Rhode Island General Laws 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.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-31-3
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Motor vehicle: means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power for use on the public streets, roads, and highways;
(2) "Odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation;
(3) "Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or business trust including, but not limited to, private individuals and motor vehicle dealers, both wholesale and retail, whether the private individual or dealer is a dealer in the ordinary course of business or not;
(4) "Repair and replacement" means to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the instrument or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative;
(5) "Transfer" means to acquire ownership by purchase, gift, bequest, or any other means. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-23.2-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.