Rhode Island: Alcohol and drugs — Part 5 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “For a first DUI violation resulting in serious bodily injury, how much prison time is listed?” · “For a second or subsequent DUI violation (within 5 years) resulting in death, how much prison time is listed?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Rhode Island Driver’s Manual" (April 2024), Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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For a third or subsequent DUI violation within a 5-year period at age 21 or older with a BAC of 0.15% or above, what fine range is listed?
- $400
- $1,000 - $5,000
- $500
- $5,000 - $10,000
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Correct answer: $1,000 - $5,000
The table lists a $1,000 - $5,000 fine for a third or subsequent DUI at a BAC of 0.15% or above.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 63
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For a first DUI violation resulting in serious bodily injury, how much prison time is listed?
- 10 days – 1 year
- 5 – 15 years
- 10 – 20 years
- 1 – 10 years
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Correct answer: 1 – 10 years
A first DUI resulting in serious bodily injury is a felony with 1 – 10 years in prison.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 63
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For a first DUI violation resulting in serious bodily injury, what license revocation is listed?
- Up to 6 months
- Up to 4 years
- 5 years
- Up to 2 years
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Correct answer: Up to 2 years
A first DUI resulting in serious bodily injury lists up to a 2-year license revocation.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 63
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For a second DUI violation (within a 5-year period) resulting in serious bodily injury, how much prison time is listed?
- 1 – 10 years
- 2 – 15 years
- 5 – 15 years
- 10 – 20 years
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Correct answer: 2 – 15 years
A second DUI within 5 years resulting in serious bodily injury lists 2 – 15 years in prison.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 63
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For a second DUI violation (within a 5-year period) resulting in serious bodily injury, what license revocation is listed?
- Up to 2 years
- 3 years
- Up to 4 years
- 5 years
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Correct answer: Up to 4 years
A second DUI within 5 years resulting in serious bodily injury lists up to a 4-year license revocation.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 63
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For a second DUI violation (within a 5-year period) resulting in serious bodily injury, what fine range is listed?
- $3,000 - $10,000
- $1,000 - $5,000
- $5,000 - $10,000
- $10,000 - $20,000
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Correct answer: $3,000 - $10,000
The table lists a $3,000 - $10,000 fine for a second DUI within 5 years resulting in serious bodily injury.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 63
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For a first DUI violation resulting in death, how much prison time is listed?
- 5 – 15 years
- 1 – 10 years
- 2 – 15 years
- 10 – 20 years
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Correct answer: 5 – 15 years
A first DUI resulting in death is a felony with 5 – 15 years in prison.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 63
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For a first DUI violation resulting in death, what license revocation is listed?
- Up to 2 years
- Up to 4 years
- 5 years
- 3 years
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Correct answer: 5 years
A first DUI resulting in death lists a 5-year license revocation.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 63
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For a first DUI violation resulting in death, what fine range is listed?
- $1,000 - $5,000
- $5,000 - $10,000
- $3,000 - $10,000
- $10,000 - $20,000
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Correct answer: $5,000 - $10,000
The table lists a $5,000 - $10,000 fine for a first DUI resulting in death.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 63
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For a second or subsequent DUI violation (within 5 years) resulting in death, how much prison time is listed?
- 2 – 15 years
- 5 – 15 years
- 1 – 10 years
- 10 – 20 years
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Correct answer: 10 – 20 years
A second or later DUI within 5 years resulting in death lists 10 – 20 years in prison.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 64
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For a second or subsequent DUI violation (within 5 years) resulting in death, what fine range is listed?
- $3,000 - $10,000
- $5,000 - $10,000
- $1,000 - $5,000
- $10,000 - $20,000
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Correct answer: $10,000 - $20,000
The table lists a $10,000 - $20,000 fine for a second or later DUI within 5 years resulting in death.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 64
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A person under 21 who is not with a parent or legal guardian knowingly has liquor in containers, opened or unopened, anywhere in the vehicle. What can the DMV administrator do?
- Revoke the license for a full year and fine the driver five hundred dollars
- Suspend the license or deny the right to drive for not more than thirty (30) days
- Revoke the license until the driver turns 21
- Take no action, because the containers are unopened
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Correct answer: Suspend the license or deny the right to drive for not more than thirty (30) days
Under R.I.G.L. 3-8-9 such a driver can have the license suspended or the right to drive denied for up to thirty days.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 64
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The rule on underage persons transporting alcoholic beverages in a vehicle does not apply to persons of which ages who carry unopened alcoholic beverages in the course of their employment?
- Between fourteen (14) and eighteen (18)
- Between eighteen (18) and twenty-five (25)
- Between sixteen (16) and twenty-one (21)
- Between twenty-one (21) and thirty (30)
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Correct answer: Between sixteen (16) and twenty-one (21)
R.I.G.L. 3-8-9 exempts persons between 16 and 21 carrying unopened alcoholic beverages as part of their job.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 64
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For a first offense of possessing an alcoholic-type beverage while under 21, what fine range is stated?
- $150 to $750
- $100 to $500
- $300 to $750
- $450 to $750
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Correct answer: $150 to $750
R.I.G.L. 3-8-10 sets a $150 to $750 fine for a first offense of underage possession.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 64
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For a second offense of possessing an alcoholic-type beverage while under 21, what fine range is stated?
- $300 to $750
- $150 to $750
- $450 to $750
- $750 to $1,500
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Correct answer: $300 to $750
R.I.G.L. 3-8-10 sets a $300 to $750 fine for a second offense.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 64
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For a third or subsequent offense of possessing an alcoholic-type beverage while under 21, what fine range is stated?
- $150 to $750
- $300 to $750
- $450 to $750
- $750 to $1,500
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Correct answer: $450 to $750
R.I.G.L. 3-8-10 sets a $450 to $750 fine for a third or later offense.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 64
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Besides a fine, a person under 21 who possesses an alcoholic-type beverage is subject to what license penalty?
- A maximum ten (10) day suspension of the driver’s license
- A minimum sixty (60) day suspension of the driver’s license
- A mandatory one-year revocation
- No effect on the license
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Correct answer: A minimum sixty (60) day suspension of the driver’s license
R.I.G.L. 3-8-10 subjects underage possession to a minimum sixty-day driver’s license suspension.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 64
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Upon a second offense of underage possession of an alcoholic-type beverage, what may the person be ordered to undergo?
- A written driving test and a road test at a Division of Motor Vehicles office
- A vision test and a hearing test at the DMV office
- A defensive driving course taught on the road
- A substance abuse assessment by a licensed substance abuse professional
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Correct answer: A substance abuse assessment by a licensed substance abuse professional
On a second underage possession offense the person may be ordered to undergo a substance abuse assessment by a licensed professional.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 64