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Rhode Island Total Loss Threshold Law Takes Effect
19+ hour, 36+ min ago (255+ words) New law raises the state's total loss threshold to 85%." A bill that raises Rhode Island's vehicle total loss threshold from 80% to 85% has become law after Gov. Dan Mc Kee allowed it to take effect without his signature. A higher threshold…...
Rhode Island Proposes Adding ADAS Certification to Auto Body Technician Licensing Requirements
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (299+ words) The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR) has proposed adding Advanced Driver Assistance Systems as a required technician certification category under the state's'Motor Vehicle Body and Salvage Vehicle Repair regulation, filed May 26, with a public comment period open through…...
Final Repair Bills, Total Loss Issues Top Rhode Island Auto Body Complaints
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (392+ words) A new state bulletin flags informal total loss deals and documentation practices with relevance beyond Rhode Island. A new Rhode Island regulator bulletin spells out the compliance practices the state wants from collision repair licensees, and singles out two areas…...