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Do your Rhode Island body-shop technicians meet the new ADAS certification category?

Rhode Island's effective October 29, 2026 amendment to 230-RICR-30-05-2 added ADAS as the eighth technician-certification area. Sections 2.5 and 2.12 describe requirements and certification ratios by license class. Limited Heavy Truck and Equipment, and Limited Paint, Restoration and Customization licenses are not required to hold the ADAS category under the narrow exemptions, although their other certification categories still apply. I-CAR Gold Class recognition is recognized as an alternative for certain Class A/Class B requirements.

Quick check

Identify your DBR license class; check ADAS against the eight-category certification/ratio rules, current course approvals and limited-license exemptions.

At a glance
JurisdictionRhode Island
TopicCollision / glass / ADAS
VerifiedOct 29, 2026
Review cadenceEffective October 29, 2026; verify at each new or renewed license, technician roster change or ADAS repair expansion.
When this applies

Your Rhode Island collision/body-repair business operates under a motor-vehicle body repair license with technicians performing work covered by the Class A, Class B or other applicable license-certification rules.

Verify the body-shop license class, map technicians' certification records to the eight categories where required, check Class B certification ratios and whether an express limited-license exemption applies, and retain the certificates for DBR inspection or renewal.

Official evidence

Source and verification

Verified
Oct 29, 2026
Applies to
Collision / body, Mixed services, Dealership fixed ops

Quick-reference compliance planning only; not legal advice or an exhaustive statement of every applicable Federal, state, or local rule. Always verify the official source.

Regulatory history

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