Rhode Island § 31-32-30 - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future
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§ 31-32-30. Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-32-30
§ 31-32-30. Money or securities as proof.
Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the certificate of the general treasurer that the person named in it has deposited with him or her sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) in cash, or securities, that may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds of a market value of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000). The general treasurer shall not accept any deposit and issue a certificate for it and the division of motor vehicles shall not accept the certificate unless accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments of any character against the depositor in the county where the depositor resides.
History of Section.
P.L. 1952, ch. 3002, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 31-32-45; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 2; G.L. 1956,
§ 31-32-30; P.L. 1968, ch. 7, § 3; P.L. 1976, ch. 314, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-32-30 ("Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future") 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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