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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 05 - Licensing › Part 5 - Rules and Regulations Regarding Eligibility for Pupil Transportation Certificate › Section 280-RICR-30-05-5.14 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, such
					 invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of the Rules and
					 Regulations which can be given effect, and to this end the provisions of these
					 Rules and Regulations are declared to be severable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 05 - Licensing › Part 6 - Regulations Regarding Foreign Language Driver License Examinations › Section 280-RICR-30-05-6.1 - Regarding Regulation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Foreign language
				 driver license examinations in appropriate circumstances may be given at the
				 discretion of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles upon payment of a reasonable fee
				 to be paid by the license applicant for the cost involved.
B. Such examinations are to be given by
				 appointment only.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Relative to the Transfer of Vehicle Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these rules are to formally establish the
					 policy of the Division of Motor Vehicles of the Rhode Island Department of
					 Revenue concerning the transfer of vehicle registration
					 plates.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Relative to the Transfer of Vehicle Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-1.3 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are adopted pursuant to R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §
										31-2-4.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Relative to the Transfer of Vehicle Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-1.4 - Policy on Transfer of Vehicle Registration Plates

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The policy of the Division of Motor
				 Vehicles with regard to any transfer of a vehicle registration and plates is
				 hereby declared to be as follows:
1. An
				 exchange of money or other articles of value in consideration of a transfer of
				 vehicle registration plates from one party to another is expressly
				 prohibited.
2. A violation of this
				 rule will result in an immediate suspension, and revocation of the plates in
				 question, as well as the invocation of any other penalties provided by
				 law.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Relative to the Transfer of Vehicle Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-1.5 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are hereby declared to be severable, and
					 if any portion of these rules and regulations shall at any time be declared to
					 be unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable, no other portion of such rules
					 shall be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Compulsory Insurance or Financial Responsibility › Section 280-RICR-30-10-2.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										31-47-3,
					 the Rhode Island Department of Revenue hereby adopts and establishes the
					 following Rules and Regulations regarding financial responsibility when owning
					 and operating motor vehicles in the State of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Compulsory Insurance or Financial Responsibility › Section 280-RICR-30-10-2.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The purpose of these Rules and Regulations
				 is to provide effective administration and enforcement of the provisions of
				 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 31-47 regarding the compulsory nature of financial
				 responsibility when owning or operating motor vehicles and holding driving
				 privilege in this state.
B. These
				 Rules and Regulations are promulgated to protect the interests of the public
				 when driving upon the roadways of the state of Rhode Island. Any violation of
				 these provisions may result in:
1. Suspension
				 of a driver's license;
2.
				 Suspension of motor vehicle registration and license plates;
3. A fine of $500 for the first and second
				 offenses;
4. A fine of $1,000 for
				 the third and subsequent offenses;
5. A possible year's imprisonment (for
				 violation occurring a third and subsequent time).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Compulsory Insurance or Financial Responsibility › Section 280-RICR-30-10-2.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Assistant Director" and "Registrar" mean
				 the person with the title of Administrator, Division of Motor Vehicles, or his
				 or her designee.
B. "Cause of
				 action" means a lawsuit filed in any court with jurisdiction over the subject
				 matter.
C. "Owner's policy of
				 liability" means a policy as prescribed by the Department of Business
				 Regulation in rules and regulations published in accordance with this
				 chapter.
D. "Revocation" and
				 "suspension" used throughout R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 31-47 mean removal of
				 privilege(s).
E. "Statement" when
				 used relative to registration, renewal registration or driver's license means
				 all of the information required under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										31-47-3.1 as well as all information required under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										31-3-3.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Compulsory Insurance or Financial Responsibility › Section 280-RICR-30-10-2.4 - Administrative Policies

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Information
				 concerning motor vehicle violations of applicants for insurance shall be made
				 available to insurers in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										31-47-3 and
				  31-2-10.
B. Dealers who register motor vehicles for
				 buyers must have the buyer sign a statement which complies with R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §
										31-47-3.1(b)(1).
C. Leasing companies which register a motor
				 vehicle leased to any person must certify to the Division of Motor Vehicles
				 that the lessee of the vehicle has signed a statement which complies R.I. Gen.
				 Laws §
										31-47-3.1(b)(2) 
				 and have it available in their files for possible use by the State at some
				 later date.
D. The following rules
				 apply to persons wishing to deposit cash or acceptable securities as a way of
				 meeting the financial responsibility requirement.
1. The cash or other security must be
				 physically placed in the hands of the State of Rhode Island and arrangement
				 must be made so that the state may use the funds in case of liability assessed
				 against the depositor.
2. No
				 interest will be paid by the state on deposited funds.
3. Depositor will be given a receipt for the
				 security and a certificate stating that he has complied with the law which can
				 be used as evidence if asked for same by law enforcement.
4. In the event a person wants to substitute
				 one form of financial security for another in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				 Chapter 31-47, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall allow such substitution
				 upon reasonable notice (not less than 10 business days) and approval of such
				 substitution in accordance with statute.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Compulsory Insurance or Financial Responsibility › Section 280-RICR-30-10-2.5 - Hearings

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All hearings under shall be conducted in
				 accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35 entitled "Administrative
				 Procedures."
B. Notice of hearing
				 shall be sent to requesting person fifteen (15) days prior to hearing date by
				 normal mailing to last known address as indicated on registration of motor
				 vehicle or driver's license or to any other address as requested in writing by
				 the party seeking review.
C. Notice
				 shall also include a statement of reasons for suspension.
D. Any party dissatisfied with an order of
				 assistant director after hearing may appeal that order in accordance with
				 provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35., "Administrative
				 Procedures."
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Compulsory Insurance or Financial Responsibility › Section 280-RICR-30-10-2.6 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are hereby declared to be
					 severable; and, if any portion of these Rules and Regulations shall at any time
					 be declared to be unenforceable or illegal, no other portion of such Rules
					 shall be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.1 - Purpose, Scope, and Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These Rules and
				 Regulations establish the practice and procedures for administering and
				 enforcing an insurance verification program to verify compliance with motor
				 vehicle owner's insurance requirements under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 31-47 and
				 other provisions under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 31-47.4, so as to assist in
				 reducing the number of uninsured motor vehicles on the highways of the
				 state;
B. These Rules and
				 Regulations are promulgated under the authority of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										31-47.4-2 and R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35, as amended.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.3 - Administration of Program

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Program
				 Administration
1. General
a. The program shall be administered by the
				 Division of Motor Vehicles with the assistance of the designated
				 agent.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.4 - Transmission of Information to Database by Division of Motor Vehicles

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Duties of Division of Motor Vehicles
1. The Division of Motor Vehicles shall
				 provide the designated agent with: the name, date of birth, address (physical
				 and mailing), and driver license number, if available of all persons having
				 active registrations; the make, model, year, plate number/type and vehicle
				 identification number for all active registrations; and any other Division of
				 Motor Vehicle records required to assist the designated agent in the comparison
				 process outlined in §
											3.5(B)     of
				 this Part. No social security numbers in full or in part shall be included in
				 the transmitted information to the designated agent.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.5 - Management of Database

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Duties of
				 Designated Agent
1. The designated agent
				 shall update the database. The database shall be updated on the frequency set
				 forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											31-47.4-2 by the designated agent with records provided by the insurers of each motor
				 vehicle insurance policy in effect for vehicles registered in the state of
				 Rhode Island. At least twice per month the database shall be updated by records
				 from the Division of Motor Vehicles on all active motor vehicle
				 registrations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.6 - Confidentiality

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In General
1. In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											31-47.4-5"Information in the database established under R.I. Gen. Laws §
											31-47.4-2 provided by a person to the designated agent is considered to be the property
				 of the person providing the information."
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.7 - Notification Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Notice
				 Requirements
1. For each notice provided, the
				 designated agent shall provide information relating to the owner's failure to
				 provide proof of insurance in the database, and designate a final due date by
				 which the owner must achieve compliance with the Requests for Insurance
				 Verification, after which their information shall be transmitted to the
				 Division of Motor Vehicles for the commencement of Revocation
				 proceedings.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.8 - Revocation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Revocation Proceedings
1. If after the second notice the designated
				 agent notifies the Division of Motor Vehicles that an owner of a motor vehicle
				 failed to provide satisfactory proof of owner's insurance to the designated
				 agent, the Division of Motor Vehicles:
a.
				 Shall commence registration revocation proceedings by sending written
				 notification by mail to the vehicle owner, at the person's last known address
				 as shown on the records of the Division of Motor Vehicles. The notification
				 shall state: that revocation proceedings have been commenced against the
				 vehicle owner's registration; include the exact date upon which registration
				 will be revoked if a hearing is not requested; the legal consequences of
				 operating a vehicle with a revoked registration and without owner's insurance;
				 instructions on how to get the registration reinstated; and within ten (10)
				 days after the date of the mailing of the notification that person may request
				 a hearing before a hearing officer at the Division of Motor Vehicles at which
				 time they may present evidence of proof of owner's insurance or proof of exempt
				 status prior to the due date designated on the first and second request for
				 insurance verification. Acceptable forms of proof shall include:
(1) Letter from the insurance company stating
				 the vehicle owner had insurance prior to due date listed on requests for
				 insurance verification; or
(2)
				 Letter from insurance company showing the vehicle owner's exempt status prior
				 to due date listed on requests for insurance verification.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.9 - Reinstatement Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Requirements for
				 Reinstatement
1. The holder of a revoked
				 registration under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 31-47.4 shall not have that
				 registration reinstated and a new license or registration issued until they pay
				 to the Division of Motor Vehicles the administrative reinstatement fee set
				 forth in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 31-47.4 in addition to any other fines or
				 penalties imposed by law and attest to the fact that they have acceptable
				 current insurance coverage for the vehicle whose registration has been revoked.
				 Acceptable methods of attestation include:
a.
				 An Affidavit declaring under penalty of perjury that they have acceptable
				 current insurance coverage; or
b.
				 An electronic representation attesting to the fact that they do indeed have
				 acceptable current insurance coverage.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.10 - Appeals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Appeal from the Administrator
1. Any person aggrieved by any order of the
				 Administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles may appeal in the manner
				 prescribed in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											31-2-19.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.11 - Liberal Construction

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the Division of Motor Vehicles to
					 effectuate the purposes of state law, goals, and policies
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 3 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Insurance Verification Program › Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.12 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, such
					 invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of the Rules and
					 Regulations which can be given effect, and to this end the provisions of these
					 Rules and Regulations are declared to be severable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 4 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Proof of Payment of Federal Highway Tax Before Allowing Registration of Heavy Vehicles › Section 280-RICR-30-10-4.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to the provisions of R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §§
										31-2-4,
					  31-3-2,
					  31-3-3 and
					  31-3-5.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 4 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Proof of Payment of Federal Highway Tax Before Allowing Registration of Heavy Vehicles › Section 280-RICR-30-10-4.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
In order to continue receiving federal highway funding, the
					 State of Rhode Island adopts the following Rules and Regulations for the
					 purpose of conforming State law with the provisions of
					  26 U.S.C. §
											4481.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 4 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Proof of Payment of Federal Highway Tax Before Allowing Registration of Heavy Vehicles › Section 280-RICR-30-10-4.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Federal highway tax" means those taxes
				 imposed on heavy vehicles under
				  26 U.S.C. §
											4481.
B. "Heavy vehicles" means those highway
				 vehicles weighing at least fifty-five thousand (55,000) pounds and therefore
				 subject to tax under
				  26 U.S.C. §
											4481.
C. "Taxable period" means the tax period
				 begins on July 1 and ends the following June 30.
D. "Schedule 1" means this document entitled
				 Schedule of Taxable Highway Motor Vehicles is attached to Form 2290 and upon
				 return to taxpayer, serves as a receipt for proof of payment and proof of
				 suspension of the heavy vehicle use tax.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 4 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Proof of Payment of Federal Highway Tax Before Allowing Registration of Heavy Vehicles › Section 280-RICR-30-10-4.4 - Procedure

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Division of Motor Vehicles requires
				 proof of payment in the form prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury of the
				 Federal Highway Tax.
B.
				 Registrations Mailed - An application for registration which is mailed will be
				 considered to be received on the date on which it is postmarked.
C. Class of Vehicles - Prior to obtaining a
				 registration or renewal of registration, a registrant of a heavy vehicle with a
				 gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more must submit proof of payment of
				 the tax or proof of suspension of such tax to the Division of Motor
				 Vehicles.
D. Proof of Payment -
				 Proof of payment or suspension of the tax consists of a receipted Schedule 1
				 (Form 2290) that is returned by the Internal Revenue Service to a taxpayer
				 filing a return of tax under
				  26 U.S.C. §
											4481, or a photocopy of such receipted
				 Schedule 1.
E. Taxable Period -
				 Proof of payment must relate to the tax paid or suspended for the taxable
				 period which includes the date that the Division of Motor Vehicles receives the
				 application for registration (with the exception of July, August and September
				 registrations).
1. Since July, August and
				 September represent the first three months of a new tax period, registrants
				 that apply for registration or renewal of registration during these three
				 months need only show proof of payment for the immediately preceding taxable
				 period.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 4 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Proof of Payment of Federal Highway Tax Before Allowing Registration of Heavy Vehicles › Section 280-RICR-30-10-4.5 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these rules and regulations or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, such
					 invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of the rules and
					 regulations which can be given effect and to the end of provisions of these
					 rules and regulations are declared to be severable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 5 - Issuance of General Assembly License Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-5.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to enable the Division of Motor
					 Vehicles to issue General Assembly license plates to each duly elected member
					 of the senate and of the house of representatives of the general assembly of
					 the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 5 - Issuance of General Assembly License Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-5.3 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations and this amendment are adopted
					 pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										31-3-16.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 5 - Issuance of General Assembly License Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-5.4 - Issuance of General Assembly License Plates

Current through June 14, 2024
The Division of Motor Vehicles will make available to each
					 member of the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives two sets of
					 special motor vehicle registration plates carrying on the first set of plates
					 as a courtesy the word "Senate" in the case of the Senate, and the word "House"
					 in the case of the House of Representatives, and on a second set of plates in
					 addition to the wording above, the letter "a" denoting auxiliary shall be
					 placed on such plates. Such plates will have special identifying numbers
					 corresponding to the number of the senatorial or representative district from
					 which such member was elected. The member will able to use the plates so long
					 as such member is serving during the term for which he/she has been elected as
					 a member of the General Assembly and no longer. The plates will only be
					 assigned to vehicles registered and/or titled in the name of duly elected
					 members of the senate and of the house of representatives of the general
					 assembly.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 6 - Issuance of News Photographer Registration Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-6.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to formally establish the
					 number of News Photographer registration plates that may be issued to an
					 individual.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 6 - Issuance of News Photographer Registration Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-6.2 - Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations apply to all applications for the
					 issuance of News Photographer registration plates.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 6 - Issuance of News Photographer Registration Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-6.3 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are adopted pursuant to R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §
										31-2-4.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 6 - Issuance of News Photographer Registration Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-6.4 - Issuance of News Photographer Registration Plates

Current through June 14, 2024
Only one set of News Photographer registration plates may
					 be issued to an individual that is a staff news photographer.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING TEMPORARY PLATES › Section 280-RICR-30-10-7.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §§
										31-2-4 and
					  31-3-17.3.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING TEMPORARY PLATES › Section 280-RICR-30-10-7.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to set forth the conditions
					 under which an applicant may obtain a temporary registration
					 plate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING TEMPORARY PLATES › Section 280-RICR-30-10-7.3 - Issuance of Temporary Registration Plates

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The
				 Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue a temporary license plate, valid for a
				 period of five (5) days from the date of issuance, to a motor vehicle for one
				 or more of the following reasons:
1. A
				 vehicle purchased by a Rhode Island motorist from a private party, if said
				 vehicle was last registered in another state, for the purpose of transporting
				 said vehicle to the proper facility for VIN verification.
2. An unregistered vehicle being transported
				 to a police department for VIN verification.
3. An unregistered vehicle being transported
				 from a police department to a Division of Motor Vehicles' inspection station
				 for VIN verification.
4. An
				 unregistered out-of-state motor vehicle being transported to a local police
				 department for VIN verification.
5.
				 An unregistered out-of-state motor vehicle being transported from a police
				 department to a Division of Motor Vehicles' inspection station of VIN
				 verification.
6. An unregistered
				 salvage vehicle being transported to a Division of Motor Vehicles' inspection
				 station for VIN verification.
7. An
				 unregistered special-type motor vehicle being transported to a weigh station to
				 obtain exact gross weight that must be known before registration.
8. An unregistered special mobile equipment
				 being transported to a weigh station to obtain exact gross weight that must be
				 known before registration.
9. On
				 trailers, other than those commonly known as campers or mobile homes, sold by a
				 company or individual not licensed as an automobile or truck dealer, to another
				 company or individual who plans to transport the trailer to another state for
				 registration in that state.
10. In
				 case of emergency, the Administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles or his
				 designee determines that without issuance, an extreme hardship would be brought
				 upon the owner of said vehicle.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING TEMPORARY PLATES › Section 280-RICR-30-10-7.4 - Description and Design of Temporary License Plates

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				 Temporary License Plates shall be of such design and shall bear the letter "T"
				 followed by four (4) digits.
B.
				 Temporary License Plates shall be made of cardboard with white background and
				 green letters and numbers; there shall be no duplication of
				 identification.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING TEMPORARY PLATES › Section 280-RICR-30-10-7.5 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are hereby declared to be
					 severable, and if any portion of these Rules and Regulations shall at any time
					 be declared to be unenforceable or illegal, no other portion of such rules
					 shall be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 10 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Liability Insurance and Safety Markings on Petroleum Delivery Vehicles Before Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-10.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
The following Rules and Regulations are promulgated
					 pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										47-8-7.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 10 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Liability Insurance and Safety Markings on Petroleum Delivery Vehicles Before Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-10.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is to prescribe
					 the conditions under which the Division of Motor Vehicles will accept
					 registration applications from petroleum products delivery
					 vehicles.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 10 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Liability Insurance and Safety Markings on Petroleum Delivery Vehicles Before Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-10.3 - Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
All owners of vehicles used to transport petroleum products
					 for purposes of resale are governed by these Rules and
					 Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 10 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Liability Insurance and Safety Markings on Petroleum Delivery Vehicles Before Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-10.4 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Except as otherwise indicated, the
				 following definitions shall apply.
1.
				 Applicant: any individual, firm, corporation or partnership or agency, public
				 or private, that has filed an application for registration of a petroleum
				 delivery vehicle.
2. Certification:
				 proof of liability insurance on Rhode Island Form GU 1338A or Rhode Island Form
				 DMV-1.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 10 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Liability Insurance and Safety Markings on Petroleum Delivery Vehicles Before Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-10.5 - Registration of Petroleum Transportation Vehicles

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				 Every person making application for registration of a vehicle carrying
				 petroleum products must supply to the Division of Motor Vehicles certification,
				 on Rhode Island Form GU-1338A or Rhode Island Form DMV-1, of a liability
				 insurance policy in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000). Provided,
				 however, that a petroleum delivery vehicle owner may provide certification that
				 he is self-insured in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) on said
				 form. Said insurance policy shall be comprehensive in nature and include
				 coverage for underground or above-ground environmental contamination due to
				 leakage or discharge of petroleum product.
B. Every person making application for a
				 vehicle registration or renewal of all vehicle registration of any vehicle used
				 in the transportation of petroleum products must comply with 49 C.F.R. Part
				 172, incorporated herein by reference, not including any further editions or
				 amendments thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not
				 inconsistent with these regulations, prior to registration of said
				 vehicle.
C. The application of any
				 applicant that does not comply with §§
										10.5(A) or
				 (B)     of this Part will be denied.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 10 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Liability Insurance and Safety Markings on Petroleum Delivery Vehicles Before Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-10.6 - Revocation of Petroleum Transportation Vehicle Registrations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The vehicle registration on any vehicle
				 subject to this Part will be revoked if the liability insurance coverage
				 required by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										47-8-7 and this Part is cancelled, suspended or terminated.
B. The vehicle registration on any vehicle
				 subject to this Part will be revoked if the identification markings required
				 for petroleum transportation vehicles are not utilized.
C. Any revocation of registration and/or
				 license plates shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures for
				 revocation of registration and/or license plates of other vehicles.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 10 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Liability Insurance and Safety Markings on Petroleum Delivery Vehicles Before Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-10.7 - Reissuance of Registration

Current through June 14, 2024
The reissuance of any registrations and license plates
					 following revocation for failure to comply with this Part shall be subject to
					 the fee set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										31-8-4.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 10 - Rules and Regulations Requiring Liability Insurance and Safety Markings on Petroleum Delivery Vehicles Before Registration › Section 280-RICR-30-10-10.8 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these rules and regulations or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, such
					 invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of the rules and
					 regulations which can be given effect, and to this end the provisions of these
					 rules and regulations are declared to be severable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 14 - Issuance of Year of Manufacture License Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-14.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Regulation is promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 granted in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										31-1-3(a)(3)  and  31-2-4.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 14 - Issuance of Year of Manufacture License Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-14.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Administrator" means the Administrator of
				  the Division of Motor Vehicles, or his or her designee.
B. "Eligible vehicle" means any vehicle over
				  twenty-five (25) years of age, based on model year, that is used in
				  exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest,
				  or used for limited enjoyment and purposes other than the previously mentioned
				  activities, but may not be used primarily for the transportation of passengers
				  or goods over any public highway.
C. "Year of manufacture plate" or "YOM plate"
				  means a registration plate, or an exact replica thereof, issued by the Rhode
				  Island Division of Motor Vehicles in the same year as the model year of the
				  vehicle to which it is to be registered.
D. "Replica" means an exact copy or
				  reproduction of a registration plate matching material, dimensions, embossing,
				  coloring, lettering and style of a plate issued by the Division of Motor
				  Vehicles in the year for which it purports to represent.
E. "Dual register" means that a vehicle is
				  registered with two (2) sets of registration plates: a primary plate, and a
				  secondary plate.
F. "Primary plate"
				  is the current registration certificate and license plate issued by the
				  Division of Motor Vehicles that serves as the main registration for the vehicle
				  as required by law for the vehicle type.
G. "Secondary plate" is the Year of
				  Manufacture plate.
H. "YOM" is an
				  abbreviation for Year of Manufacture.
I. "YOM use" means the model years of vehicle
				  for which a specific plate can be used.
J. "Tab" is a square marker made of metal
				  which was affixed to license plates in order to indicate the expiration date of
				  the plate. Tabs were not utilized from the year 1962 onward. Any tab which is
				  affixed to a YOM plate must correspond to the model year of the
				  vehicle.
K. "Sticker" is a flexible
				  vinyl marker which is affixed to license plates in order to indicate the
				  expiration date of the plate. Any sticker which is affixed to a YOM plate must
				  correspond to the model year of the vehicle.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 14 - Issuance of Year of Manufacture License Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-14.3 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to enable the Division of Motor
					 Vehicles to issue Year of Manufacture registrations for vehicles twenty-five
					 (25) years old and older.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 14 - Issuance of Year of Manufacture License Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-14.4 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part applies to each application for Year of
					 Manufacture Plates.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 14 - Issuance of Year of Manufacture License Plates › Section 280-RICR-30-10-14.5 - Administrative Policies

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Registration
				  Requirements
1. YOM plates from only the
				  following plate types will be considered: Passenger, Commercial, Combination,
				  Antique, Motorcycle, Camper, Suburban, and Veteran.
a. Veteran and military types of plates would
				  still require the registrant to qualify for use of that plate type.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 15 - Limited Power of Attorney Form › Section 280-RICR-30-10-15.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
A. This Part is promulgated pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §§
										31-3-3(c)  and  31-2-4.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 15 - Limited Power of Attorney Form › Section 280-RICR-30-10-15.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The purpose of this Part is to implement
				  the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										31-3-3 (b) and (c)  regarding the
				  issuance and use of a limited power of attorney form which may be used in
				  connection with applications for vehicle registrations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 10 - Registration › Part 15 - Limited Power of Attorney Form › Section 280-RICR-30-10-15.3 - Use of Limited Power of Attorney Form

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The
				  Division of Motor Vehicles will approve and make available a limited power of
				  attorney form which may be used in connection with applications for vehicle
				  registrations. The limited power of attorney form shall include an attestation
				  of the owner of the vehicle granting another identified person permission to
				  register the vehicle on behalf of the owner. The limited power of attorney form
				  shall be witnessed and executed before a notary public and identify the
				  information described in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										31-3-3 (a)(1) through
				  (a)(5).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 15 - Safety and Emissions › Part 1 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Safety and Emission Control Regulation No.1 › Section 280-RICR-30-15-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This regulation is promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 granted in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										31-38-4 and
					  31-47.1-7.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 15 - Safety and Emissions › Part 1 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Safety and Emission Control Regulation No.1 › Section 280-RICR-30-15-1.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this regulation is to establish the Rhode
					 Island Motor Vehicle Inspection/Maintenance Program.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 15 - Safety and Emissions › Part 1 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Safety and Emission Control Regulation No.1 › Section 280-RICR-30-15-1.4 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
1.4.1
Timing
				 of Inspections
A. Starting on January
				 1, 2000, or as soon thereafter as practical, the inspection requirement shall
				 commence as follows:
1. All vehicles will be
				 subject to inspection every two years. Model year 1996 and newer vehicles shall
				 undergo an OBD inspection in addition to, a gas cap inspection, and a safety
				 inspection. Vehicles undergoing an OBD inspection shall not be subject to an
				 emissions inspection except as provided in the Department of Environmental
				 Management's Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 34, 250-RICR-
				 120-05-34.
2. For gasoline-powered
				 vehicles, all 1996 and newer vehicles should be tested with OBD. If a gasoline
				 powered vehicle not originally designed to have OBD is presented a visual
				 inspection of the emission control components shall be performed to determine
				 if the equipment is present and functional as originally equipped by the
				 manufacturer.
3. OBD-equipped
				 diesel vehicles should be tested with OBD. If the vehicle is diesel and cannot
				 be tested using OBD, a visual inspection of the emission control components
				 shall be performed to determine if the equipment is present and functional as
				 originally equipped by the manufacturer.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 15 - Safety and Emissions › Part 1 - Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Safety and Emission Control Regulation No.1 › Section 280-RICR-30-15-1.5 - Exemptions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The following vehicles shall be exempt
				 from the emissions inspection portion of these regulations:
1. any model year vehicle 25 years old or
				 older from the requirement to obtain repairs in order to comply, but such
				 vehicles must undergo an emissions inspection;
2. a new motor vehicle until twenty-four (24)
				 months after its date of initial purchase or 24,000 miles, whichever occurs
				 first;
3. tactical military
				 vehicles;
4. electric powered
				 vehicles;
5. competition and
				 off-road vehicles used solely for off-highway activities;
6. motorized wheelchairs;
7. motorcycles, motor driven cycles,
				 motorized bicycles, motorized tricycles;
8. farm tractors;
9. special mobile equipment which is not
				 required to be registered per R.I. Gen. Laws §
											31-38-14(2).
10. vehicles which may not be available for
				 inspection when temporarily out of state. A temporary exemption from safety and
				 emissions inspection does not extend the registration deadline of a vehicle.
				 The operator must obtain a safety and emissions inspection within five (5) days
				 of returning to the state;
11. a
				 motor vehicle owned or controlled by a dealer for the first five (5) days after
				 the vehicle is owned or controlled by the dealer, or
a. a motor vehicle owned or controlled by a
				 dealer if the vehicle is in compliance for emissions inspection and displays a
				 valid Rhode Island inspection sticker, or
b. a motor vehicle owned or controlled by a
				 dealer if the vehicle is without a valid emissions inspection sticker but is
				 not operated on the highways of Rhode Island; and,
12. other vehicles at the discretion of the
				 Department for portions of an inspection cycle to advance or delay inspection
				 in order to match registration and inspection cycles.