2018 -- H 7230 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Craven, and O'Brien | |
Date Introduced: January 18, 2018 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 31-3-17.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled |
2 | "Registration of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 31-3-17.1. Courtesy plates. |
4 | (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall design and issue under |
5 | regulations that he or she deems appropriate, special courtesy automobile, motorcycle, and |
6 | commercial registration plates to be used on passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, and all |
7 | commercial vehicles whose gross weight is not more than nine thousand pounds (9,000 lbs.) in |
8 | lieu of other number plates. Special plates shall be of such design and shall bear such letters or |
9 | combinations of letters and numbers as the administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall |
10 | prescribe, and shall be made of light-reflecting sheeting applied on a metal base, provided that no |
11 | automobile set of plates shall contain more than six (6) letters and numbers in a combination of |
12 | letters and numbers, or less than two (2) letters, and that no motorcycle plate shall contain more |
13 | than five (5) letters or more than five (5) letters and numbers in a combination or less than two (2) |
14 | letters, and that a commercial courtesy plate shall be marked "commercial," and shall contain no |
15 | more than six (6) letters or more than six (6) letters and numbers in a combination or less than |
16 | two (2) letters, and provided further, that there shall be no duplication of identification and the |
17 | administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall in his or her discretion refuse to issue any |
18 | letter or combination of letters and numbers which might carry connotations offensive to good |
19 | taste and decency. A special automobile or commercial courtesy plate shall be issued upon |
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1 | application using forms furnished by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, and upon |
2 | payment, in addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, a service charge of |
3 | sixty dollars ($60.00) for each issue and for each registration renewal. For motorcycles, a special |
4 | courtesy plate shall be issued upon application using forms furnished by the division of motor |
5 | vehicles, and upon payment, in addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, a |
6 | service charge of thirty-four dollars ($34.00) for each issue and for each registration renewal. The |
7 | service charge shall be paid to the administrator of the division of motor vehicles prior to the |
8 | administrator's acceptance of the application. The Rhode Island state lottery commission shall not |
9 | be required to pay the service charge for any special courtesy plate issued pursuant to this section |
10 | for motor vehicles owned or used by the lottery commission, and may utilize the special courtesy |
11 | plates on all types of vehicles owned or operated by the lottery commission. |
12 | (b) For any vehicle that is more than twenty-five (25) years old, the division of motor |
13 | vehicles may also issue or approve, subject to rules and regulations that may be promulgated by |
14 | the administrator, a courtesy registration plate in accordance with the provisions of this section. |
15 | 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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1 | This act would allow the division of motor vehicles to issue a courtesy registration plate |
2 | for a vehicle more than twenty-five (25) years old. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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