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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

     Introduced By: Senator Maryellen Goodwin

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 31-3 of the General Laws entitled "Registration of Vehicles" is

hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

     31-3-102. Special plate for the Boston Bruins Foundation. -- (a) The administrator of

the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor vehicle registration

plates for the Boston Bruins Foundation. The plates shall be designed to reference The Boston

Bruins Foundation.

     (b) The special plate shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned to the

vehicle for which it was issued and shall be used in place of, and in the same manner as, the

registration plates issued to the vehicle. The original registration plates for the vehicle shall be

removed from the vehicle and returned to the division of motor vehicles. The registration

certificate for the plates shall be carried in the vehicle in accordance with §31-3-9. The

registration certificate shall be in effect for the special plate.

     (c) The Boston Bruins Foundation motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular

motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Boston Bruins Foundation, in conjunction with

the division of motor vehicles, with design approval by the Rhode Island state police.

     (d) The Boston Bruins Foundation plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of

at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, commercial, etc.). The

Boston Bruins Foundation plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order(s) requirements

are met. The initial order will be handled by the Boston Bruins Foundation and shall not be

submitted to the division of motor vehicles for production until the minimum order(s) have been

met and the proper paperwork submitted to the division.

     (e) The administrator of motor vehicles shall develop prepayment procedures and any

other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

     (f) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, the Boston Bruins

Foundation plates shall be subject to a forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge.

     (g) The forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows: Twenty

dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00)

shall be distributed annually to the Boston Bruins Foundation in furtherance of its mission to

assist charitable organizations in Rhode Island that demonstrate a strong commitment to

enhancing the quality of life for children.

     (h) A ten dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated

to the Boston Bruins Foundation.

     (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of Boston Bruins

Foundation license plate, the foundation must use any Rhode Island sources funds in, and for the

benefit of, Rhode Island based-charitable organizations.

     (j) The Boston Bruins Foundation will be required to submit an annual accounting report

before such monies are distributed.

     (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Boston Bruins Foundation plates.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

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     This act would make available motor vehicle registration plates for the Boston Bruins

Foundation.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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