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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

     Introduced By: Senator Joshua Miller

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2015

     Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 31-3-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration

of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     31-3-3. Application for registration. -- Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration

under this chapter shall apply to the division of motor vehicles for the registration of it using the

appropriate form or forms furnished by the division of motor vehicles. Every application shall

bear the signature of the owner written with pen and ink and the signature shall be acknowledged

by the owner before a person authorized to administer oaths and the application shall contain:

      (a) The name, city or town of bona fide residence, actual residence address and mail

address of the owner as appearing on the owner's motor vehicle operator's license or state

identification card issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 8 of title 3, or business address of

the owner if a firm, association, or if a corporation, the name of the city or town in which the

vehicle is physically and primarily housed. For purposes of this section "physically and primarily

housed" is defined as that city or town in which the vehicle is housed for a period or periods of

time greater than in any other city or town in the state of Rhode Island. The division of motor

vehicles may substitute other indicators of residence when necessary.

      (b) A description of the vehicle, including, insofar as this specified data may exist with

respect to a given vehicle, the make, model, type of body, the number of cylinders, the serial

number of the vehicle, and the engine or other number of the vehicle. In the event a vehicle is

designed, constructed, converted, or rebuilt for the transportation of property, the application shall

include a statement of its capacity in terms of maximum gross vehicle weight rating as authorized

by the manufacturer of the chassis or the complete vehicle.

      (c) A statement whether liability insurance is carried on the vehicle, and, if there is

liability insurance, the name of the carrier, policy number, and effective dates of the policy.

      (d) Any further information as may reasonably be required by the division of motor

vehicles to enable it to determine whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration.

      (e) The exact mileage reading from the motor vehicle on the date of application.

     (f) In the case of an application for registration of motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and

motorized tricycles, a statement that the owner understands that an accident occurring while an

operator is not wearing a helmet may result in significant physical injury and financial damage if

the operator does not carry health insurance. The owner shall place a checkmark in the

appropriate space next to the statement for the application for registration to be valid.

     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 require operators of motorcycles and related vehicles to acknowledge on

the registration application that operating without a helmet could cause physical injury and

financial hardship if the operators do not have health coverage.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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