Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-5 - Dealers’, Manufacturers’, and Rental Licenses

Section 31-5-1. - Definitions. - § 31-5-1. Definitions. (a) Whenever the words “licensor” and/or “department”...

Section 31-5-2. - Duties of department of revenue. - § 31-5-2. Duties of department of revenue. The department of...

Section 31-5-2.1. - Motor vehicle dealers license and hearing board. - § 31-5-2.1. Motor vehicle dealers license and hearing board. (a)...

Section 31-5-3, 31-5-4. - Repealed. - § 31-5-3, 31-5-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1953, ch. 3232,...

Section 31-5-5. - Dealers’ license required — “Dealer” defined. - § 31-5-5. Dealers’ license required — “Dealer” defined. No motor...

Section 31-5-6. - Application for license. - § 31-5-6. Application for license. (a) Application for a license...

Section 31-5-7. - Duration of license. - § 31-5-7. Duration of license. (a) Application for license shall...

Section 31-5-8. - License — Fee. - § 31-5-8. License — Fee. (a) The license fee for...

Section 31-5-9. - Location specified — Display of license. - § 31-5-9. Location specified — Display of license. The licenses...

Section 31-5-10. - License required for dealers’ plates. - § 31-5-10. License required for dealers’ plates. (a) No motor...

Section 31-5-11. - Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license. - § 31-5-11. Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license....

Section 31-5-12. - Responsibility of licensee for acts of agents. - § 31-5-12. Responsibility of licensee for acts of agents. It...

Section 31-5-13. - Procedure for suspension or revocation of license. - § 31-5-13. Procedure for suspension or revocation of license. No...

Section 31-5-14. - Penalties for violations by dealers. - § 31-5-14. Penalties for violations by dealers. (a) Upon the...

Section 31-5-15. - Examination of records — Altered or reset odometers. - § 31-5-15. Examination of records — Altered or reset odometers....

Section 31-5-16. - Complaint to set aside department order. - § 31-5-16. Complaint to set aside department order. Any licensee...

Section 31-5-17. - Witnesses before department — Report of findings. - § 31-5-17. Witnesses before department — Report of findings. The...

Section 31-5-17.1. - Repealed. - § 31-5-17.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 219, §...

Section 31-5-18. - Records of transactions maintained by dealers. - § 31-5-18. Records of transactions maintained by dealers. Every licensee...

Section 31-5-18.1. - Inspection of records and premises. - § 31-5-18.1. Inspection of records and premises. All records kept...

Section 31-5-18.2. - Sale of used motor vehicles — Annual reports. - § 31-5-18.2. Sale of used motor vehicles — Annual reports....

Section 31-5-18.3. - Sale of all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s). - § 31-5-18.3. Sale of all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s). (a) No motor...

Section 31-5-19. - Sunday business permitted. - § 31-5-19. Sunday business permitted. (a) Motor vehicle dealers shall...

Section 31-5-19.1. - Auction of antique and classic motor vehicles. - § 31-5-19.1. Auction of antique and classic motor vehicles. The...

Section 31-5-20. - Appropriations for dealer licensing law. - § 31-5-20. Appropriations for dealer licensing law. The general assembly...

Section 31-5-21. - Manufacturer’s license required. - § 31-5-21. Manufacturer’s license required. (a) No manufacturer, factory representative,...

Section 31-5-22. - Application for license — Fee — Expiration. - § 31-5-22. Application for license — Fee — Expiration. (a)...

Section 31-5-23. - Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license. - § 31-5-23. Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license....

Section 31-5-24. - Denial of license — Hearing. - § 31-5-24. Denial of license — Hearing. The department may,...

Section 31-5-25. - Hearing on suspension or revocation of license. - § 31-5-25. Hearing on suspension or revocation of license. No...

Section 31-5-26. - Appeal from the department of revenue. - § 31-5-26. Appeal from the department of revenue. Any licensee...

Section 31-5-27. - Criminal liability for violations. - § 31-5-27. Criminal liability for violations. Any person, being a...

Section 31-5-28 - — 31-5-32.7. Repealed. - § 31-5-28 — 31-5-32.7. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch....

Section 31-5-33. - Rental of motor vehicles — Licenses required. - § 31-5-33. Rental of motor vehicles — Licenses required. (a)...

Section 31-5-34. - Application for license — Fee — Expiration. - § 31-5-34. Application for license — Fee — Expiration. (a)(1)...

Section 31-5-35. - Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license. - § 31-5-35. Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license....

Section 31-5-36. - Denial of license — Hearing. - § 31-5-36. Denial of license — Hearing. The department may,...

Section 31-5-37. - Hearing on suspension or revocation of license. - § 31-5-37. Hearing on suspension or revocation of license. No...

Section 31-5-38. - Certiorari from the department. - § 31-5-38. Certiorari from the department. Any licensee or other...

Section 31-5-39. - Criminal liability for violations. - § 31-5-39. Criminal liability for violations. Any person, firm, or...