shall be subject to the registration provisions of chapters 3 — 9 of this title except:(a) Any vehicle operated upon a highway in conformance with the provisions of the chapters relating to manufacturers, transporters, dealers, lien holders, or nonresidents;(b) Any vehicle that is operated upon a highway only for the purpose of crossing the highway but not along the highway from one property to another;(c) Any farm vehicle, whether or not of a type otherwise subject to registration under this chapter, that is only incidentally operated upon a highway. For purposes of this title, the phrase "incidentally operated upon a highway" shall mean the operation upon a highway of a slow-moving motor vehicle that is designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry, between agricultural operations owned or managed by the owner of the motor vehicle. Unless the incidental operation is only for purposes of crossing the highway but not traveling along it, the farm vehicle engaged in the incidental operation shall display a "Slow Moving Vehicle" emblem in a manner that complies with requirements established by the division of motor vehicles;(d) Any special mobile equipment as defined in § 31-1-9;(e) Any vehicle that is propelled exclusively by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, though not operated upon rails.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 3, § 2; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-3-2; P.L. 1959, ch. 123, § 2; P.L. 1966, ch. 105, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 217, § 2; P.L. 1976, ch. 64, § 3; P.L. 1978, ch. 377, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 589, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 401, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-2.1 - Out-of-state motorized bicycles.

§ 31-3-2.1. Out-of-state motorized bicycles.Out-of-state residents owning motorized bicycles, whose state of residence does not require the registration of those vehicles, shall register the vehicles in the state of Rhode Island and upon payment of the registration fee shall be issued stickers to be placed on the vehicle evidencing registration.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 327, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-3-2.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-2.2 - Registration of motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and motorized tricycles.

§ 31-3-2.2. Registration of motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and motorized tricycles.(a) Every motorcycle, motorized bicycle, and motorized tricycle owned by a resident of this state shall be subject to the registration provisions of chapters 3 — 9 of this title whether the motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or motorized tricycle is operated or drawn upon a highway within this state or upon private property. An electric personal assistive mobility device ("EPAMD") and electric motorized bicycles shall not be required to register under this chapter; provided, however, that an EPAMD and/or electric motorized bicycles shall not be operated in this state by a person under the age of sixteen (16) years.(b) Notwithstanding any general law to the contrary, cities and towns are empowered to enact ordinances that permit the use and regulation of electric personal assistive mobility devices ("EPAMD").History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 589, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 56, § 3; P.L. 2002, ch. 136, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 397, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 304, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-3 - Application for registration.

§ 31-3-3. Application for registration.Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration under this chapter shall apply to the division of motor vehicles for the registration of it using the appropriate form or forms furnished by the division of motor vehicles. Every application shall bear the signature of the owner written with pen and ink and the signature shall be acknowledged by the owner before a person authorized to administer oaths and the application shall contain:(a) The name, city or town of bona fide residence, actual residence address and mail address of the owner as appearing on the owner's motor vehicle operator's license or state identification card issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 8 of title 3, or business address of the owner if a firm, association, or if a corporation, the name of the city or town in which the vehicle is physically and primarily housed. For purposes of this section "physically and primarily housed" is defined as that city or town in which the vehicle is housed for a period or periods of time greater than in any other city or town in the state of Rhode Island. The division of motor vehicles may substitute other indicators of residence when necessary.(b) A description of the vehicle, including, insofar as this specified data may exist with respect to a given vehicle, the make, model, type of body, the number of cylinders, the serial number of the vehicle, and the engine or other number of the vehicle. In the event a vehicle is designed, constructed, converted, or rebuilt for the transportation of property, the application shall include a statement of its capacity in terms of maximum gross vehicle weight rating as authorized by the manufacturer of the chassis or the complete vehicle.(c) A statement whether liability insurance is carried on the vehicle, and, if there is liability insurance, the name of the carrier, policy number, and effective dates of the policy.(d) Any further information as may reasonably be required by the division of motor vehicles to enable it to determine whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration.(e) The exact mileage reading from the motor vehicle on the date of application.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 3, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-3-3; P.L. 1961, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 207, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 16, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 392, § 4; P.L. 1991, ch. 251, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 392, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 28, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-3.1 - Notice to division of motor vehicles of vehicle lease agreement.

§ 31-3-3.1. Notice to division of motor vehicles of vehicle lease agreement.(a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration or renewal of registration under this chapter shall notify the division of motor vehicles, at the time of registration of the vehicle on the proper registration form, of any agreement to lease the registered vehicle for a period of six (6) months duration, or longer, except for those commercial motor vehicles covered under the federal motor carrier safety regulations, 49 CFR Part 390 as may be amended from time to time.(b) The division of motor vehicles shall cause the name and address of the lessee as well as the owner of the vehicle to be entered on the division of motor vehicles records as provided in this chapter.(c) The name and address of both the owner and lessee shall be made available by the division of motor vehicles upon a registration inquiry from any law enforcement officer, department, or agency.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 475, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 77, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 82, § 1.