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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5513 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001264 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUF FEURS' |
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| 16 | 16 | | LICENSES |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Perez, Casey, Corvese, Costantino, Noret, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Shanley, Read, and Dawson |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: February 13, 2025 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House State Government & Elections |
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| 21 | 21 | | (Dept. of Revenue) |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Section 31-10-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10 entitled "Operators’ 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | and Chauffeurs’ Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 31-10-7. Temporary driver’s permit — Persons over the age of eighteen (18). 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | The division of motor vehicles may in its discretion issue a temporary driver’s permit to an 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | applicant for a full operator’s license who has attained the age of eighteen (18). A temporary 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | driver’s permit shall permit the applicant to operate a motor vehicle while the division of motor 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | vehicles is completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to the applicant’s 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | right to receive a full operator’s license. The temporary driver's permit shall be held for no less than 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | thirty (30) days prior to the applicant being eligible to take a road test. The temporary driver’s 9 |
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| 33 | 33 | | permit must be in the applicant’s immediate possession while operating a motor vehicle, and it shall 10 |
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| 34 | 34 | | be invalid when the applicant’s license has been issued or for good cause has been refused. The 11 |
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| 35 | 35 | | temporary driver's permit shall expire, unless sooner cancelled, revoked, or suspended, one year 12 |
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| 36 | 36 | | following the date of issuance, and may only be renewed for one additional year. 13 |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 14 |
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| 43 | 43 | | LC001264 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 45 | 45 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 46 | 46 | | OF |
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| 47 | 47 | | A N A C T |
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| 48 | 48 | | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUF FEURS' |
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| 49 | 49 | | LICENSES |
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| 50 | 50 | | *** |
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| 51 | 51 | | This act would implement a thirty (30) day waiting period following the issuance of a 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | learners permit and the waiting period must expire before the person is permitted to take the road 2 |
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| 53 | 53 | | test in order to obtain a full license. 3 |
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| 54 | 54 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 4 |
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