Rhode Island § 31-10-27 § 31-10-27. License to be carried and exhibited on demand.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-10-27 — § 31-10-27. License to be carried and exhibited on demand.

Rhode Island § 31-10-27

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-10Operatorsâ€™ and Chauffeursâ€™ Licenses

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-10-27 (2026).

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§ 31-10-27. License to be carried and exhibited on demand.
(a) Every licensee shall have his or her operator's or chauffeur's license in his or her
            immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display
            the license upon the demand of any peace office or inspector of the division of motor
            vehicles and shall, upon request by any proper officer, write his or her name in the
            presence of that officer for the purpose of being identified. However, no person charged
            with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in court or the
            office of the arresting officer an operator's or chauffeur's license previ

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§ 31-10-27. License to be carried and exhibited on demand.

(a) Every licensee shall have his or her operator's or chauffeur's license in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the license upon the demand of any peace office or inspector of the division of motor vehicles and shall, upon request by any proper officer, write his or her name in the presence of that officer for the purpose of being identified. However, no person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in court or the office of the arresting officer an operator's or chauffeur's license previously issued to him or her and valid at the time of his or her arrest.

(b) Every school bus operator shall display in a prominent place in the bus he or she is operating both a valid chauffeur's license or a reasonable facsimile of it, and a valid school bus driver's certificate, both of which have been issued by this state under the provisions of this title. A display case shall be provided to display these documents by the registered owner.

Legislative History

P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-25; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-27; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 413, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 62.