Rhode Island Driver’s Manual www.dmv.ri.gov
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To receive a Level 2: LIMITED PROVISIONAL LICENSE, you must:
1. Have held a limited instructional permit for at least six (6) months without any conviction of
motor vehicle moving violations or seat belt infractions during the previous six (6) months.
2. Pass the motor vehicle road test administered by the DMV. If the owner of the vehicle used for
the road test is not present, a notarized letter from the owner giving permission to use the
vehicle for this purpose must be presented to the DMV examiner. In addition, the vehicle must
be actively inspected and insured.
3. Apply for the license at the DMV in the company of a parent, guardian, adult spouse, licensed
foster parent, or driving instructor.
4. Must complete fifty (50) hours of supervised driving with a qualified supervising driver. The
permitee must complete ten (10) of those hours at night.
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At Level 2, you are permitted to drive a motor vehicle under the following conditions:
1. The license holder must be in possession of the Limited Provisional License.
2. At anytime with a supervising driver seated beside the provisional license holder in the front seat
of the vehicle when it is in motion.
3. Without supervision in any of the following circumstances: from 5:00 AM to 1:00 AM, when
driving to or from work, or when driving to or from an activity of a volunteer fire department,
rescue squad or emergency medical service (if the driver is a member of such organization).
4. Every person occupying the vehicle is properly fastened by a safety belt or child restraint system.
5. During the first twelve (12) months of the limited provisional license, no more than one (1)
licensed passenger younger than twenty-one (21) years of age is allowed in the vehicle.
Immediate family/household members are exempt from this rule.
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To receive a Level 3: FULL OPERATOR’S LICENSE you must:
1. Be between seventeen (17) years, six (6) months and eighteen (18) years of age.
2. Have held a Limited Provisional License for at least twelve (12) months and be free of any
convictions for motor vehicle moving violation or safety belt infraction for the previous six (6)
months.
3. Apply for this license in the company of a parent, guardian, adult spouse, or licensed foster
parent.
4. At Level 3, you may drive a motor vehicle without Level 1 and 2 restrictions concerning time of
driving, supervision and passenger limitations.
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If you have a valid driver’s license in another state, and you have just moved to Rhode Island, you can apply
to have your license transferred to a Rhode Island Driver’s License. If your license to operate a motor vehicle is
suspended in any other state, you must address this issue with that state prior to applying for a Rhode Island
license. If your out-of-state license is currently valid or has not been expired for more than one (1) year, you
will not be required to take a computerized test or a road test.
If you have previously held a Rhode Island license, and it has not been expired for more than three (3)
years, your previous Rhode Island license number will be reissued. If your Rhode Island license has been
expired for more than three (3) years, you will be issued a new license number.
Any restrictions or endorsements you may have had on your out-of-state license (for example, a motorcycle
endorsement) will be transferred to your new Rhode Island license with an equivalent restriction/endorsement.
In order to apply for an out-of-state transfer, you must complete and submit an Application for First License.
You must also submit the required documents, as stated in XVI.G, Identification Requirements and Acceptable
Documents. Please be sure that you have acceptable proof of Rhode Island residency before applying to transfer
your license. Upon applying for the transfer, you must also present and surrender your out-of-state license.
The fee to transfer your license is $30.00. The license will be valid for up to two years, expiring on your
birthday. At that time you may renew your license for five (5) years.