Chapter 229

2005 -- H 6146

Enacted 07/09/05

A N A C T

RELATING TO RHODE ISLAND UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' LICENSE ACT

Introduced By: Representative Kenneth Carter

Date Introduced: March 02, 2005

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 administration, 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. 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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