2023 -- H 5503 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' | |
LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, Ackerman, Newberry, J. Lombardi, J. Brien, | |
Date Introduced: February 10, 2023 | |
Referred To: House Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 31-10 of the General Laws entitled "Operators’ and Chauffeurs’ |
2 | Licenses" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 31-10-49. Autism designations for motor vehicle operators. |
4 | (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles, in consultation with the Rhode |
5 | Island Police Chiefs Association and at least one organization that advocates for persons with |
6 | autism spectrum disorder, shall design and make available for persons with autism spectrum |
7 | disorder who are capable of holding a motor vehicle operator's license, registration and insurance |
8 | identification card the following: |
9 | (1) A motor vehicle operator's license that is clearly marked "autism." |
10 | (2) Decals that are clearly marked "autism" to be affixed to the vehicle in a conspicuous |
11 | place as prescribed by the administrator. |
12 | (3) Blue envelopes that provide written information and guidance on the outside of the |
13 | envelopes regarding ways to enhance effective communication between a police officer and a |
14 | person with autism spectrum disorder. |
15 | 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 -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' | |
LICENSES | |
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1 | This act would require the administrator of the division of motor vehicles (DMV), in |
2 | consultation with the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association (RIPCA) and an organization that |
3 | advocates for persons with autism spectrum disorder, to design and make available for persons with |
4 | autism: |
5 | (1) A motor vehicle operator's license that is clearly marked "autism." |
6 | (2) Decals that are clearly marked "autism" to be affixed to the vehicle in a conspicuous |
7 | place. |
8 | (3) Blue envelopes that provide written information regarding ways to enhance |
9 | communication between a police officer and a person with autism. |
10 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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