Section 280-RICR-30-10-3.2 - DefinitionsA. The following words used in these Rules and Regulations shall have the following meaning, except when the context otherwise requires: 1. "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles or his/her designee.2. "Account" means the Uninsured Motorist Identification Restricted Account created in R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-47.4-2.3. "Contested case" means an adjudicatory proceeding before a hearing officer of the Division of Motor Vehicles wherein the legal rights, duties or privileges of a party are determined.4. "Database" means the Uninsured Motorist Identification Database created in R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-7.4-2.5. "Designated agent" means the third party the Division of Motor Vehicles contracts with under R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-47.4-2.6. "Division" means the Division of Motor Vehicles, a division that exists within the State of Rhode Island Department of Revenue, pursuant to the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-142-1, or any successor Department.7. "Hearing" means any contested case that is brought before the Administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles.8. "Hearing officer" means the person authorized by law or duly designated by the Administrator to conduct hearings and to recommend decisions, or render final determinations in contested cases.9. "Insurer" means every property and casualty insurance company that is licensed to issue motor vehicle insurance policies or is authorized to do business in Rhode Island.10. "Owner" means a person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle. If a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for conditional sale or lease with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, the vendee or lessee is the owner. If a mortgagor of a motor vehicle is entitled to possession, the mortgagor is the owner.11. "Personal information" as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2753(3) and R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-49-3.1 meaning "information that identifies an individual, including an individual's photograph, social security number, driver identification number, name, address (but not the 5-digit zip code), telephone number, and medical or disability information, but does not include information on vehicular accidents, driving violations, and driver's status."12. "Program" means the Uninsured Motorist Identification Database Program created in R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-47.4-2.13. "Proof of insurance" means proof of financial security to respond in damages for liability arising out of the ownership of a motor vehicle as evidenced by an owner's policy of liability insurance, a financial security bond, a financial security deposit, or qualification as a self-insurer under this title. Proof of financial security may be produced in either paper or electronic format. Acceptable electronic formats include display of documentation on any mobile electronic device. Said proof to be equivalent to the Rhode Island required minimum limits for each motor vehicle as set in R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-47-2(13)(i)(A).14. "Registration" means registration certificates and registration plates issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the registration of motor vehicles.15. "Revocation proceedings" means the process by which the DMV notifies a vehicle owner of an impending revocation of registration. The process is initiated by a notice mailed to the owner. The notice includes the date the revocation goes into effect, explains the owner's right to a hearing, how to request a hearing, and explains that no revocation goes into effect if the owner timely requests a hearing. The actual date of revocation will be no less than (10) ten days from the date the notice is mailed.16. "VIN" means vehicle identification number.280 R.I. Code R. § 280-RICR-30-10-3.2
Adopted effective 12/31/2018