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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles › Chapter 31-10 - Operators’ and Chauffeurs’ Licenses › Section 31-10-16. - Liability when minor proves financial responsibility.

§ 31-10-16. Liability when minor proves financial responsibility.
In the event a minor deposits or there is deposited upon the minor’s behalf proof of financial responsibility in respect to the operation of a motor vehicle owned by the minor, or if not the owner of a motor vehicle, then with respect to the operation of any motor vehicle, in form and in amounts as required under the motor vehicle financial responsibility laws of this state, then the division of motor vehicles may accept the application of the minor when signed by a parent or guardian of the minor or other responsible adult, and while that proof is maintained the parent or guardian or responsible adult shall not be subject to the liability imposed under § 31-10-15.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-15; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-16; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
(a)
The council on postsecondary education and the office of the postsecondary commissioner shall through the Community College of Rhode Island provide:
(1)
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 council and/or the Community College of Rhode Island, for applicants or prospective applicants for a first motorcycle operator’s license to operate two-wheeled (2) motorcycles under this chapter; and
(2)
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 council and/or the Community College of Rhode Island, for applicants or prospective applicants for a first motorcycle operator’s license to operate three-wheeled (3) motorcycles under this chapter. Instruction shall be given by a person eligible for a teacher’s certificate issued under the authority of the council on elementary and secondary education 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 council on postsecondary education shall establish any fees that are deemed necessary to support this program.
(d)
The council on postsecondary education and the office of the postsecondary commissioner are authorized to establish regulations to further implement this chapter.
(e)
Reasonable accommodations shall be made for persons with disabilities to fully participate in all courses of instruction offered pursuant to this section.
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; P.L. 2021, ch. 412, § 1, effective March 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 413, § 1, effective March 1, 2022; P.L. 2023, ch. 211, § 1, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 226, § 1, effective June 21, 2023.
2023 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.
(a)(1)
Upon applying for a first license to drive a two-wheeled (2) motorcycle and after successfully completing a motorcycle driver education program pursuant to § 31-10.1-1.1(a)(1) and after satisfying the requirements of § 31-10.1-3(a), the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may issue a motorcycle learner’s permit to take instruction in the operation of a two-wheeled (2) motorcycle which entitles the holder to operate or drive a two-wheeled (2) motorcycle on the public highway, other than a 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.
(2)
Upon applying for a first license to drive a three-wheeled (3) motorcycle and after successfully completing a motorcycle driver education program pursuant to § 31-10.1-1.1(a)(2) and after satisfying the requirements of § 31-10.1-3(b), the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may issue a motorcycle learner’s permit to take instruction in the operation of a three-wheeled (3) motorcycle which entitles the holder to operate or drive a three-wheeled (3) motorcycle on the public highway, other than a 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.
(3)
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; P.L. 2021, ch. 412, § 1, effective March 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 413, § 1, effective March 1, 2022.
2023 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.
(a)
All applicants for a two-wheeled (2) 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)
All applicants for a three-wheeled (3) motorcycle, motor scooter, or motor-driven cycle license, except those exempted under 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.
(c)
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; P.L. 2021, ch. 412, § 1, effective March 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 413, § 1, effective March 1, 2022.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.