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title: "Does a DUI in a personal car affect a Rhode Island CDL?"
description: "Yes. Subsection (n) of § 31-10.3-31 makes every CDL holder subject to disqualification under 49 CFR 383.51(b) through (e), the federal rule that reaches DUI convictions in non-commercial vehicles."
url: https://riduilaws.com/faq-items/does-a-dui-in-a-personal-car-affect-a-rhode-island-cdl/
date: 2026-10-29
modified: 2026-10-29
author: "RI DUI Laws"
type: faq
lang: en
---

# Does a DUI in a personal car affect a Rhode Island CDL?

Yes. Subsection (n) of § 31-10.3-31 makes every CDL holder subject to disqualification under 49 CFR 383.51(b) through (e), the federal rule that reaches DUI convictions in non-commercial vehicles.

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