2016 -- H 7534

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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

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Kennedy, Shekarchi, and McNamara

     Date Introduced: February 10, 2016

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 31-2-22 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-2 entitled "Division of

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Motor Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     31-2-22. Authority to enter into reciprocity agreements. -- (a) Notwithstanding any

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other provisions of law, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to enter

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into reciprocal agreements on behalf of the state with the duly authorized representatives of any

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state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a state or a province of a foreign country,

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providing for the registration of vehicles on an apportionment or allocation basis. In exercising

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this authority, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles is expressly authorized to enter

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into and to become a member of the International Registration Plan, or any other designation that

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may, from time to time, be given to such a plan. The administrator of the division of motor

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vehicles is further authorized to promulgate and to enforce any rules and regulations that may be

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necessary to carry out the provisions of the International Registration Plan or any other agreement

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entered into under authority set forth in this section.

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      (b) The International Registration Plan, and any other agreement authorized to be entered

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into by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, shall take precedence over any state

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law or regulation that may be in conflict with the aforementioned agreements.

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     (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the administrator of the division of motor

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vehicles is authorized to enter into drivers' license agreements or other cooperative arrangements

 

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on behalf of the state with the duly authorized representatives of a foreign country or political

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entities equivalent to Rhode Island state government within a foreign country providing for the

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reciprocal recognition of drivers' licenses. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles

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shall adopt and enforce rules and regulations setting forth the standards required for such

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agreements.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS -

FOREIGN DRIVER LICENSES

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     This act would allow the administrator of motor vehicles to make agreements to

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recognize foreign drivers' licenses.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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