Chapter 315
2022 -- S 3036
Enacted 07/06/2022

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RHODE ISLAND UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT

Introduced By: Senator John P. Burke

Date Introduced: June 17, 2022

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
     SECTION 1. Section 31-10.3-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10.3 entitled "Rhode
Island Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:
     31-10.3-8. Rulemaking authority.
     The administrator for motor vehicles, department of revenue, is authorized to adopt and
enforce any rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 -
- 27 of this title and any other laws the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the
division of motor vehicles, including rules and regulations concerning specialized testing and
standards for operators of commercial vehicles. Any former member of the Armed Forces,
including, but not limited to, the Rhode Island National Guard, who received a military license to
drive heavy equipment, shall be exempt from taking a road test when applying for a commercial
driver's license for a similar class of commercial motor vehicle for which the applicant has been
previously licensed by the military, if such applicant is deemed to be otherwise qualified pursuant
to 49 CFR 383.77 C.F.R. ยง 387.77. Any member of an organized fire department, including
volunteer members, who have five (5) years of driving experience of fire apparatus and who has
completed a safety driving course, including a road test from a recognized agency shall, upon
providing a letter from the fire chief of their fire department to the administrator of motor vehicles,
be exempt from taking a road test when applying for a commercial drivers' license for a similar
class of commercial motor vehicle, provided the applicant is deemed otherwise qualified pursuant
to 49 CFR 383.77.
     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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