(a)  The council on postsecondary education and the office of the postsecondary commissioner shall through the Community College of Rhode Island provide:

(1)  A minimum of six (6) and up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of classroom instruction and/or on-the-road driver training, as determined by the council and/or the Community College of Rhode Island, for applicants or prospective applicants for a first motorcycle operator’s license to operate two-wheeled (2) motorcycles under this chapter; and

(2)  A minimum of six (6) and up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of classroom instruction and/or on-the-road driver training, as determined by the council and/or the Community College of Rhode Island, for applicants or prospective applicants for a first motorcycle operator’s license to operate three-wheeled (3) motorcycles under this chapter. Instruction shall be given by a person eligible for a teacher’s certificate issued under the authority of the council on elementary and secondary education and/or certified to teach motorcycle safety classes by completion of a course of instruction recognized by the Community College of Rhode Island.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-10.1-1.1

  • 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

(b)  Motorcycle driver education programs shall be available to any eligible resident applicant holding a valid Rhode Island motor vehicle operator’s license.

(c)  The council on postsecondary education shall establish any fees that are deemed necessary to support this program.

(d)  The council on postsecondary education and the office of the postsecondary commissioner are authorized to establish regulations to further implement this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 412, § 1, effective March 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 413, § 1, effective March 1, 2022.