The division of motor vehicles may in its discretion issue a temporary driver's permit to an applicant for a full operator's license who has attained the age of eighteen (18). A temporary driver's permit shall permit the applicant to operate a motor vehicle while the division of motor vehicles is completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to the applicant's right to receive a full operator's license. The temporary driver's permit must be in the applicant's immediate possession while operating a motor vehicle, and it shall be invalid when the applicant's license has been issued or for good cause has been refused.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-10-7