R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-29-3: Authority exercised by governor.

All authority previously vested in the administrator of the division of motor vehicles and the public utilities administrator, in respect to determining the privileges granted to nonresident owners and operators of motor vehicles, in registration of motor vehicles, licenses of operators, or fees incidental to public utilities permits and plates, is transferred and vested in the governor, subject, however, to the provisions of §§ 31-29-1 and 31-29-2.