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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES --

SPECIAL PLATE FOR MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Solomon, Ucci, Hawkins, and Serodio

     Date Introduced: January 17, 2019

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     31-3-121. Special plate for MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE

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ISLAND.

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     (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available

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special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) Rhode Island

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Corporation, MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND. The plates shall

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be designed to reference MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND.

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

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

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

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

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

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registration certificate shall be in effect for the special plate.

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     (c) MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND motor vehicle

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plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by the

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MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND in conjunction with the

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

 

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     (d) MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND plates shall be

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subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at least six hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type (i.e.

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passenger, commercial, etc.). MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND

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plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order(s) requirements are met. The initial order will

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be handled by the MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND, and shall

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not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for production until the minimum order(s) have

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been met, and the proper paperwork submitted to the division.

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     (e) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall develop application forms,

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pre-payment procedures and any other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of

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this section.

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

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GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND plates shall be subject to a forty dollar

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($40.00) issuance surcharge, to be allocated as follows: twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated

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

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MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND to assist in its charitable work.

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(The distribution to the MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND shall

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be placed in a restricted account and shall be paid to the MASONIC GRAND LODGE

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CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND)

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     (g) MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND will be required to

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submit an annual accounting report before such monies are distributed.

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     (h) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of MASONIC GRAND LODGE

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CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND plates.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES --

SPECIAL PLATE FOR MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND

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     This act would authorize a special license plate for MASONIC GRAND LODGE

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CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND, specify the minimum order and govern the amount and

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distribution of the fee surcharge.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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