§ 31-2-1. Establishment — Duties — Chief of division. Within the department of revenue there shall be a division of motor vehicles. The division will be responsible for activities assigned to it by law, including, but not limited to, motor vehicle registration, testing and licensing of motor vehicle operators, inspection of motor vehicles, and enforcement […]
§ 31-2-10. Abstracts of operator’s records. The administrator shall upon request furnish a certified abstract of the record of any operator on file fully designating the motor vehicles, if any, registered in the name of the operator, the record of all convictions of the operator of any of the provisions of this title, and the […]
§ 31-2-11. Records open for inspection — Admissibility of certified copies of records as evidence. (a) All records of the division of motor vehicles, other than those declared by law to be confidential for the use of the division of motor vehicles, shall be open to public inspection during office hours. Any copies or photostatic […]
§ 31-2-12. Destruction of obsolete records. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles may destroy any records of the division of motor vehicles that have been maintained on file for three (3) years which are obsolete and of no further service in carrying out the powers and duties of the division of motor vehicles. […]
§ 31-2-13. Report to tax assessors of vehicles registered. (a) As soon as practical after January 1 in every year, the division of motor vehicles shall furnish, without charge, to the tax assessors of each city or town in this state, a statement of the motor vehicles registered from that city or town on and […]
§ 31-2-14. Investigation of applications — Rejection. The division of motor vehicles shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity, and legality of every application for registration of a vehicle, and for an operator’s or chauffeur’s license and of any other application lawfully made to the division of motor vehicles, and may in all cases make […]
§ 31-2-15. Seizure of documents and plates. The division of motor vehicles is authorized to take possession of any registration card, permit, license, or registration plate issued by it upon expiration, revocation, cancellation, or suspension, or which is fictitious, or which has been unlawfully or erroneously issued. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 2, […]
§ 31-2-16. Publication of laws. The division of motor vehicles may publish a synopsis or summary of the laws of this state regulating the operation of vehicles and may deliver a copy of the summary without charge with each original vehicle registration and with each original operator’s or chauffeur’s license. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. […]
§ 31-2-17. Summons of witnesses — Taking of testimony. (a) In the performance of their duties under this title, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, or any duly authorized assistant, or hearing officer or officers appointed by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, may summon witnesses in behalf of the state […]
§ 31-2-18. Service of notice. Whenever, by virtue of § 31-2-17, notice to any person, firm, or corporation is required, or in any other instance when notice may be required, the notice shall consist of personal delivery to the person, firm, or corporation involved, or by mailing of a registered or certified letter. History of […]
§ 31-2-19. Appeal from administrator of the division of motor vehicles. Any person aggrieved by any order of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may appeal the order to the sixth division district court by filing, within ten (10) days from the date of the notice to such person of the issuance of […]
§ 31-2-2. Subordinates and investigators. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall appoint any subordinates that he or she may require for the proper performance of his or her duties. He or she shall appoint investigators who shall be empowered to investigate the application for any motor vehicle license or registration in order […]
§ 31-2-20. Registration and license information — Fee. The division of motor vehicles, department of revenue shall, upon request, furnish registration and license information to the public. The division shall collect ten dollars ($10.00) for each request. However, if the request is made by any governmental agency, bureau or department, the division shall collect no […]
§ 31-2-21. Record of hearings. In all administrative hearings conducted by personnel of the division of motor vehicles involving the issuance, revocation, or suspension of licenses to operate vehicles or the registration of vehicles, a taped recording of that hearing may be made part of the record. In case of appeal to a court, copies […]
§ 31-2-22. Authority to enter into reciprocity agreements. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of the state with the duly authorized representatives of any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a state or […]
§ 31-2-23. Denial of license or registrations for nonpayment of delinquent child support. (a) The department of human services, child support enforcement shall periodically within each year furnish the division of motor vehicles, department of revenue with a list or compilation of names of individuals, together with such other identifying information and in such form […]
§ 31-2-24. Service fees on returned checks. The division of motor vehicles is authorized to impose a fee on returned checks, which shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per returned check. History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 19, § 19.
§ 31-2-25. Surrender of suspended license. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee whose license has been suspended shall not be required to surrender the license to the division of motor vehicles for the period of suspension. In the event a licensee is found to be operating a motor vehicle while under suspension, the […]
§ 31-2-26. Surrender of suspended registration. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a motorist whose registration has been suspended shall not be required to surrender the registration plates to the division of motor vehicles for the period of suspension. In the event a motorist is found to be operating a motor vehicle while the registration […]
§ 31-2-27. Technology surcharge fee. (a) The division of motor vehicles shall collect a technology surcharge fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per transaction for every division of motor vehicles’ fee transaction, except as otherwise provided by law and provided no surcharge fee is assessed on motor vehicle inspection transactions conducted pursuant to […]
