The division of motor vehicles may in its discretion issue a temporary driver's permit to an applicant for a full operator's license who has attained the age of eighteen (18). A temporary driver's permit shall permit the applicant to operate a motor vehicle while the division of motor vehicles is completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to the applicant's right to receive a full operator's license. The temporary driver's permit must be in the applicant's immediate possession while operating a motor vehicle, and it shall be invalid when the applicant's license has been issued or for good cause has been refused.
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 15, § 6; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, § 13; P.L. 1954, ch. 3276, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-10-7; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 371, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 386, § 1.