Rhode Island General Laws 31-32-9. Division of motor vehicles to notify licensing state
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If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the division of motor vehicles is a nonresident, the division of motor vehicles shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registrations in the state of which the defendant is a resident.
History of Section.
P.L. 1952, ch. 3002, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 31-32-17; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-32-9.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-32-9
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Judgment: means any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use of it, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for the damages. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-32-3
- State: means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any province of the Dominion of Canada. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-32-3