| Chapter 356 |
| 2017 -- S 0226 SUBSTITUTE B Enacted 09/28/2017 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - ROAD TEST LICENSE APPLICANTS |
| Introduced By: Senators Quezada, Crowley, Calkin, Metts, and Goodwin |
| Date Introduced: February 02, 2017 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 31-10-22 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10 entitled "Operators' |
| and Chauffeurs' Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-10-22. Road test. |
| (a) All applicants for a motor vehicle license shall pass a motor vehicle road test as |
| prescribed by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles in a motor vehicle supplied by |
| the applicant or in a dual-controlled motor vehicle supplied by the state. In the case of the |
| examination for a chauffeur to operate a truck, tractor, trailer, tractor semi-trailer, bus, or other |
| vehicle for hire, or a person who will operate only a vehicle equipped with automatic shift, or a |
| person who is disabled and requires the use of a specially equipped motor vehicle, those the |
| persons shall be examined in a vehicles furnished by them the person. At the option of any |
| person who is disabled, the road test shall be administered by the local office of the division of |
| motor vehicles nearest that person's home. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be charged for |
| all road tests, including repeat road tests, following failure of a road test. |
| (b) Any applicant for a motor vehicle license, with limited English proficiency (LEP) |
| may, during the road test, be accompanied by an interpreter, at their the applicant’s own expense |
| and choosing, who may translate the road test examiner's directions to the applicant. The |
| interpreter shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older. The applicant shall be responsible for and |
| assume all liability for the presence of the interpreter in the motor vehicle. The division of motor |
| vehicles is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the |
| provisions of this subsection. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2018. |
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