{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) Whenever the words “licensor” and/or “department” are used in chapters 5 and 5.1 of this title, they shall mean the “department of revenue”.\n(b) For the purposes of this section, an electric motorized bicycle as defined in § 31-1-3(g) is not considered a motor vehicle.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 5 Dealers’, Manufacturers’, and Rental Licenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-5/31-5-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:16Z","sha256":"2933a1e59d6cec12ab2a6d7f61e9774f16f8c669e76e1fdf3994d123de36e2c3","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-4-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}