Title 31, Title 31 and Other Vehicles

(a) The department shall not issue any license pursuant to this chapter: (1) To any person, as a commercial driver, who is under the age of twenty-one (21) years; except for intrastate operations, the applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. This exception shall not…

The following persons shall be exempt from the commercial licensing requirements under this chapter: (1) Any active duty military personnel, members of the military reserves, members of the National Guard on active duty, including personnel on full-time National Guard duty, perso…

(a) Every application for a commercial license, change of endorsement, classification, or restriction shall be made upon a form furnished by the department. Every application shall be accompanied by a valid license and by the nonrefundable fee of ten dollars ($10.00). This applic…

(a) The department shall examine every applicant for a commercial license or learner’s permit. The examination shall include: (1) A test of the applicant’s eyesight to be administered according to standards set by the Federal Motor Carrier Regulations; (2) His or her ability to r…

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to implement the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA) (see now 49 U.S.C. § 31101 et seq.), as may be amended from time to time and reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and injuries by: (1) Perm…

The fees charged for commercial licenses, endorsements, classifications, restrictions, and required examinations shall be as follows: (1) For every commercial operator’s first license, thirty dollars ($30.00); (2) For every renewal of a commercial license, fifty dollars ($50.00);…

Revenue derived from the fees assessed in this chapter shall be deposited in general revenue.

The department shall use any process or processes in the issuance of licenses that will prohibit, as nearly as practicable, the ability to alter or reproduce the license or the ability to superimpose a photograph on the license without ready detection.

Every commercial license issued by the department shall expire on the licensee’s birth date in the fifth year following the initial issuance, excluding commercial learner’s permits which shall expire one year from the date of initial issuance, and excluding a first issuance which…

Every commercial license shall be renewable as early as forty-five (45) days before its expiration upon application, payment of all required fees, and satisfactory completion of any examination required by federal or state law or regulation.

The department shall be permitted to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to requirements authorizing the division of motor vehicles to issue newly established commercial license classification(s), endorsement(s), or restriction(s) to current licensees. The rules and regul…

Every licensee shall have his or her commercial license or permit in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the license or permit upon demand of any peace officer or officer of the division of motor vehicles, and shall, upon …

No person holding a commercial license, who operates a motor vehicle, shall have more than one license from any jurisdiction.

(a) Notification of violations. (1) To state. Any person holding a commercial license issued by this state, who is convicted of violating, in any type of motor vehicle, any federal law, state law, or local ordinance relating to motor vehicles in this state, any other state or pro…

No employer shall knowingly allow, permit, or authorize an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United States or province of Canada during any period: (1) In which the employee has more than one license; (2) Prior to obtaining, on a written application, the infor…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of title 31, the following definitions apply to this chapter unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Administrator” means the division of motor vehicles administrator, the chief executive of the division of motor vehicles, an agency within…

(a) Except when operating under a commercial learner’s permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial license valid for the vehicle being operated, no person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the person has been issued a valid commercial driver’s license conta…

(a) It shall be illegal for any person driving any commercial motor vehicle as defined in this chapter to operate or control that vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, toluene, or any other substance as defined in chapter 28 of title 21. For the purpose of this cha…

(a) The commercial driver’s license shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper-proof and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (1) The full legal name and current legal residential or mailing address of the licensee. (2) A physical description …

(a) Every clerk of the courts within the state of Rhode Island shall, within ten (10) days after receiving a report of the conviction of any resident or nonresident holder of a commercial driver’s license of any violation of state law, federal law, or local ordinance relating to …

The administrator shall, upon request, furnish a certified abstract of the record of any commercial operator on file fully designating the record of all convictions or adjudications of the commercial operator of any violations of the provisions of this chapter and the record of a…

This section shall be governed under § 31-11-6.

(a) It shall be a felony for any person: (1) To photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any driver’s license or facsimile of a license in any manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license; (2) To issue, sell, or cause to be sold a commercial license or fa…

No representative of the district court or traffic tribunal may utilize the provisions of §§ 12-10-12, 12-18-3 or through any other programs, mask, defer imposition of judgment or allow an individual to enter a diversion program that would prevent a CDL driver’s conviction for an…

(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section only: (1) “Driving” means operating a commercial motor vehicle on a highway, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic-control device, or other momentary delays. Driving does not include operating a comme…

This chapter shall be administered by the department of revenue, division of motor vehicles.

The administrator for motor vehicles, department of revenue, is authorized to adopt and enforce any rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 — 27 of this title and any other laws the enforcement and administration of which are vested i…

The administrator may enter into or make agreements, arrangements, policy(ies), or declarations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.