Section 31-10.1-2 - [Repealed Effective 8/31/2024] Learner's permit(a)(1) Upon applying for a first license to drive a two - wheeled (2) motorcycle and after successfully completing a motorcycle driver education program pursuant to § 31-10.1-1.1 (a)(1) and after satisfying the requirements of § 31-10.1-3 (a), the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may issue a motorcycle learner's permit to take instruction in the operation of a two - wheeled (2) motorcycle which entitles the holder to operate or drive a two - wheeled (2) motorcycle on the public highway, other than limited access highway, as a learner, under the general supervision, and whether or not under the immediate control, of a licensed motorcycle operator, at least eighteen (18) years of age.(2) Upon applying for a first license to drive a three - -wheeled (3) motorcycle and after successfully completing a motorcycle driver education program pursuant to § 31-10.1-1.1(a)(2) and after satisfying the requirements of § 31-10.1-3(b), the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may issue a motorcycle learner's permit to take instruction in the operation of a three - wheeled (3) motorcycle which entitles the holder to operate or drive a three - wheeled (3) motorcycle on the public highway, other than limited access highway, as a learner, under the general supervision, and whether or not under the immediate control, of a licensed motorcycle operator, at least eighteen (18) years of age.(3) A person who has been issued a learner's permit may not carry passengers other than the supervising driver on the motorcycle until the person has been licensed to operate a motorcycle.(b) The following persons are eligible for a motorcycle learner's permit: (1) A person who is at least sixteen (16) years old but less than eighteen (18) years old and has a limited provisional license or a full operator's license issued by the division of motor vehicles.(2) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years old and has a license issued by the division of motor vehicles.(c) The holder of a motorcycle learner's permit who has a limited provisional license may drive the motorcycle only at times when the license holder could drive a motor vehicle without supervision pursuant to § 31-10-14.(d) A motorcycle learner's permit expires eighteen (18) months after it is issued.R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-10.1-2
Repealed by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 42,§ 3, eff. 8/31/2024.Repealed by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 41,§ 3, eff. 8/31/2024.Amended by 2021 Pub. Laws, ch. 413, § 1, eff. 3/1/2022.Amended by 2021 Pub. Laws, ch. 412, § 1, eff. 3/1/2022.P.L. 1967, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 184, §2; P.L. 1998 , ch. 371, § 3; P.L. 1998 , ch. 386, § 3.