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RI Gen L § 31-10-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-17 - Release from liability.

§ 31-10-17. Release from liability.Any person who has signed the application of a minor for a license may later file with the division of motor vehicles a verified written request that the license granted to the minor be cancelled. On receipt of the request the division of motor vehicles shall cancel the license of the minor and the person who signed the application of the minor shall be relieved from the liability imposed under this chapter by reason of having signed the application on account of any subsequent negligence or willful misconduct of the minor in operating a motor vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-16; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-17; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-18 - Cancellation of license upon death of person signing minor's application.

§ 31-10-18. Cancellation of license upon death of person signing minor's application.The division of motor vehicles upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person who signed the application of a minor for a license shall cancel the license and shall not issue a new license until such time as a new application, duly signed and verified, is made as required by this chapter. This provision shall not apply in the event the minor has attained the age of eighteen (18) years.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 10; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-17; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-18; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-21 - Written and eye examination.

§ 31-10-21. Written and eye examination.(a) Every applicant for a license to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways shall be required by the division of motor vehicles to show, by examination or otherwise, the ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning, and directing traffic, the proper knowledge of the operation and mechanism of motor vehicles, the rules of the road, the motor vehicle law, and such other qualifications as will demonstrate that the applicant is a proper and safe person to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways. The examination shall include a test of the applicant's eyesight. Notwithstanding the foregoing,(b) Any person who has successfully completed a driver education course as set forth in § 31-10-19 and who has passed a standardized written driver's license examination approved by the director of the department of revenue shall not be required to take the written examination. The director of the department of revenue shall develop a standardized written driver's license examination which shall be administered by certified driver education instructors at the completion of each driver's education course.(c) An applicant, within six (6) months of having been certified by the department of elementary and secondary education as having passed a written examination administered by that department, shall, upon completion of an eyesight test by the division of motor vehicles, be considered in compliance with this section.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-18; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-21; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 326, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 454, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 9; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 9.
RI Gen L § 31-10-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-22 - Road test.

§ 31-10-22. Road test.(a) All applicants for a motor vehicle license shall pass a motor vehicle road test as prescribed by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles in a motor vehicle supplied by the applicant or in a dual-controlled motor vehicle supplied by the state. In the case of the examination for a chauffeur to operate a truck, tractor, trailer, tractor semi-trailer, bus, or other vehicle for hire, or a person who will operate only a vehicle equipped with automatic shift, or a person who is disabled and requires the use of a specially equipped motor vehicle, the person shall be examined in a vehicle furnished by the person. At the option of any person who is disabled, the road test shall be administered by the local office of the division of motor vehicles nearest that person's home. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be charged for all road tests, including repeat road tests, following failure of a road test.(b) Any applicant for a motor vehicle license with limited English proficiency (LEP) may, during the road test, be accompanied by an interpreter, at the applicant's own expense and choosing, who may translate the road test examiner's directions to the applicant. The interpreter shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older. The applicant shall be responsible for and assume all liability for the presence of the interpreter in the motor vehicle. The division of motor vehicles is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-19; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-22; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 93, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 69; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 69; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 9, § 6; P.L. 2017, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-23 - Examiners not liable for acts of persons being examined.

§ 31-10-23. Examiners not liable for acts of persons being examined.The investigators or examiners in the employ of the division of motor vehicles shall not be liable for the acts of any person who is being examined by the investigators or examiners.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-20; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-23; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-24 - Applicants excused from road test.

§ 31-10-24. Applicants excused from road test.The provisions of § 31-10-22 shall not apply in the case of an applicant who already has been granted a valid operator's license issued by a state or federal agency which has a reciprocal agreement with the state of Rhode Island in the matter of requirements for operator's licenses. Also, § 31-10-22 shall not apply when an examiner of the division of motor vehicles is examining any student of a public or parochial educational institution which offers a course in driver training education acceptable to the division of motor vehicles, provided that the motor vehicle used by the educational institution for driver training education in which the student has received his or her driver training has been equipped with a dual control.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-21; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-24; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-25 - Repealed.

§ 31-10-25. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-22; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-25; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1998, ch. 89, § 2, effective July 3, 1998.
RI Gen L § 31-10-26.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-26.1 - Anatomical gifts by drivers.

§ 31-10-26.1. Anatomical gifts by drivers.(a) The division of motor vehicles shall cause to be sent to each person applying for or renewing a license, as provided for in § 31-10-26, a document containing a summary description and explanation of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, chapter 18.6.1 of title 23.(b) The division of motor vehicles 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 to expend the grant, gift, or contribution for those purposes.(c) The division of motor vehicles may make and sign any agreements and may do and perform any and all acts which may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this section.(d) The division of motor vehicles shall issue special licenses upon request of a licensee which conform to the provisions of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, chapter 18.6.1 of title 23.(e) Neither the administrator of the division of motor vehicles nor any employee of the state shall be liable in any suit for damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions or for any action under the provisions of this section.(f) The division of motor vehicles shall cause to be posted in all of its customer service locations a sign or other material encouraging persons to make anatomical gifts during the process of issuing and renewing licenses provided for in § 31-10.1-1 and in accordance with the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, chapter 18.6.1 of title 23.(g) The division of motor vehicles shall cause to be produced application forms and renewal forms for driver's licenses and nonoperator identification cards that clearly offer Rhode Island residents the option to consent to organ and tissue donation in accordance with § 31-10.1-8. Only a "yes" or affirmative response will be noted. Information held by the division of motor vehicles regarding a person's consent to donate shall constitute the "Rhode Island Donor Registry." This information will be made available to all federally designated organ procurement organizations and law enforcement organizations twenty-four (24) hours a day via a password protected Internet connection and will only be used to facilitate anatomical gifts in accordance with the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, chapter 23-18.6.1.(h) The division of motor vehicles shall develop by January 1, 2008 a method that requires written consent and confirmation to allow residents of Rhode Island to have their names accurately added to or deleted from the division's Rhode Island Donor Registry in the periods between mandated driver's license renewals. Persons added to the Donor Registry in this manner shall be considered as having made a document of gift.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 286, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 49, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 62; P.L. 2003, ch. 392, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-10-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-27 - License to be carried and exhibited on demand.

§ 31-10-27. License to be carried and exhibited on demand.(a) Every licensee shall have his or her operator's or chauffeur's license in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the license upon the demand of any peace office or inspector of the division of motor vehicles and shall, upon request by any proper officer, write his or her name in the presence of that officer for the purpose of being identified. However, no person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in court or the office of the arresting officer an operator's or chauffeur's license previously issued to him or her and valid at the time of his or her arrest.(b) Every school bus operator shall display in a prominent place in the bus he or she is operating both a valid chauffeur's license or a reasonable facsimile of it, and a valid school bus driver's certificate, both of which have been issued by this state under the provisions of this title. A display case shall be provided to display these documents by the registered owner.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-25; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-27; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 413, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 62.
RI Gen L § 31-10-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-28 - Restricted licenses.

§ 31-10-28. Restricted licenses.(a) The division of motor vehicles, upon issuing an operator's or chauffeur's license, shall have the authority whenever good cause appears to impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to the type of, or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate or the other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the division of motor vehicles may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.(b) The division of motor vehicles may either issue a special restricted license or may set forth such restrictions upon the usual license form. In the case of an individual who, because of any visual disability, is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle in darkness, the division of motor vehicles, upon receipt of an affidavit from a licensed physician or ophthalmologist certifying that the individual is capable of operating a motor vehicle during the daylight hours, may issue a special restricted license permitting the individual to operate a motor vehicle only during the daylight hours.(c) The division of motor vehicles may upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the restrictions of a restricted license suspend or revoke the license but the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing as upon a suspension or revocation under chapter 2 of this title.(d) It is a civil violation for any person to operate a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license issued to that person.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-24; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-28; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 6, § 4.
RI Gen L § 31-10-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-29 - Duplicate certificates.

§ 31-10-29. Duplicate certificates.In the event that an instruction permit or operator's or chauffeur's license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the permit or license was issued may apply for the permit or license, and upon payment of the required fee of ten dollars ($10.00) obtain a duplicate certificate. The applicant shall furnish proof satisfactory to the division of motor vehicles that the permit or license has been lost or destroyed.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-29; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 10, art. 1, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-10-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-30 - Expiration and renewal of licenses.

§ 31-10-30. Expiration and renewal of licenses.Every operator's and chauffeur's first license to operate a motor vehicle shall be by the issuance of a temporary license for the period beginning at the date of issuance and expiring on the birthday of the licensee in the second year following the issuance of the temporary license. Every operator's and chauffeur's license issued after expiration of the temporary license shall expire on the birthday of the licensee in the fifth year following the issuance of the license, with the exception of any person seventy-five (75) years of age or older whose license shall expire on the birthday of the licensee in the second year following the issuance of the license, and shall be renewable on or before expiration upon application and payment of the fee required by this chapter. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles, having good cause to believe the applicant for renewal is incompetent or otherwise not qualified, may require an examination of the applicant as upon an original application; provided, however, if the renewal applicant is applying for a commercial driver's license and is in possession of a valid medical examination certificate issued pursuant to federal motor carrier safety regulations 49 CFR 391.41-391.49 that applicant shall be deemed to be competent and qualified under this chapter. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 16; P.L. 1954, ch. 3337, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-30; P.L. 1960, ch. 63, § 1; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 98, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 439, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 106; P.L. 2008, ch. 159, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 93, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 116, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-31 - Fees.

§ 31-10-31. Fees.The following fees shall be paid to the division of motor vehicles:(1) For every operator's first license to operate a motor vehicle, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);(2) For every chauffeur's first license, twenty-five dollars ($25.00); provided, that when a Rhode Island licensed operator transfers to a chauffeur's license, the fee for the transfer shall be two dollars ($2.00);(3) For every learner's permit to operate a motorcycle, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);(4) For every operator's first license to operate a motorcycle, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);(5) For every renewal of an operator's or chauffeur's license, thirty dollars ($30.00); with the exception of any person seventy-five (75) years of age or older for whom the renewal fee will be eight dollars ($8.00);(6) For every duplicate operator's or chauffeur's license and every routine information update, i.e., name change or address change, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);(7) For every certified copy of any license, permit, or application issued under this chapter, ten dollars ($10.00);(8) For every duplicate instruction permit, ten dollars ($10.00);(9) For every first license examination, five dollars ($5.00);(10) For surrender of an out-of-state license, in addition to the above fees, five dollars ($5.00).History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 18, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 10; P.L. 1954, ch. 3337, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-31; P.L. 1960, ch. 63, § 2; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 439, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 10, art. 1, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 98, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 24, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 159, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 9, § 6; P.L. 2012, ch. 164, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 249, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 8, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-32 - Notice of change of address or name.

§ 31-10-32. Notice of change of address or name.Whenever any person after applying for or receiving an operator's or chauffeur's license shall move from the address named in his or her application or in the license issued to him or her, or when the name of a licensee is changed by marriage or otherwise, that person shall within ten (10) days thereafter notify the division of motor vehicles in writing of his or her old and new addresses or of his or her former and new names and of the number of any license then held by him or her. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-28; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-32; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 106.
RI Gen L § 31-10-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-33 - Records to be kept by the division of motor vehicles.

§ 31-10-33. Records to be kept by the division of motor vehicles.(a) The division of motor vehicles shall file every application for a license received by it and shall maintain suitable indexes containing, in alphabetical order:(1) All applications denied and on each application shall note the reasons for the denial;(2) All applications granted; and(3) The name of every licensee whose license has been suspended or revoked and after each name shall note the reasons for the action.(b) The division of motor vehicles shall also file all accident reports and abstracts of court records of convictions received by it under the laws of this state. The division shall maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions of that licensee and the traffic accidents in which the licensee has been involved shall be readily ascertainable and available for the consideration of the division of motor vehicles upon any application for a renewal of license and at other suitable times.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 18; G.L. 1956, §§ 31-10-26, 31-10-27; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-33; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-34 - 31-10-34.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-34 - 31-10-34.4 - Repealed.

§ 31-10-34 — 31-10-34.4. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, chs. 218, 254, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 103, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 379, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 415, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 105, § 4; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 66; Repealed by P.L. 2005, ch. 20, § 9, and by P.L. 2005, ch. 27, § 9, effective May 5, 2005.
RI Gen L § 31-10-34.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-34.5 - Transfer of functions to administrator of division of motor vehicles.

§ 31-10-34.5. Transfer of functions to administrator of division of motor vehicles.On May 4, 2005 all functions, services performed, responsibilities and duties formerly of the drivers' training school licensing board are hereby transferred to the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 20, § 10; P.L. 2005, ch. 27, § 10; P.L. 2010, ch. 239, § 28.
RI Gen L § 31-10-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-35 - Commercial drivers' school license required.

§ 31-10-35. Commercial drivers' school license required.No person, unless licensed under the provisions of this chapter, shall engage in the business of giving instruction for compensation in the driving of motor vehicles and motorcycles. However, no license shall be required of a person who is engaged in teaching in a regularly recognized secondary school or college driver training program or a program in § 31-10.1-1.2, which is approved by the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 224, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 62; P.L. 2008, ch. 96, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 147, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-10-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-36 - Application for commercial drivers' school license.

§ 31-10-36. Application for commercial drivers' school license.An application for a commercial drivers' school license shall be made upon the form prescribed by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles and shall contain the name and address of the applicant, the location or locations of the proposed school, and any other pertinent information as may be required by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to safeguard the public interest. Every application shall be accompanied by the fee required by law.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 224, § 2.