Rhode Island General Laws 31-47-11. Reinstatement of suspended license or registration
Any order of suspension or impoundment issued under this chapter may be terminated at any time if the administrator of the division of motor vehicles determines upon a showing of proof of financial security that the operator or owner of the motor vehicle was in compliance with financial security requirements of this chapter at the time of the traffic offense or accident which resulted in the order against the person. That determination may be made without a hearing. This section does not apply unless the person shows good cause for the person’s failure to present satisfactory proof of financial responsibility to the court, traffic tribunal, or administrator of the division of motor vehicles prior to the issuance of the order.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 167, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-47-11
- Administrator: means the administrator of the division of motor vehicles in the department of revenue. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-47-2
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle required to display registration plates for operation upon public highways of this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-47-2
- Owner: means a person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-47-2
- Person: includes every natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-47-2
- Proof of financial security: means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle as evidenced by an owner's policy of liability insurance, a financial security bond, a financial security deposit, or qualification as a self-insurer under this title, or in the case of a nonresident, under self-insurance provisions of the laws of the jurisdiction of that nonresident. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-47-2