R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-38-17. Procedure for a review of an order of the director of revenue.
(a) Any person aggrieved by an order of the director of revenue pertaining to either a suspension, revocation, or denial of an application for a permit may appeal from the order of the director by filing a notice of request for review of the director’s order with the sixth division of the district court pursuant to the procedures set forth in § 42-35-15.
(b) The filing of a petition to review shall not operate as a stay of the order of the director of revenue and the order shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the review.