DMV to update manual amid ACLU concerns that it dismisses racial profiling, misleads drivers

Jacquelyn Voghel

03/28/2023

RI ACLU — THE R.I. DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES will update its driver's manual in response to R.I. ACLU concerns that current language dismisses racial profiling and misleads drivers on their rights. / COURTESY R.I. ACLU

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles will update its driver's manual in response to the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc.'s concerns that portions dismiss racial profiling and mislead drivers on their rights when encountering police. In a letter sent to the DMV on March 1, Steven Brown, executive director of…

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