2022 -- S 3036 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RHODE ISLAND UNIFORM | |
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT | |
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Introduced By: Senator John P. Burke | |
Date Introduced: June 17, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 31-10.3-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10.3 entitled "Rhode |
2 | Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 31-10.3-8. Rulemaking authority. |
4 | The administrator for motor vehicles, department of revenue, is authorized to adopt and |
5 | enforce any rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 - |
6 | - 27 of this title and any other laws the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the |
7 | division of motor vehicles, including rules and regulations concerning specialized testing and |
8 | standards for operators of commercial vehicles. Any former member of the Armed Forces, |
9 | including, but not limited to, the Rhode Island National Guard, who received a military license to |
10 | drive heavy equipment, shall be exempt from taking a road test when applying for a commercial |
11 | driver's license for a similar class of commercial motor vehicle for which the applicant has been |
12 | previously licensed by the military, if such applicant is deemed to be otherwise qualified pursuant |
13 | to 49 CFR 383.77. Any member of an organized fire department, including volunteer members, |
14 | who have five (5) years of driving experience of fire apparatus and who has completed a safety |
15 | driving course, including a road test from a recognized agency shall, upon providing a letter from |
16 | the fire chief of their fire department to the administrator of motor vehicles, be exempt from taking |
17 | a road test when applying for a commercial drivers' license for a similar class of commercial motor |
18 | vehicle, provided the applicant is deemed otherwise qualified pursuant to 49 CFR 383.77. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RHODE ISLAND UNIFORM | |
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT | |
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1 | This act would eliminate the exemption for firefighters from having to complete a road |
2 | safety test in order to obtain a commercial driver’s license. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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