§ 31-40-3 - Transcript or abstract of conviction record. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 31-40-3

   § 31-40-3  Transcript or abstract ofconviction record. – The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall certify three (3)transcripts or abstracts of the conviction record as maintained in the officeof the division of motor vehicles of any person whose record brings him or herwithin the definition of an habitual offender, as defined in § 31-40-2, tothe attorney general. The transcript or abstract shall be prima facie evidencethat the person named in it was duly convicted or found delinquent or waywardin the case of a juvenile, by the court wherein the conviction or finding wasmade, of each offense shown by the transcript or abstract. If the person shalldeny any of the facts as stated in it, he or she shall have the burden ofproving that the fact is untrue.