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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUF FEURS'
LICENSES
Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Noret, Read, McEntee, Spears, Shanley, and
Morales
Date Introduced: January 31, 2025
Referred To: House Finance
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 31-10-31 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10 entitled "Operators’ 1
and Chauffeurs’ Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
31-10-31. Fees. 3
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the The following fees shall be paid 4
to the division of motor vehicles: 5
(1) For every operator’s first license to operate a motor vehicle, twenty-five dollars 6
($25.00); 7
(2) For every chauffeur’s first license, twenty-five dollars ($25.00); provided, that when a 8
Rhode Island licensed operator transfers to a chauffeur’s license, the fee for the transfer shall be 9
two dollars ($2.00); 10
(3) [Deleted by P.L. 2024, ch. 41, § 1 and P.L. 2024, ch. 42, § 1.] 11
(4) For every operator’s first license to operate a motorcycle, fifty dollars ($50.00); 12
(5) For every renewal of an operator’s or chauffeur’s license, thirty dollars ($30.00); with 13
the exception of any person seventy-five (75) years of age or older for whom the renewal fee will 14
be eight dollars ($8.00); 15
(6) For every duplicate operator’s or chauffeur’s license and every routine information 16
update, i.e., name change or address change, twenty-five dollars ($25.00); 17
(7) For every certified copy of any license, permit, or application issued under this chapter, 18
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ten dollars ($10.00); 1
(8) For every duplicate instruction permit, ten dollars ($10.00); 2
(9) For every first license examination, five dollars ($5.00); 3
(10) For surrender of an out-of-state license, in addition to the above fees, five dollars 4
($5.00). 5
(b) Any person provided or receiving foster caregiving in foster and adoptive homes as 6
defined in § 42-72.1-2 shall upon reaching an age when the person is no longer defined as a child 7
pursuant to § 42-72.1-2, be exempt from payment of the fee stated in subsection (a)(1) of this 8
section. The fee waiver shall remain in effect until the individual reaches twenty-seven (27) years 9
of age. 10
(c) Any person eligible for the fee waiver in subsection (b) of this section shall also be 11
eligible for a fee waiver for driver's education classes at the Community College of Rhode Island 12
required by § 31-10-19(e). 13
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 14
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUF FEURS'
LICENSES
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This act would exempt any individual who is aging out of foster care from the payment of 1
any fee associated with the issuance of an operator's license as well as the payment of the fee for 2
driver's education classes at CCRI required by § 31-10-19(e). The fee waiver is in effect until the 3
individual reaches twenty-seven (27) years of age. 4
This act would take effect upon passage. 5
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