§ 31-38-1 Vehicles without required equipment or in unsafe condition – Inspection sticker for used cars for sale required
§ 31-38-2 Inspection by any proper officer
§ 31-38-3 Owners and drivers to comply with inspection laws
§ 31-38-4 Director of department of revenue to require periodic inspection
§ 31-38-5 Inspection of vehicles purchased outside the state
§ 31-38-6 Appointment of official inspection stations
§ 31-38-7 Operation of official stations
§ 31-38-8 Improper representation as official station
§ 31-38-9 False certificates
§ 31-38-10 Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of permit
§ 31-38-11 Penalty for violation
§ 31-38-12 Fee for inspection certificates
§ 31-38-13 Fleet operators
§ 31-38-14 Vehicles exempt from inspections
§ 31-38-15
§ 31-38-16
§ 31-38-17 Procedure for a review of an order of the director of revenue
§ 31-38-18 Conduct of hearings
§ 31-38-19 Severability
§ 31-38-20 Appropriations and disbursements

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 31-38 - Inspection of Motor Vehicles

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • 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

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.