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RI Gen L § 31-10-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-37 - Fee - Expiration of license - Duplicates.

§ 31-10-37. Fee — Expiration of license — Duplicates.The fee for each application for a commercial drivers' school license shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). The license shall be granted or denied by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles within thirty (30) days after the application has been filed. The license shall expire, unless sooner revoked or suspended, on the 30th day of June following its effective date. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue a separate license certificate for each location designated by the applicant and the certificate shall be displayed at that location. In case of the loss, mutilation, or destruction of a certificate, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue a duplicate of it upon proof of the facts and payment of a fee of one dollar ($1.00).History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 224, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-38 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of commercial drivers' school licenses.

§ 31-10-38. Denial, suspension, or revocation of commercial drivers' school licenses.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles may deny an application for a license or suspend or revoke a license after it has been granted for any of the following reasons:(1) A material misstatement by the applicant in his or her application for a license or the concealing of a material fact in connection with it.(2) The applicant or any partner, officer, director, or stockholder in the school had previously held a drivers' school license or was a partner, officer, director, or stockholder in a school which held a drivers' school license, and that license was revoked or suspended by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.(3) The applicant or any partner, officer, director, stockholder, or employee in the school was convicted of any felony or misdemeanor.(4) The applicant fails to furnish satisfactory evidence of good character, reputation, and fitness.(5) Any willful failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles establishing instructional standards and procedures.(6) Any conduct or representation by the applicant or any partner, officer, director, stockholder, or employee in the school tending to give the impression that a license to operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle or any other license or registration granted by the division of motor vehicles may be obtained by any means other than the means prescribed by law or tending to induce any person to resort to fraudulent representation, circumvention, concealment, or subterfuge in order to secure a license to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle.(7) Knowingly employing as an instructor a person who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor.(8) Failure to furnish with the first application a copy of, or thereafter to maintain in force, a standard liability insurance policy approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for personal injury to or death of any one person, twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for personal injury to or death of any number of persons involved in any one accident, and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for property damage in any one accident, suffered or caused by reason of the negligence of the applicant or licensee or his or her agent or employee.(9) The applicant does not hold a currently effective certificate issued by a college or school whose course in basic driver education is approved by the state board of education, manifesting the satisfactory completion of that course.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 224, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-39 - Instructor's license required.

§ 31-10-39. Instructor's license required.No person, unless licensed by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, shall be employed by any commercial drivers' school licensee to give instruction to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle. An application for an instructor's license shall contain the name and address of the applicant, the name and address of the school employing the applicant, and any other pertinent information that may be required by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to safeguard the public interest. Every application shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the applicant and shall be accompanied by the fee required by law.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 224, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 62.
RI Gen L § 31-10-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-40 - Fee - Expiration of instructor's license.

§ 31-10-40. Fee — Expiration of instructor's license.The fee for each application for an instructor's license shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00). The license shall be granted or denied by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles within thirty (30) days after the application and shall expire, unless sooner revoked or suspended, on the thirtieth (30th) day of June following its effective date.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 224, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-41 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of instructor's license.

§ 31-10-41. Denial, suspension, or revocation of instructor's license.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles may deny an application for an instructor's license or suspend or revoke an instructor's license after it has been granted for the following reasons:(1) Any reason set forth in subdivisions (1) — (9) of § 31-10-38.(2) The applicant's driving record shows that he or she is not a careful driver.(3) The applicant has not attained the age of twenty-one (21) years.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 224, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-42 - Hearing on denial, suspension, or revocation of driver's school or instructor's licenses - Review.

§ 31-10-42. Hearing on denial, suspension, or revocation of driver's school or instructor's licenses — Review.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall notify an applicant for a driver's school or instructor's license of the denial of his or her application and a licensee of the proposed suspension or revocation of his or her license by mailing to the applicant or licensee, postage prepaid, a written notice stating the ground or grounds for the denial or proposed suspension or revocation and designating the place and a time not less than five (5) days later for a hearing thereon before the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, if a hearing is requested by the applicant or licensee. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles may adopt reasonable rules and regulations governing the procedure to be followed in any matter that may come before him or her for hearing, may administer oaths, subpoena and examine witnesses, compel the production of documents and other evidence, take depositions of witnesses residing without the state, and order payment of witness fees and mileage, all in the same manner as in civil actions in the superior court. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles, however, shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence.(b) Any person aggrieved by the denial of an application or the suspension or revocation of a license may, within thirty (30) days from the date the notice is mailed to that person, file in the supreme court a petition, duly verified, for a writ of certiorari, setting forth that the decision is illegal in whole or in part and specifying the grounds of illegality. Upon presentation of that petition, the court may allow a writ of certiorari directed to the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to review the decision of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles and shall prescribe in it the time within which return must be made. The allowance of the writ shall not stay proceedings upon the decision or the effect of them, but the court, upon application of the person aggrieved, may stay those proceedings or the effect of them.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 224, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10-43 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-43 - Penalties for violations.

§ 31-10-43. Penalties for violations.Any person violating the provisions of § 31-10-6, 31-10-35, or 31-10-39 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) or be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) months.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 224, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 253, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-45 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-45 - Safety belts.

§ 31-10-45. Safety belts.Each licensee of a driver school shall equip the front seats of school training vehicles with safety belts for the instructor and the student, and the student shall wear a safety belt during road instruction.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 422, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-46 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-46 - Driver education course - Credit given.

§ 31-10-46. Driver education course — Credit given.A driver education student who passes the driver education course but fails the learner's permit examination shall be given credit for passing the driver education course and need not retake it provided the student within ten (10) days retakes the learner's permit examination at the division of motor vehicles and passes it.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 330, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-47 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-47 - Notification of selective service registration requirement.

§ 31-10-47. Notification of selective service registration requirement.(a) Any male, United States citizen or immigrant who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, but less than twenty-six (26) years of age shall be registered in compliance with the requirements of section 3 of the "Military Selective Service Act", 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq., when applying to receive a driver's license, renewal or identification card or renewal.(b) The division of motor vehicles shall forward in an electronic format the name, address, date of birth, social security number, if applicable to the applicant, and date of application to the selective service system. The applicant's submission of the application shall serve as an indication that the applicant has already registered with the selective service or that he is authorizing the department to forward to the selective service the necessary information for such registration. The department shall notify the applicant on the application that his submission of the application will serve as his consent to be registered with the selective service system, if so required by federal law.(c) The provisions of this section shall apply to male United States citizens or immigrants between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26) who are applying for issuance, renewal or duplicate of an instruction permit, a driver's license, a provisional driver's license, a commercial driver's license, or an identification card on or after June 28, 2002.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 374, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 408, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10-48 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10 - Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses|Section 31-10-48 - Veteran designation on operator license.

§ 31-10-48. Veteran designation on operator license.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall, upon presentation of a United States Department of Defense (DD) FORM 214 or other acceptable documentation of military service and verification of an honorable discharge, issue a motor vehicle operator's license or commercial driver's license to the presenter that is clearly marked "veteran."(b) The presentment of an operator's license marked "veteran" shall have the same validity in retail establishments as the presentment of a certified, government-issued military identification card as eligibility for preferential treatment.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 164, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 249, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 206, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 225, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.1 - Special License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles|Section 31-10.1-1 - License required.

§ 31-10.1-1. License required. [Effective until March 1, 2022.]No resident of this state, except those expressly exempted in this chapter, shall drive any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle upon a highway in this state, unless the person shall first obtain a special license as an operator under the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, motorized bicycles and motor scooters with a motor rated not more than four and nine-tenths (4.9) horsepower and not greater than fifty (50) cubic centimeters, which is capable of a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. No person shall be licensed pursuant to this chapter unless he or she shall be at least sixteen (16) years of age or unless the person previously has been issued a full operator's license and a motorcycle learner's permit or is already licensed under a prior act of this state. Any person under the age of eighteen (18) duly licensed under the prior act shall be eligible to have his or her license renewed in the same manner as persons over the age of eighteen (18). All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall reflect any requirement of the operator to wear a helmet pursuant to § 31-10.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1967, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 324, § 15; P.L. 1992, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 371, § 3; P.L. 1998, ch. 386, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 11, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 12, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-10.1-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.1 - Special License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles|Section 31-10.1-1.1 - Motorcycle driver education program.

§ 31-10.1-1.1. Motorcycle driver education program. [Effective until March 1, 2022.](a) The board of governors for higher education and the office of higher education shall through the Community College of Rhode Island provide a minimum of six (6) and up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of classroom instruction and/or on-the-road driver training, as determined by the board and/or the Community College of Rhode Island, for applicants or prospective applicants for a first motorcycle operator's license under this chapter. Instruction shall be given by a person eligible for a teacher's certificate issued under the authority of the state board of regents and/or certified to teach motorcycle safety classes by completion of a course of instruction recognized by the Community College of Rhode Island.(b) Motorcycle driver education programs shall be available to any eligible resident applicant holding a valid Rhode Island motor vehicle operator's license.(c) The board of governors for higher education shall establish any fees that are deemed necessary to support this program.(d) The board of governors for higher education and the office of higher education are authorized to establish regulations to further implement this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 147, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.1 - Special License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles|Section 31-10.1-2 - Learner's permit.

§ 31-10.1-2. Learner's permit. [Effective until March 1, 2022.](a) Upon applying for a first license to drive a motorcycle and after successfully completing a motorcycle driver education program pursuant to § 31-10.1-1.1 and after satisfying the requirements of § 31-10.1-3, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may issue a motorcycle learner's permit to take instruction in the operation of a motorcycle which entitles the holder to operate or drive a motorcycle on the public highway, other than limited access highway, as a learner, under the general supervision, and whether or not under the immediate control, of a licensed motorcycle operator, at least eighteen (18) years of age. A person who has been issued a learner's permit may not carry passengers other than the supervising driver on the motorcycle until the person has been licensed to operate a motorcycle.(b) The following persons are eligible for a motorcycle learner's permit:(1) A person who is at least sixteen (16) years old but less than eighteen (18) years old and has a limited provisional license or a full operator's license issued by the division of motor vehicles.(2) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years old and has a license issued by the division of motor vehicles.(c) The holder of a motorcycle learner's permit who has a limited provisional license may drive the motorcycle only at times when the license holder could drive a motor vehicle without supervision pursuant to § 31-10-14.(d) A motorcycle learner's permit expires eighteen (18) months after it is issued.History of Section.P.L. 1967, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 184, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 371, § 3; P.L. 1998, ch. 386, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-10.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.1 - Special License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles|Section 31-10.1-3 - Examination.

§ 31-10.1-3. Examination. [Effective until March 1, 2022.](a) All applicants for a motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor-driven cycle license, except those exempted in this chapter, shall pass a written, vision, road sign, and road test as prescribed by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles in a vehicle supplied by the applicant.(b) An applicant who within six (6) months of having been certified by the department of elementary and secondary education as having passed a written examination, road sign, and road test 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. 1967, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 362, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-10.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.1 - Special License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles|Section 31-10.1-4 - Required equipment.

§ 31-10.1-4. Required equipment.Operators of motorcycles, motor scooters, and motor-driven cycles shall use eye protection of a type approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles when operating their vehicles on streets and highways. Every motorcycle, motor scooter, and motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with a rear view mirror. Any operator under the age of twenty-one (21) shall wear a helmet of a type approved by the administrator of motor vehicles. In addition, all new operators, regardless of age, shall be required, for a period of one year from the date of issuance of the first license pursuant to § 31-10.1-1, to wear a helmet of a type approved by said administrator. Any person deemed in violation of this provision shall be subject to the fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4, which shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 41.1 of this title. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to set forth rules and regulations governing the use of other equipment on those vehicles. All fines collected under this section shall be deposited in a general restricted receipt account for the use of the Rhode Island governor's office on highway safety in order to promote educational and informational programs encouraging helmet use.History of Section.P.L. 1967, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 105; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 8; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 12, § 6.
RI Gen L § 31-10.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.1 - Special License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles|Section 31-10.1-5 - Handlebars.

§ 31-10.1-5. Handlebars.No person shall operate on a highway or in any parking area for ten (10) or more motor vehicles, any motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor driven cycle equipped with handlebars that are more than fifteen inches (15") in height above the uppermost portion of the seat when depressed by the weight of the operator. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1967, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 105.
RI Gen L § 31-10.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.1 - Special License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles|Section 31-10.1-6 - Passengers.

§ 31-10.1-6. Passengers.Any passenger on a motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor-driven cycle must be provided with a separate rear seat, a separate foot-rest, and an appropriate handlebar or grip for his or her use, and must wear a properly fitting helmet of a type approved by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. No person shall operate a motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor-driven cycle unless any passenger on it wears a helmet and is able to rest his or her feet upon a foot-rest. Any passenger on a motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor-driven cycle under twelve (12) years of age must have a properly secured back-rest or equivalent, shall have his or her feet placed upon the foot-rest, and shall be seated behind the operator unless a side car is provided. When, however, a side car is provided this age requirement shall not apply to any passenger(s) in the sidecar. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1967, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 35, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 299, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 105.
RI Gen L § 31-10.1-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-10.1 - Special License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles|Section 31-10.1-6.1 - Autocycles - Exemptions.

§ 31-10.1-6.1. Autocycles — Exemptions.The provisions of § 31-10.1-1 through § 31-10.1-6, inclusive, shall not apply to autocycles. Any person licensed as an operator or chauffeur pursuant to chapter 10 of this title may operate an autocycle.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 390, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 404, § 2.