(a)  Any male, United States citizen or immigrant who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, but less than twenty-six (26) years of age shall be registered in compliance with the requirements of section 3 of the “Military Selective Service Act”, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq., when applying to receive a driver’s license, renewal or identification card or renewal.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-10-47

(b)  The division of motor vehicles shall forward in an electronic format the name, address, date of birth, social security number, if applicable to the applicant, and date of application to the selective service system. The applicant’s submission of the application shall serve as an indication that the applicant has already registered with the selective service or that he is authorizing the department to forward to the selective service the necessary information for such registration. The department shall notify the applicant on the application that his submission of the application will serve as his consent to be registered with the selective service system, if so required by federal law.

(c)  The provisions of this section shall apply to male United States citizens or immigrants between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26) who are applying for issuance, renewal or duplicate of an instruction permit, a driver’s license, a provisional driver’s license, a commercial driver’s license, or an identification card on or after June 28, 2002.

History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 374, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 408, § 1.