Rhode Island § 9-19-40 § 9-19-40. Records of the division of motor vehicles.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-19-40 — § 9-19-40. Records of the division of motor vehicles.

Rhode Island § 9-19-40

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-19Evidence

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-19-40 (2026).

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§ 9-19-40. Records of the division of motor vehicles.
In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in which the status of the license
            of any person who drives a motor vehicle on any highway of this state is an issue,
            certified copies of relevant documents on file with the division of motor vehicles
            or with the official custodian of relevant documents of another state or subdivision
            thereof, and the certified statement of the administrator, his or her equivalent,
            or his or her duly appointed designee as to the status of the license, shall be admissible
            as evidence of the status of the license subject to the right of the defendant to
         

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§ 9-19-40. Records of the division of motor vehicles.

In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in which the status of the license of any person who drives a motor vehicle on any highway of this state is an issue, certified copies of relevant documents on file with the division of motor vehicles or with the official custodian of relevant documents of another state or subdivision thereof, and the certified statement of the administrator, his or her equivalent, or his or her duly appointed designee as to the status of the license, shall be admissible as evidence of the status of the license subject to the right of the defendant to subpoena the records in rebuttal. Upon request, copies shall be provided to the person or his or her counsel at least three days before the proceeding.