| Chapter 259 |
| 2022 -- H 8299 Enacted 07/02/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RHODE ISLAND UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT |
Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Kennedy, Hull, Bennett, Casimiro, and Casey |
| Date Introduced: May 27, 2022 |
| 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 revenue, 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 C.F.R. ยง 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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