(a)  Each carrier operating a qualified motor vehicle in two (2) or more jurisdictions shall apply to the administrator for a motor carrier fuel use license upon forms approved by the administrator and there shall be no fee for this license. The license shall remain in effect until surrendered or revoked under the provisions of §?31-36.1-4. The tax administrator shall, in addition, provide identification devices in the quantity requested to each licensed motor carrier. One such device must be displayed on the exterior portion of each side of the cab of each qualified motor vehicle. Identification devices shall be issued each year by the administrator and shall be displayed on or before March 1.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-36.1-3

  • Administrator: means the tax administrator. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-36.1-2
  • Bond: means :

    (i)  A bond duly executed by a motor carrier as principal with a corporate surety qualified under the provisions of the laws of this state, which bond shall be payable to this state, conditioned upon the basic performance of all requirements of this chapter, including the payment of all taxes, penalties and other obligations of the motor carrier arising out of this tax; or

    (ii)  A deposit with the state treasury by the motor carrier under any terms and conditions that the administrator may prescribe, in like amount of lawful money of the United States or bonds, or other obligations of the United States, this state, or any county of this state, of an actual market value not less than the amount so fixed by the administrator. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-36.1-2

  • 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 carrier: means every person, association of persons, firm, or corporation, or any other legal entity, wherever resident or located, who operates or causes to be operated qualified motor vehicles on the public highways of this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-36.1-2
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Use: means the consumption by a motor carrier of fuels in the propulsion of qualified motor vehicles over the highways of this state unless the fuel consumed is specifically excluded by law from the tax. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-36.1-2

(b)  The administrator may refuse to issue a license if the application for it:

(1)  Is filed by a motor carrier whose license at any time theretofore has been revoked by the administrator.

(2)  Contains any misrepresentation, misstatement, or omission of material information required by the application.

(3)  Is filed by some other motor carrier as a subterfuge of the real motor carrier in interest whose license or registration previously has been revoked for cause by the administrator.

(4)  Is filed by any motor carrier who is delinquent in the payment of any fee, tax, penalty, or other amount due the administrator for its account.

The finding may be made by the administrator after granting the applicant a hearing of which the applicant shall be given ten (10) days’ notice in writing, and in which the applicant shall have the right to appear in person or by counsel and present testimony.

(c) Temporary license.  Upon application to the administrator, an unlicensed motor carrier may obtain a temporary license which will authorize one qualified motor vehicle to be operated on the highways of this state, for a period not to exceed ten (10) days, without compliance with the fees imposed in this section, the tax imposed in §?31-36.1-5, and the bond required in §?31-36.1-6. There shall be no fee for this license.

(d)  The administrator may adopt rules and regulations specifying the conditions under which temporary licenses will be issued and providing for their issuance.

History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 307, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 18, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 22, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 3, § 3.