2016 -- S 2734 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS - | |
FOREIGN DRIVER LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Cote, Picard, Crowley, Walaska, and Lombardo | |
Date Introduced: March 09, 2016 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 31-2-22 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-2 entitled "Division of |
2 | Motor Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 31-2-22. Authority to enter into reciprocity agreements. -- (a) Notwithstanding any |
4 | other provisions of law, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to enter |
5 | into reciprocal agreements on behalf of the state with the duly authorized representatives of any |
6 | state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a state or a province of a foreign country, |
7 | providing for the registration of vehicles on an apportionment or allocation basis. In exercising |
8 | this authority, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles is expressly authorized to enter |
9 | into and to become a member of the International Registration Plan, or any other designation that |
10 | may, from time to time, be given to such a plan. The administrator of the division of motor |
11 | vehicles is further authorized to promulgate and to enforce any rules and regulations that may be |
12 | necessary to carry out the provisions of the International Registration Plan or any other agreement |
13 | entered into under authority set forth in this section. |
14 | (b) The International Registration Plan, and any other agreement authorized to be entered |
15 | into by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, shall take precedence over any state |
16 | law or regulation that may be in conflict with the aforementioned agreements. |
17 | (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the administrator of the division of motor |
18 | vehicles is authorized to enter into drivers' license agreements or other cooperative arrangements |
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1 | on behalf of the state with the duly authorized representatives of a foreign country or political |
2 | entities equivalent to Rhode Island state government within a foreign country providing for the |
3 | reciprocal recognition of drivers' licenses. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles |
4 | shall adopt and enforce rules and regulations setting forth the standards required for such |
5 | agreements. |
6 | 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 - RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS - | |
FOREIGN DRIVER LICENSES | |
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1 | This act would allow the administrator of motor vehicles to make agreements to |
2 | recognize foreign drivers' licenses. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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