R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-27-17: Permitting juvenile to operate an unregistered motorcycle.

Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older who shall knowingly permit a person under the age of eighteen (18) years to operate a motorcycle as defined in § 31-3-1(h) when either the person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age is not licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10.1 of this title, or where the motorcycle is not registered in accordance with the provisions of chapter 3 of this title, shall upon conviction be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).