Rhode Island § 31-31-3 - Safety Responsibility Administration — Security Following Accident
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§ 31-31-3. Safety Responsibility Administration — Security Following Accident
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-31-3
§ 31-31-3. Abstracts of operating records.
The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall upon request furnish any insurance carrier or any person or surety a certified abstract of the operating record of any person subject to the provisions of chapters 31 — 33 of this title. This abstract shall fully designate the motor vehicles, if any, registered in the name of the person, shall include enumeration of any motor vehicle accidents in which the person has been involved and reference to any convictions of the persons for violation of the motor vehicle laws as reported to the division of motor vehicles, and if there is no record of any conviction of the person of a violation of any provision of any statute relating to the operation of a motor vehicle or of any injury or damage caused by the person as provided in this chapter, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall so certify. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall collect for each certification the sum of ten dollars ($10.00). The requirements of this section that the certificate be furnished shall not make the certificate admissible as evidence in any legal proceeding.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 4, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 142, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-31-3 ("Safety Responsibility Administration — Security Following Accident") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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