Rules and Regulations Requiring Liability Insurance and Safety Markings on Petroleum Delivery Vehicles Before Registration

The following Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-8-7.

The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is to prescribe the conditions under which the Division of Motor Vehicles will accept registration applications from petroleum products delivery vehicles.

All owners of vehicles used to transport petroleum products for purposes of resale are governed by these Rules and Regulations.

A.Except as otherwise indicated, the following definitions shall apply.

1.Applicant: any individual, firm, corporation or partnership or agency, public or private, that has filed an application for registration of a petroleum delivery vehicle.

2.Certification: proof of liability insurance on Rhode Island Form GU 1338A or Rhode Island Form DMV-1.

A.Every person making application for registration of a vehicle carrying petroleum products must supply to the Division of Motor Vehicles certification, on Rhode Island Form GU-1338A or Rhode Island Form DMV-1, of a liability insurance policy in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000). Provided, however, that a petroleum delivery vehicle owner may provide certification that he is self-insured in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) on said form. Said insurance policy shall be comprehensive in nature and include coverage for underground or above-ground environmental contamination due to leakage or discharge of petroleum product.

B.Every person making application for a vehicle registration or renewal of all vehicle registration of any vehicle used in the transportation of petroleum products must comply with 49 C.F.R. Part 172, incorporated herein by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these regulations, prior to registration of said vehicle.

C. The application of any applicant that does not comply with §§ 10.5(A) or (B) of this Part will be denied.

A.The vehicle registration on any vehicle subject to this Part will be revoked if the liability insurance coverage required by R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-8-7 and this Part is cancelled, suspended or terminated.

B.The vehicle registration on any vehicle subject to this Part will be revoked if the identification markings required for petroleum transportation vehicles are not utilized.

C.Any revocation of registration and/or license plates shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures for revocation of registration and/or license plates of other vehicles.

The reissuance of any registrations and license plates following revocation for failure to comply with this Part shall be subject to the fee set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-8-4.

If any provision of these rules and regulations or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of the rules and regulations which can be given effect, and to this end the provisions of these rules and regulations are declared to be severable.