2020 -- H 7173 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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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 Shekarchi, Noret, Serpa, Lima, and Hawkins | |
Date Introduced: January 16, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Special Legislation | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 31-3 of the General Laws entitled "Registration of Vehicles" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 31-3-121. Special plate for Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to |
4 | Animals. |
5 | (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available |
6 | special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit corporation Rhode Island Society |
7 | for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ("RISPCA"). The plates shall be designed to reference |
8 | Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, commemorating its one hundred |
9 | fifty (150) years of service. |
10 | (b) The special plate shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned to the |
11 | vehicle for which it was issued, and shall be used in place of and in the same manner as the |
12 | registration plates issued to the vehicle. The original registration plates for the vehicle shall be |
13 | removed from the vehicle and returned to the division of motor vehicles. The registration |
14 | certificate for the plates shall be carried in the vehicle, in accordance with ยง 31-3-9. The |
15 | registration certificate shall be in effect for the special plate. |
16 | (c) The RISPCA motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle |
17 | plates, and shall be designed by the RISPCA in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, |
18 | with the design approved by the Rhode Island state police. |
19 | (d) The RISPCA plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at least six |
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1 | hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, commercial, etc.). The RISPCA plates |
2 | shall not be issued unless the minimum order(s) requirements are met. The initial order will be |
3 | handled by the RISPCA, and shall not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for |
4 | production until the minimum order(s) have been met and the proper paperwork submitted to the |
5 | division. |
6 | (e) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall develop application forms, |
7 | pre-payment procedures, and any other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of |
8 | this section. |
9 | (f) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, the RISPCA plates |
10 | shall be subject to a forty-dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge. |
11 | (g) The forty-dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows: |
12 | Twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty |
13 | dollars ($20.00) shall be distributed annually to the RISPCA to assist in the furtherance of its |
14 | programs in the state of Rhode Island. |
15 | (h) The RISPCA will be required to submit an annual accounting report before such |
16 | monies are distributed. |
17 | (i) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of RISPCA plates. |
18 | 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 authorize the issuance of special motor vehicle registration plates for the |
2 | Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA). |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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