It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 31-31-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-31 entitled "Safety Responsibility Administration" is hereby amended to read as follows:

{ADD 31-31-2. Appeals from registry. [For Repeal of this Section, see Compiler's Notes] -- ADD} Any person aggrieved by any decision, or order, of the registry, made pursuant to the provisions of chapters 31 to 33, inclusive, of this title, may appeal therefrom to the {DEL sixth division of the district court DEL} {ADD administrative adjudication court ADD} by filing, within ten (10) days from the date of the notice to such person of the issuance of the decision, or order, appealed from, a petition in said court stating the ground upon which the appeal is taken. Upon the filing of such petition, the court shall cause thirty (30) days' notice of the pendency thereof to be given to the registry by serving the registrar, in the manner in which subpoenas in equity are served, with a certified copy of such petition and such petition shall follow the course of equity so far as the same is applicable; and upon hearing such petition the court may review the evidence taken at a hearing, or investigator's reports, or other information upon which the registry's action was taken and may, in its discretion, affirm or reverse or modify the decision or order, of the registry in whole or in part. The court shall determine whether the filing of the petition shall operate as a stay of the order or act of the registrar. A party aggrieved by a final order of the court may seek appellate review thereof pursuant to the procedures set forth in section 31-43-4.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.