R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-10.1-1.1 (2026)
Motorcycle driver education program
Effective Jun 21, 2023History of Section. P.L. 1978, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 412, § 1, effective March 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 413, § 1, effective March 1, 2022; P.L. 2023, ch. 211, § 1, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 226, § 1, effective June 21, 2023.
(a) The council on postsecondary education and the office of the postsecondary commissioner shall through the Community College of Rhode Island provide:
- (1) A minimum of six (6) and up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of classroom instruction and/or on-the-road driver training, as determined by the council and/or the Community College of Rhode Island, for applicants or prospective applicants for a first motorcycle operator’s license to operate two-wheeled (2) motorcycles under this chapter; and
- (2) A minimum of six (6) and up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of classroom instruction and/or on-the-road driver training, as determined by the council and/or the Community College of Rhode Island, for applicants or prospective applicants for a first motorcycle operator’s license to operate three-wheeled (3) motorcycles under this chapter. Instruction shall be given by a person eligible for a teacher’s certificate issued under the authority of the council on elementary and secondary education and/or certified to teach motorcycle safety classes by completion of a course of instruction recognized by the Community College of Rhode Island.
- (b) Motorcycle driver education programs shall be available to any eligible resident applicant holding a valid Rhode Island motor vehicle operator’s license.
- (c) The council on postsecondary education shall establish any fees that are deemed necessary to support this program.
- (d) The council on postsecondary education and the office of the postsecondary commissioner are authorized to establish regulations to further implement this chapter.
- (e) Reasonable accommodations shall be made for persons with disabilities to fully participate in all courses of instruction offered pursuant to this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 412, § 1, effective March 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 413, § 1, effective March 1, 2022; P.L. 2023, ch. 211, § 1, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 226, § 1, effective June 21, 2023.