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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - DEALERS', MANUFACTURERS', AND | |
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RENTAL LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Representative Stephen R. Ucci | |
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Date Introduced: February 16, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Corporations | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 31-5-33 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-5 entitled "Dealers', |
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Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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31-5-33. Rental of motor vehicles -- Licenses required. -- (a) No person, firm, or |
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corporation, whether resident or nonresident, shall, without securing a license, grant a franchise |
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or license, or continue to grant a franchise or license, to any other person, firm, or corporation to |
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use his, her, or its name, trademark, or trade name, whether registered or unregistered, in the |
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business of renting in this state motor vehicles for transportation of persons or property. |
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(b) No person, firm, or corporation, whether resident or nonresident, shall engage in this |
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state in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles to any other person, firm, or corporation |
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without securing a license. Any person, firm, or corporation who rents or leases more than five |
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(5) motor vehicles in any one year shall be considered to be engaged in the business of renting or |
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leasing motor vehicles. Any such vehicle rented or leased in the state of Rhode Island shall be |
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registered, insured and inspected in the state of Rhode Island. |
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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or public law to the contrary, the |
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authority to issue licenses for the rental or leasing of motorized bicycles and/or motorized |
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tricycles in the town of New Shoreham shall be vested exclusively in the town council of the |
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town of New Shoreham, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19.3 of this title. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - DEALERS', MANUFACTURERS', AND | |
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RENTAL LICENSES | |
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This act would require any vehicle, whether rented or leased in Rhode Island shall also be |
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registered, insured and inspected in the state of Rhode Island. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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