| Chapter 241 |
| 2022 -- H 7939 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/28/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' LICENSE -- SAFE ROADS AND MANDATORY INSURANCE |
Introduced By: Representatives Alzate, Giraldo, and Barros |
| Date Introduced: March 07, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Title 31 of the General Laws entitled "MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES" |
| is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
| CHAPTER 10.4 |
| DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARDS AND PERMITS |
| 31-10.4-1. Driver privilege cards and permits. |
| (a) Upon application of any person, who otherwise meets the requirements of chapter 10 |
| of this title, except is unable to establish legal presence in the United States, the division of motor |
| vehicles is authorized to issue a driver privilege card and/or driver privilege permit, to any |
| applicant, if the division of motor vehicles determines that the applicant: |
| (1) Has verification from the tax administrator that the applicant either has filed a personal |
| income tax return as a resident with this state for the tax year preceding the date of application or |
| has been claimed as a dependent on a personal income tax return by an individual who has filed a |
| personal income tax return as a resident with this state for the tax year preceding the date of |
| application; |
| (2) Presents two (2) primary proof of identity documents, as defined in § 31-10.4-5, or one |
| primary proof of identity document and one secondary proof of identity document, as defined in § |
| 31-10.4-5; |
| (3) Presents two (2) proof of residency documents, which shall mean, for purposes of this |
| subsection, the proof of residency documents set forth in 280-RICR-30-00-1.4.1(D), as may be |
| amended from time to time; and |
| (4) Is not in violation of the insurance requirements, set forth in chapters 31 and 32 of this |
| title. |
| (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the administrator of the |
| division of motor vehicles may provide information submitted by the applicant to the tax |
| administrator for the sole purpose of implementing subsection (a)(1) of this section, and such |
| information shall be kept confidential by the tax administrator. |
| 31-10.4-2. Issuance of driver privilege cards and permits. |
| (a) Driver privilege cards and permits shall confer the same privileges and shall be subject |
| to the same provisions of this title as driver's licenses and permits issued under chapter 10 of this |
| title, unless otherwise provided, and shall be subject to the following conditions and exceptions: |
| (1) The front and back of a driver privilege card or permit shall be identical in appearance |
| to a driver's license or permit, that is not a REAL ID credential; |
| (2) An applicant for a driver privilege card or permit, shall not be required to present proof |
| of legal presence in the United States or proof of a social security number, if the individual does |
| not have one; |
| (3) A driver privilege card or permit shall expire on the applicant's second birthday |
| following the date of its issuance; |
| (4) The fee for an original driver privilege card shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). Every driver |
| privilege card renewal issued after expiration of the original driver privilege card shall expire on |
| the birthday of the cardholder in the fifth year following the issuance of the driver privilege card, |
| with the exception of any person seventy-five (75) years or older whose driver privilege card shall |
| expire on the birthday of the cardholder in the second year following the issuance of the driver |
| privilege card, and shall be renewable on or before expiration upon application and payment of a |
| fee of thirty dollars ($30.00). No applicant shall be required to provide proof of compliance with § |
| 31-10.4-1(a)(1) through (3) for a reissued, renewed, or duplicate card or permit; and |
| (5) Any information collected pursuant to this section, that is not otherwise collected by |
| the division of motor vehicles or required for the issuance of any other driving credential issued |
| pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and any information regarding restrictions in the division |
| of motor vehicles' records, related to the issuance of a credential issued pursuant to this section, |
| shall not be considered a public record. The information shall not be released, except upon request |
| by the subject of the information, the parent of a minor who is the subject of the information, the |
| guardian of the subject of the information, or the authorized representative of the subject of the |
| information, or pursuant to a court order. |
| (b) Applicants for a driving driver privilege card will not be required to comply with |
| successful completion of the written exam required by § 31-10-21 and the road test required by § |
| 31-10-22 if they can provide one of the following: |
| (1) A current valid driver's license, or one that has expired by less than five (5) years, issued |
| by a state or U.S. territory, whose driving records are accessible through the Problem Driver Pointer |
| System maintained by the National Driver Register; or |
| (2) In the event the driver's license issued by another state or U.S. territory is not available |
| at the time the application is made, or the driving records of the issuing state or territory are not |
| accessible through the Problem Driver Pointer System maintained by the National Driver Register, |
| a certified driving record issued less than thirty (30) days prior to application will be accepted. |
| (c) Applicants under the age of eighteen (18) shall be required to comply with all of the |
| education and testing requirements, set forth in §§ 31-10-19 through 31-10-22, and all of the |
| provisions of the graduated licenses statutes, set forth in §§ 31-10-6 through 31-10-6.5. |
| (d) Applicants eighteen (18) years of age and older, who do not meet the driving experience |
| requirement in this chapter, shall be required to comply with all testing requirements set forth in §§ |
| 31-10-21 through 31-10-22. |
| (e) Unless they are in conflict with the provisions of this chapter or the context in which |
| they are used clearly requires a different meaning or a different definition as prescribed for a |
| particular section, group of sections, or provision, for purposes of this title, chapter 11.1 of title 15, |
| chapter 12 of title 24, and chapter 18.1 of title 39, the terms "license" and "operator's license" shall |
| include the "driver privilege card,", and "permit" shall include "driver privilege permit" as defined |
| by this section, and all examinations, education requirements, residency requirements, penalties, |
| fees, and all other provisions for a license, operator's license, or permit shall also apply to the driver |
| privilege card and driver privilege permit. |
| (f) The driving driver privilege card and the driving driver privilege permit shall not be a |
| valid form of identification for official federal purposes or state voting purposes. |
| (g) The applicant for a driving driver privilege card and or the driving driver privilege |
| permit shall be required to comply with all other applicable Rhode Island laws, rules, and |
| regulations. |
| (h) A driver privilege card or a driver privilege permit shall not be used as evidence of the |
| holder's citizenship or immigration status, and shall not be used as a basis for a criminal |
| investigation, arrest, or detention in circumstances where a person with a regular driver's license |
| would not be criminally investigated, arrested, or detained. Any person aggrieved by a violation of |
| this subsection may seek appropriate declaratory and/or injunctive relief and may be awarded |
| damages and costs, including attorneys' fees. |
| (i) It shall be a violation of chapter 112 of title 42 to discriminate against an individual |
| solely on the ground that they hold or present a driving driver privilege card or driving driver |
| privilege permit, issued under this section. |
| 31-10.4-3. Confidentiality of documents -- Privacy. |
| (a) The division of motor vehicles shall not release the following information, relating to |
| the issuance of a driver privilege card or permit, except upon request by the subject of the |
| information, the parent of a minor who is the subject of the information, the guardian of the subject |
| of the information, or the authorized representative of the subject of the information, or pursuant to |
| a court order: |
| (1) Proof documents submitted for the purpose of obtaining a driver privilege card or |
| permit; |
| (2) The information in the division of motor vehicles' records indicating the type of proof |
| documentation that was provided; or |
| (3) Applications. |
| (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any document, including photo images, |
| provided by the applicant to the division of motor vehicles for purposes of proving the applicant's |
| eligibility for a non-commercial driver's license or permit or for renewal of such license or permit |
| under this section is not a public record and may not be disclosed by the division, except to the |
| person who is the subject of such records or in response to a subpoena for individual records in a |
| criminal proceeding or pursuant to a lawful court order. |
| (c) The division, and any agent or employee of the division, shall not disclose or make |
| accessible in any manner, records or information that he or she obtains or maintains under this |
| section, including photo images, to any federal, state, or municipal agency or to any employee or |
| agent of such agency for the purpose of enforcing immigration law, unless the division is presented |
| with a lawful court order or judicial warrant signed by a judge, appointed pursuant to article III of |
| the United States constitution Constitution. |
| (1) Upon receiving a request for such records or information, the division shall, no later |
| than three (3) days after such request, notify the individual, about whom such information was |
| requested, informing the individual of the request and the identity of the agency that made the |
| request. |
| (d) The division shall require any agency or entity that receives or has access to records or |
| information from the division, including photo images, to certify, before such receipt or access, that |
| such person or entity shall not: |
| (1) Use such records or information for immigration enforcement purposes; or |
| (2) Disclose such records or information to any other agency or entity, or to any employee |
| or agent of any such agency or entity, unless that other agency or entity also certifies that the |
| information will not be used for purposes of enforcing immigration law. |
| 31-10.4-4. Rules and regulations. |
| The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall promulgate rules and regulations |
| to implement the provisions of this chapter. |
| 31-10.4-5. Definitions. |
| For purposes of this chapter: |
| (1) "Primary proof of identity document" means any of the following documents that bear |
| the applicant's legal name and date of birth: |
| (i) A valid foreign passport issued by an applicant's country of citizenship that is unexpired |
| or expired for less than five (5) years; |
| (ii) A valid, unexpired consular identification document issued by an applicant's country |
| of citizenship; |
| (iii) An employment authorization document; |
| (iv) A refugee travel document (I-571); |
| (v) A valid driver's license issued by a state of the United States with the applicant's |
| photograph, signature, and date of birth that is unexpired or expired for less than five (5) years; or |
| (vi) Any other document sufficient to prove the applicant's identity as determined by the |
| division of motor vehicles. |
| (2) "Secondary proof of identity document" means any of the following documents that |
| bear the applicant's legal name: |
| (i) A valid driver privilege card or state identification card issued by a state or territory of |
| the United States that is unexpired or expired for less than five (5) years; |
| (ii) An original or certified copy of a foreign birth certificate; |
| (iii) A foreign driver's license; |
| (iv) A valid foreign national identification card; |
| (v) A marriage certificate issued by a state or territory of the United States; |
| (vi) A divorce decree issued by a state or territory of the United States; |
| (vii) A court order for adoption, name change or gender change issued by a court of the |
| United States or a court of a state of the United States that contains a court seal; |
| (viii) A U.S. permit to Reenter Travel Document (I-327); |
| (ix) A USCIS form I-797; |
| (x) A certified copy of school records or a school transcript issued by a school accredited |
| by a state, jurisdiction, or territory of the United States; |
| (xi) A U.S. Merchant Mariners Card; |
| (xii) A U.S. Selective Service Card; |
| (xiii) A U.S. Military DD214 or DD256; |
| (xiv) A Veteran Administration Identification card with photograph; |
| (xv) A Transportation Workers Identification Credential; |
| (xvi) A U.S. Active Duty/Retiree/Reservist/Dependent Military ID card (DD-2 or Common |
| Access card); |
| (xvii) A U.S. Customs and Border Protection FAST card; |
| (xviii) An individual taxpayer identification number assignment letter; or |
| (xix) Any other document sufficient to prove the applicant's identity as determined by the |
| division of motor vehicles. |
| (3) Any primary proof of identity document or secondary proof of identity document that |
| is in a language other than English shall be accompanied by a certified English translation of such |
| document. Proof of change to the name contained on the applicant's primary proof of identity |
| document or secondary proof of identity document must be demonstrated with a document issued |
| by an authorized government agency. |
| SECTION 2. Sections 3-8-6 and 3-8-6.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-8 entitled |
| "Regulation of Sales" are hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 3-8-6. Unlawful drinking and misrepresentation by underage persons -- Identification |
| cards for persons twenty-one and older. |
| (a) It is unlawful for: |
| (1) A person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday to enter any |
| premises licensed for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for the purpose of purchasing or having |
| served or delivered to him or her alcoholic beverages; or |
| (2) A person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday to consume any |
| alcoholic beverage on premises licensed for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages or to purchase, |
| attempt to purchase, or have another purchase for him or her any alcoholic beverage; or |
| (3) A person to misrepresent or misstate his or her age, or the age of any other persons, or |
| to misrepresent his or her age through the presentation of any of the following documents: |
| (i) An armed service identification card, valid passport, the identification card license, or |
| any other documentation used for identification purposes that may belong to any other person who |
| is twenty-one (21) years or older; |
| (ii) A motor vehicle operator's license or a driver privilege card issued pursuant to § 31- |
| 10.4-2 that bears the date of birth of the licensee and that is issued by this state or any other state; |
| (iii) A Rhode Island identification card, as defined in subsection (b), for the purpose of |
| inducing any licensee, or any employee of any licensee, to sell, serve, or deliver any alcoholic |
| beverage to a minor. |
| (b)(1) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue to any person who |
| has reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday a Rhode Island identification card upon payment |
| of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), and, upon presentation of a certified birth or baptismal |
| certificate, or U.S. or foreign passport, or U.S. naturalization certificate or a valid immigrant or |
| refugee document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, including, but |
| not limited to, any one of the following: Form I-551, Form I-94, Form I-688A, Form I-688, and a |
| form evidencing that the applicant is a current or past recipient of a grant of deferred action under |
| the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, together with a document bearing the |
| applicant's signature. |
| (2) A person who has reached his or her fifty-ninth (59th) birthday is not required to pay |
| the fee. |
| (3) Each registration card shall be subject to renewal every five (5) years upon payment of |
| a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25). |
| (4) No person who holds an operator's license or a driver privilege card issued by this state |
| or any other state shall be issued a Rhode Island identification card. |
| (5) The identification card shall be signed by the administrator of the division of motor |
| vehicles and by the applicant and his or her picture shall appear on the card along with the required |
| information and the card shall be encased in laminated plastic. The card shall be two inches (2") in |
| height and four inches (4") in length and shall be printed in the following form: |
| RHODE ISLAND IDENTIFICATION CARD |
| Date Issued No. |
| First Name Middle Name Last Name |
| Address |
| BIRTH RECORD |
| Month Day Year |
| Secure Photo by Pasting here Color of hair Color of eyes Sex Ht Wt. |
| ………… ………… …… …… …… |
| Issued by |
| Administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles |
| Administrator |
| (6) The identification cards shall be produced at the adult correctional institutions if they |
| have facilities to do so; if the adult correctional institutions have no facilities to do so, then all cards |
| shall be manufactured by the lowest responsible bidder following advertisement for the solicitation |
| of bids. |
| (7) The identification cards shall be clearly distinguishable from those issued pursuant to |
| § 3-8-6.1 and operators' and chauffeurs' licenses issued pursuant to title 31. |
| (8) Any person who has been designated as permanently and totally disabled by the social |
| security administration or who upon certification by an optometrist, ophthalmologist, or physician |
| that a holder of a valid and current motor vehicle operator's license is no longer able to operate a |
| motor vehicle, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue to such person, upon |
| request, a Rhode Island identification card for the unexpired term of the person's motor vehicle |
| operator's license at no additional cost. Thereafter, a renewal of such card shall be subject to the |
| standard renewal charge of twenty-five dollars ($25) until the person shall reach his or her fifty- |
| ninth (59th) birthday. |
| (9) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall, upon presentation of a United |
| States Department of Defense (DD) FORM 214 or other acceptable documentation of military |
| service and verification of an honorable discharge, issue an identification card to the presenter that |
| is clearly marked "veteran," at no additional cost. |
| (c)(1) Every retail Class A, B, C, and D licensee shall cause to be kept a book or |
| photographic reproduction equipment that provides the same information as required by the book. |
| That licensee or the licensee's employee shall require any person who has shown a document as set |
| forth in this section substantiating his or her age to sign that book or to permit the taking of his or |
| her photograph and indicate what document was presented. Use of the photographic reproduction |
| equipment is voluntary for every Class A, B, C, and D licensee. |
| (2) The sign-in-as-minor book and photographic reproduction equipment shall be |
| prescribed, published, and approved at the direction and control of the division. The book shall |
| contain at least four hundred (400) pages; shall be uniform throughout the state; and shall be |
| distributed at a cost not to exceed seven dollars ($7.00). |
| (3) If a person whose age is in question signs the sign-in-as-minor book or has a photograph |
| taken before he or she is sold any alcoholic beverage and it is later determined that the person had |
| not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday at the time of sale, it is considered prima facie |
| evidence that the licensee and/or the licensee's agent or servant acted in good faith in selling any |
| alcoholic beverage to the person producing the document as set forth in this section misrepresenting |
| his or her age. |
| (4) Proof of good-faith reliance on any misrepresentation is a defense to the prosecution of |
| the licensee and/or the licensee's agent or servant for an alleged violation of this section. |
| (d)(1) Any person who violates this section shall be punished for the first offense by a |
| mandatory fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars |
| ($500) and shall be further punished by thirty (30) hours of community service and shall be further |
| punished by a suspension of his or her motor vehicle operator's license or driving privileges for a |
| period of thirty (30) days; for the second offense by a mandatory fine of not less than five hundred |
| dollars ($500) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) and shall be further punished by |
| forty (40) hours of community service and will be further punished by a suspension of his or her |
| motor vehicle operator's license or driving privileges for a period of three (3) months; and for the |
| third and subsequent offenses by a mandatory fine for each offense of not less than seven hundred |
| fifty dollars ($750) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and shall be further punished by |
| fifty (50) hours of community service and will be further punished by a suspension of his or her |
| motor vehicle operator's license or driving privileges for a period of one year. |
| (2) Any suspension of an operator's license or driving privilege pursuant to this section |
| shall not operate to affect the insurance rating of the offender and any operator's license or driving |
| privilege suspended pursuant to this section shall be reinstated without further expense upon |
| application. |
| (e) Within thirty (30) days after this incident the police chief of the city or town where the |
| incident took place is directed to inform, in writing, the department of business regulation whether |
| or not charges in accordance with this section have been preferred against a person who has not |
| reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday and has violated this section. If no charge is brought |
| against any person who has not reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday and has violated the |
| provisions of this section, then the police chief of the city or town where the incident took place |
| will state the reason for his or her failure to charge the person who has not reached his or her twenty- |
| first (21st) birthday. |
| (f) The Rhode Island identification card may be withdrawn at any time for just cause, at |
| the discretion of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. The administrator of the |
| division of motor vehicles shall keep a record of the cards issued and each card shall contain an |
| identification number specifically assigned to the person to whom the card was issued. |
| (g) Issuance of a Rhode Island identification card under this section to a current or past |
| recipient of a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) |
| program shall not confer the right to vote in the state of Rhode Island. |
| 3-8-6.1. Identification cards for persons under the age of 21. |
| (a)(1) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue to any person upon |
| request, who is under twenty-one (21) years of age, an identification card upon payment of a fee of |
| twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and, upon presentation of a certified birth or baptismal certificate, or |
| U.S. or foreign passport, or U.S. naturalization certificate, or a valid immigrant or refugee |
| document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services including, but not |
| limited to, any one of the following: Form I-551, Form I-94, Form I-688A, Form I-688, and a form |
| evidencing that the applicant is a current or past recipient of a grant of deferred action under the |
| Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, together with a document bearing the applicant's |
| signature. No person who holds an operator's license or a driving driver privilege card, issued by |
| this state or any other state, shall be issued an identification card. |
| (2) The identification card shall be subject to renewal every five (5) years upon the payment |
| of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). |
| (3) The identification card shall be signed by the administrator of the division of motor |
| vehicles and also by the applicant, and his or her picture shall appear on the card along with the |
| required information and the card shall be encased in laminated plastic. The card shall be two inches |
| (2") in height and four inches (4") in length and shall be printed in the following form: |
| IDENTIFICATION CARD |
| Date Issued No. |
| First Name Middle Name Last Name |
| Address |
| BIRTH RECORD |
| Month Day Year |
| Secure Photo by Pasting here Color of hair Color of eyes Sex Ht Wt. |
| ………… ………… …… …… …… |
| Issued by |
| Administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles |
| Administrator |
| (4) The identification cards shall be produced at the adult correctional institution if they |
| have facilities to do so; if the adult correctional institutions have no facilities to do so, then all cards |
| shall be manufactured by the lowest responsible bidder following advertisement for the solicitation |
| of bids. |
| (5) The identification cards shall be clearly distinguishable from those issued pursuant to |
| § 3-8-6 and operators' and chauffeurs' licenses issued pursuant to title 31. |
| (b) The identification card may be withdrawn at any time for just cause, at the discretion |
| of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. The administrator of the division of motor |
| vehicles shall keep a record of the cards issued and each card shall contain an identification number |
| specifically assigned to the person to whom the card was issued. |
| (c) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall, upon presentation of a United |
| States Department of Defense (DD) FORM 214 or other acceptable documentation of military |
| service and verification of an honorable discharge, issue an identification card to the presenter that |
| is clearly marked "veteran," at no additional cost. |
| (d) Issuance of a Rhode Island identification card under this section to a current or past |
| recipient of a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) |
| program shall not confer the right to vote in the state of Rhode Island. |
| SECTION 4 3. Section 44-30-95 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-30 entitled "Personal |
| Income Tax" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 44-30-95. General powers of tax administrator. |
| (a) General. The tax administrator shall administer and enforce the Rhode Island personal |
| income tax and is authorized to make any rules and regulations, and to require any facts and |
| information to be reported, that he or she may deem necessary to enforce the tax. The provisions |
| of chapter 1 of this title relating to the tax administrator shall be applicable to the Rhode Island |
| personal income tax. |
| (b) Examination of books and witnesses. The tax administrator, for the purpose of |
| ascertaining the correctness of any return, or for the purpose of making an estimate of Rhode Island |
| income of any person where information has been obtained, shall have the power to examine or to |
| cause to have examined, by any agent or representative designated by the tax administrator for that |
| purpose, any books, papers, records, or memoranda bearing upon the matters required to be |
| included in the return, and may require the attendance of the person rendering the return or any |
| officer or employee of the person, or the attendance of any other person having knowledge in the |
| premises, and may take testimony and require proof material for its information, with power to |
| administer oaths to the person or persons. |
| (c) Secrecy requirement. It shall be unlawful for any state official or employee to divulge |
| or to make known to any person in any manner whatever not provided by law the amount or source |
| of income, profits, losses, expenditures, or any particular of them set forth or disclosed in any |
| return, or to permit any return or copy of the return or any book containing any abstract or |
| particulars thereof to be seen or examined by any person except as provided by law. It shall be |
| unlawful for any person to print or publish in any manner whatever not provided by law any return |
| or any part thereof or source of income, profits, losses, or expenditures appearing in any return. |
| Any offense against the foregoing provision shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand |
| dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. |
| If the offender is an officer or employee of the state of Rhode Island, the offender may be dismissed |
| from office or discharged from employment. |
| (d) Interstate and federal agreements. The governor or the tax administrator may enter into |
| agreements with tax officials of other states and the federal government to provide for the exchange |
| of information and to apportion or otherwise equitably determine taxes for the purposes of carrying |
| out the provisions of § 44-30-18 and otherwise avoiding multiple taxation. |
| (e) Income tax claims of other states. The courts of this state shall recognize and enforce |
| liabilities for personal income taxes lawfully imposed by any other state which extends a like |
| comity to this state, and the duly authorized officer of any other state may sue for the collection of |
| a tax in the courts of this state. A certificate by the secretary of state of the other state that an officer |
| suing for the collection of a tax is duly authorized to collect the tax shall be conclusive proof of |
| that authority. For the purposes of this section, the word "taxes" shall include additions to tax, |
| interest, and penalties, and liability for taxes, additions to tax, interest and penalties shall be |
| recognized and enforced by the courts of this state to the same extent that the laws of the other state |
| permit the enforcement in its courts of liability for taxes, additions to tax, interest, and penalties |
| due this state under this part. |
| (f) Small tax balances. The tax administrator is authorized to abate the unpaid portion of |
| the assessment of any tax, or any liability in respect thereof, if the administrator determines under |
| uniform rules prescribed by him or her that the administration and collection costs involved would |
| not warrant collection of the amount due. |
| (g) Limited disclosure of information -- Retirement board. The tax administrator shall |
| disclose to the retirement board of the state of Rhode Island information needed by the board to |
| implement the provisions of §§ 16-16-19, 16-16-24, 36-10-17, 36-10-36, 45-21-24, and 45-21-54. |
| The content and nature of the information to be disclosed shall be determined and approved by the |
| tax administrator and shall be kept confidential by the board. |
| (h) Limited disclosure of information -- Jury Commissioner. The tax administrator shall |
| disclose to the jury commissioners of the State of Rhode Island information needed by him or her |
| to implement provisions of § 9-9-1(d). |
| (i) Limited disclosure of information -- Unclaimed Property Administrator. The tax |
| administrator shall disclose to the unclaimed property administrator of the state of Rhode Island, |
| who is the administrator as defined in § 33-21.1-1, information needed by the unclaimed property |
| administrator to implement the provisions of § 33-21.1-24. The content and nature of the |
| information to be disclosed shall be determined and approved by the tax administrator, but shall be |
| the minimum necessary to implement § 33-21.1-24 and shall be kept confidential by the unclaimed |
| property administrator. The unclaimed property administrator and their employees or agents shall |
| be subject to the same state and federal tax confidentiality laws restricting the acquisition, use, |
| storage, dissemination or publication of confidential taxpayer data that apply to Rhode Island |
| division of taxation officers, agents and employees. Such provisions, include, but are not limited |
| to, §§ 44-1-14, 44-11-21, 44-14-23, 44-19-30, 44-30-95 this section, and 44-44-22; 26 U.S.C. § |
| 6103, and 26 U.S.C. § 7213. It is the unclaimed property administrator's responsibility to ensure |
| that their employees and agents are aware of these obligations. |
| (j) Limited disclosure of information -- Division of motor vehicles. The tax administrator |
| shall disclose to the division of motor vehicles information needed to implement the provisions of |
| § 31-10.4-1(a)(1). The content and nature of the information to be disclosed shall be determined |
| and approved by the tax administrator, but shall be the minimum necessary to implement § 31- |
| 10.4-1(a)(1) and shall be kept confidential by the division of motor vehicles. |
| SECTION 5 4. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2023. |
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