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RI Gen L § 31-47-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-3.1 - Registration application.

§ 31-47-3.1. Registration application.(a) No motor vehicle shall be registered and no registration renewed in this state unless the application for the registration of a motor vehicle shall contain a statement to be signed by the applicant who does all of the following:(1) States that the applicant will not operate, or allow to be operated, the registered motor vehicle or any other motor vehicle unless all those motor vehicles shall be covered by financial security;(2) Contains a brief summary of the purposes and operation of this chapter, the rights and duties of the applicant and the penalties for violation of this chapter;(3) Warns the applicant that this chapter does not prevent the possibility that the applicant may be involved in an accident with an owner or operator of a motor vehicle who is without financial responsibility.(b) (1) In the case of a person who purchases any motor vehicle from a licensed motor vehicle dealer, who agrees to make application for registration of the motor vehicle on behalf of the purchaser, the person shall sign a statement that complies with subsection (a) of this section.(2) In the case of a person who leases any motor vehicle from a dealer engaged in the business of leasing motor vehicles who agrees to make application for registration of the motor vehicle on behalf of the lessee, the person shall sign a statement that complies with subsection (a) of this section, and the dealer shall do either of the following:(i) Submit the statement signed by the person to the division of motor vehicles;(ii) Sign and submit a statement that certifies that the statement has been signed and filed with the dealer or incorporated into the lease.(iii) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall prescribe the form for all statements required under this section and the manner in which these statements shall be presented to the applicant. Statements shall be designed to enable the applicant to retain a copy.(iv) An application for an operator's, chauffeur's, restricted or probationary license, or renewal of those licenses shall contain a statement to be signed by the applicant that does all of the following:(A) States that the applicant will not operate a motor vehicle in this state, unless he or she maintains, or has maintained on his or her behalf, financial security;(B) Contains a brief summary of the purposes and operation of this chapter, the rights and duties of the applicant and the penalties for violation of this chapter;(C) Warns the applicant that the financial responsibility law does not prevent the possibility that the applicant may be involved in an accident with an owner or operator of a motor vehicle who is without financial security.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 431, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 4, § 1; ch. 142, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 46.
RI Gen L § 31-47-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-4 - Notice of termination.

§ 31-47-4. Notice of termination.(a) No contract of insurance or renewal of it shall be terminated by cancellation or failure to renew by the insurer until at least thirty (30) days after mailing to the named insured, at the address shown on the policy a notice of termination or cancellation by certificate of mailing, except that when cancellation is for nonpayment of premium the notice shall be mailed to the named insured at the address shown on the policy at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of cancellation.(b) Time of the effective date and hour of termination stated in the notice shall become the end of the policy period.(c) Every notice of termination for any cause whatsoever sent to the insured shall include in type of which the face shall not be smaller than twelve (12) point, a statement that financial security is required to be maintained continuously throughout the registration period and that failure to maintain financial security shall subject the violator to a mandatory suspension of license and registration.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-5 - Acceptance of financial security deposits.

§ 31-47-5. Acceptance of financial security deposits.(a) All moneys or securities delivered to the assistant director as a financial security deposit shall be placed by the assistant director in the custody of the general treasurer. These assets shall be subject to execution to satisfy any judgment for damages for bodily injury or death, or injury to or destruction of property arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of the motor vehicle with respect to which the deposit has been accepted. This deposit is subject to the same limits on amount required by this chapter for an owner's policy of liability insurance, and if the moneys or securities shall be otherwise subjected to attachment or any execution, the depositor shall immediately furnish additional moneys or securities not otherwise subject to attachment or execution to meet the requirements of this chapter.(b) The assistant director shall not accept moneys or securities as a financial security deposit unless accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments against the person.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-6 - Release of financial security bonds or deposits.

§ 31-47-6. Release of financial security bonds or deposits.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles, upon the surrender of the registration and number plates for a motor vehicle for which a financial security bond or deposit was accepted by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, shall permit the cancellation of any bond or shall direct that any deposit be returned by the general treasurer. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall not release the bond or deposit in the event any action for damages upon a liability referred to in this chapter is then pending, or any judgment upon any liability then outstanding and unsatisfied, or in the event the administrator of the division of motor vehicles has received notice that the person has within the period of three (3) months immediately preceding been involved as a driver in any motor vehicle accident. An affidavit of the applicant of nonexistence of those facts shall be sufficient evidence of it in the absence of evidence to the contrary in the records of the division of motor vehicles.(b) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles, subject to any reasonable regulations that he or she may establish, shall permit the form of financial security acceptable under this chapter to be substituted for another form of financial security which may already have been accepted by the assistant director as complies with the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-7 - Self-insurers.

§ 31-47-7. Self-insurers.The director of the department of business regulation, in his or her discretion, may upon the application of a person having registered in his or her name in this state more than twenty-five (25) motor vehicles, issue a certificate of self insurance when he or she is reasonably satisfied that the person is possessed, and will continue to be possessed, of financial ability to respond to judgments obtained against the person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of the person's motor vehicles. Entities applying to, or previously authorized to, permissibly self-insure are subject to the jurisdiction of the department of business regulation. Upon due notice and hearing, the director of the department of business regulation may, in his or her discretion and upon reasonable grounds, cancel a certificate of self insurance. The department of business regulation is authorized to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to:(1) Obtaining and reviewing financial statements and related information necessary to ascertain the applicant's ability to self-insure,(2) Apportioning the cost of review to the applicant in a manner similar to that utilized to charge insurance companies for review and analysis of their financial statements, and(3) Imposing and enforcing upon entities authorized to permissibly self-insure any and all claims handling and settlement practices required of insurers in the settlement of claims.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 29, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 36, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-47-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-8 - Revocation of registrations - Drivers' licenses and nonresident privileges.

§ 31-47-8. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 440, § 1; repealed by P.L. 2021, ch. 398, § 2, effective July 14, 2021; repealed by P.L. 2021, ch. 399, § 2, effective July 14, 2021.
RI Gen L § 31-47-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-8.1 - Verification of proof of financial security.

§ 31-47-8.1. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 378, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 75; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 75; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 29; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 29; repealed by P.L. 2021, ch. 398, § 2, effective July 14, 2021; repealed by P.L. 2021, ch. 399, § 2, effective July 14, 2021.
RI Gen L § 31-47-9.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-9.1 - Penalties - Illegal evidence of financial security.

§ 31-47-9.1. Penalties — Illegal evidence of financial security.(a) No person shall knowingly make, sell or otherwise make available any invalid or counterfeit evidence of financial security as defined in this chapter. No person shall alter any invalid evidence of financial security to make it appear valid.(b) Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000), or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 379, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-10 - Accident reports.

§ 31-47-10. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 158, § 1; repealed by P.L. 2021, ch. 398, § 2, effective July 14, 2021; repealed by P.L. 2021, ch. 399, § 2, effective July 14, 2021.
RI Gen L § 31-47-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-11 - Reinstatement of suspended license or registration.

§ 31-47-11. Reinstatement of suspended license or registration.Any order of suspension or impoundment issued under this chapter may be terminated at any time if the administrator of the division of motor vehicles determines upon a showing of proof of financial security that the operator or owner of the motor vehicle was in compliance with financial security requirements of this chapter at the time of the traffic offense or accident which resulted in the order against the person. That determination may be made without a hearing. This section does not apply unless the person shows good cause for the person's failure to present satisfactory proof of financial responsibility to the court, traffic tribunal, or administrator of the division of motor vehicles prior to the issuance of the order.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-12.1 - Right to choose auto body repair facility.

§ 31-47-12.1. Right to choose auto body repair facility.Any evidence of proof of financial responsibility or security shall include the following statement therein in bold face print: "PURSUANT TO RHODE ISLAND LAW, THE CONSUMER HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE REPAIR FACILITY TO COMPLETE REPAIRS TO A MOTOR VEHICLE. AN INSURANCE COMPANY MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH THE CONSUMER'S CHOICE OF REPAIRER."History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 526, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-47-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-13 - Insurers and sureties.

§ 31-47-13. Insurers and sureties.(a) A finding by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles or traffic tribunal, or court that a person is covered by financial responsibility in the form of an insurance policy or surety bond is not binding upon the named insurer or surety or any of its officers, employees, agents, or representatives and has no legal effect except for the purpose of administering this section.(b) The preparation and delivery of a document authorized to be used as financial responsibility under this division does not do any of the following:(1) Create any liability or estoppel against an insurer or surety, or any of its officers, employees, agents, or representatives;(2) Constitute an admission of the existence of, or of any liability or coverage under, any policy or bond;(3) Waive any defenses or counterclaims available to an insurer, surety, agent, employee, or representative in an action commenced by an insured or third party claimant upon a cause of action alleged to have arisen under an insurance policy or surety bond or by reason of the preparation and delivery of a document for use as financial responsibility.(c) Whenever it is determined by a final judgment in a judicial proceeding that an insurer or surety, which has been named on a document accepted by a court or the administrator of the division of motor vehicles as financial responsibility covering the operation of a motor vehicle at the time of an accident or offense, is not liable to pay a judgment for injuries or damages resulting from that operation, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall, notwithstanding any previous contrary finding, immediately suspend the operating privileges and registration rights of the person against whom the judgment was rendered as provided by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-14 - Notice to other jurisdictions.

§ 31-47-14. Notice to other jurisdictions.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall transmit a certified copy of any record of any conviction under this chapter or of any action taken pursuant to this chapter resulting in revocation of a nonresident's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state or the privilege of the operation within this state of any motor vehicle owned by the nonresident to the administrator of the division of motor vehicles or officer performing similar functions in the state in which the nonresident resides.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-15 - Exceptions.

§ 31-47-15. Exceptions.This chapter shall not apply to any motor vehicle for the operation of which security or proof of financial responsibility is required to be furnished under §§ 39-14-18, 39-14-19, 39-13-7, 39-13-8, and 39-13-9, nor to any vehicle for which a permit or certificate is in force pursuant to the Interstate Commerce Act (see now 49 U.S.C. § 10101 et seq.), nor to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, any state, or any political subdivision of any state.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-15.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-15.1 - Exception for seasonal vehicles.

§ 31-47-15.1. Exception for seasonal vehicles.(a) Upon receipt of a signed written request for a suspension from the owner of a registered motor vehicle stating that the vehicle will not be operated upon any highway during a period of not less than thirty (30) consecutive days, the insurer of the vehicle shall suspend, to the extent requested by the owner, insurance afforded under the policy providing the security required by this chapter, for the vehicle until notified by the owner that the coverage should be reinstated. During the period of suspension only, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to the vehicle. If the vehicle is operated upon any highway by or with the permission of the owner during the period of suspension, the provisions of this chapter shall immediately become applicable.(b) As used in this section, the term "highway" includes all roads as defined in § 31-1-23, except a private road or driveway.(c) This section shall not apply to a motor vehicle for which proof of financial responsibility is required under the provisions of chapter 32 of this title. This section shall not apply to motorized vehicles used seasonally in the town of New Shoreham commonly referred to as mopeds.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 334, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 398, § 7, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 399, § 7, effective July 14, 2021.
RI Gen L § 31-47-15.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-15.2 - Exception - Vehicles owned by active duty military personnel.

§ 31-47-15.2. Exception — Vehicles owned by active duty military personnel.(a) "Highway," as used in this section, means all roads as defined in § 31-1-23, except a private road or driveway.(b) Upon receipt of a signed written request for a suspension from the owner of a registered motor vehicle stating that the vehicle will not be operated upon any highway during a period of not less than thirty (30) consecutive days as a consequence of the entrance of the owner into the active duty military service of the United States, the insurer of that vehicle shall suspend, to the extent requested by the owner, insurance afforded under the policy providing the security required by this chapter for that vehicle until notified by the owner that the coverage should be reinstated. During the period of suspension only, the provisions of this chapter do not apply as to that vehicle. If the vehicle is operated upon any highway by or with the permission of the owner during the period of suspension, the provisions of this chapter immediately become applicable. Reinstatement of coverage shall be under the same terms and conditions as were in effect at the time of notification of suspension.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-16 - Assigned risk plans.

§ 31-47-16. Assigned risk plans.After consultation with insurance companies authorized to issue automobile liability policies in this state, the insurance commissioner shall approve a reasonable plan or plans for the equitable apportionment among the insurance companies of applicants for those policies and for motor vehicle liability policies who are in good faith entitled to them, and are unable to procure those policies through ordinary methods. When any plan has been approved, all insurance companies shall subscribe to and participate in it. Any applicant for any automobile liability policy, any person insured under any assigned risk plan, and any insurance company affected, may appeal to the insurance commissioner from any ruling or decision of the manager or committee designated to operate the plan. Any person aggrieved under this section by any order or act of the insurance commissioner may, within ten (10) days after notice of it, file a petition in the superior court for the counties of Providence and Bristol for a review of the petition. The court shall summarily hear the petition and may make any appropriate order or decree.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-17 - Insurance companies.

§ 31-47-17. Insurance companies.If there is reason to believe that there has been a noncompliance with any of the provisions of this chapter, every insurance company authorized to issue automobile liability policies shall be required upon request to provide the division of motor vehicles with information sufficient to evidence an individual's compliance with this chapter within ten (10) days of request.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-18 - Automobile liability insurance rates.

§ 31-47-18. Automobile liability insurance rates.Any general or public law to the contrary notwithstanding, the commissioner shall, after consulting with all insurers licensed to write automobile liability insurance in this state, promulgate regulations which provide that automobile liability insurance rates shall take into account the past claim experience of the applicant for the insurance and incorporate the principles used in so called "merit rating" or "experience rating" rate plans which are now in effect in other states.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 46.
RI Gen L § 31-47-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47 - Motor Vehicle Reparations Act|Section 31-47-19 - Constitutionality.

§ 31-47-19. Constitutionality.If any part or parts of this chapter shall be held unconstitutional, the unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this chapter. The legislature declares that it would have passed the remaining parts of this chapter if it had known that any part or parts of it would be declared unconstitutional.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1.