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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Shanley, McNamara, Bennett, Vella-Wilkinson, Craven,
Barros, and Amore

     Date Introduced: January 06, 2022

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 31-3-117 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration

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of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     31-3-117. Minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders.

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     (a) As to any special motor vehicle registration plates that have been authorized pursuant

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to this chapter but that have not been issued or printed as of July 2, 2018, because the minimum

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number of prepaid orders for the plates has not been reached, the minimum number of plates that

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must be prepaid and ordered prior to the plates being made and issued shall be deemed to be six

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hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type. If the minimum number of prepaid plates provided

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pursuant to any other section of this chapter is a higher number, that number shall be deemed

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reduced to six hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type.

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     (b) As to any special plates that are authorized pursuant to this chapter after July 2, 2018,

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the minimum number of plates that must be prepaid and ordered prior to the plates being made and

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issued shall be six hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type.

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     (c)(1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the minimum number of

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prepaid orders for special motor vehicle registration plates that either have been authorized pursuant

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to this chapter, but have not been issued or printed as of the effective date of this act, because the

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minimum number of prepaid orders for the plates has not been reached or are authorized pursuant

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to this chapter after the effective date of this act, may be reduced to one hundred fifty (150) sets of

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plates per plate type if the applicable sponsoring nonprofit entity delivers to the division of motor

 

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vehicles:

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     (i) Orders for a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) sets of plates per plate type; and

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     (ii) A nonrefundable payment of thirteen thousand five hundred dollars ($13,500) for each

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plate type that has met the one hundred fifty (150) sets of plates threshold.

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     (2) The portion of the applicable sponsoring nonprofit entity's issuance surcharge that is to

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be allocated to the general fund shall be deemed paid for the first six hundred (600) sets of plates

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per plate type issued by the payment of the thirteen thousand five hundred dollar ($13,500)

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nonrefundable payment.

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     (3) The division of motor vehicles shall make available plates eligible for issuance pursuant

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to subsection (c)(1) of this section, no later than six (6) months after receipt of the orders and the

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thirteen thousand five hundred dollar ($13,500) nonrefundable payment; provided, however, that

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if multiple orders and thirteen thousand five hundred dollar ($13,500) nonrefundable payments are

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received from different sponsoring nonprofit entities, the division of motor vehicles shall be

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afforded no more than six (6) months for each separate plate that becomes eligible for issuance and

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may complete the work necessary for the issuance of one order at a time in the order of receipt.

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     (4) The ability of applicable sponsoring nonprofit entities to reduce the minimum number

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of prepaid orders to one hundred fifty (150) sets of plates per plate type pursuant to subsection

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(c)(1) of this section shall expire on December 31, 2025. The division of motor vehicles shall

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complete the work necessary for issuance of all plates for which it receives the required orders and

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thirteen thousand five hundred dollars ($13,500.00) nonrefundable payments on or before

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December 31, 2025, in accordance with subsection (c)(3) of this section.

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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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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

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     This act would provide that a prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate order will be

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processed if the plate sponsoring nonprofit entity makes a nonrefundable payment of thirteen

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thousand five hundred dollars ($13,500) to the state which would enable the issuance of their

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proposal specialty plate, when the minimum statutorily required orders for the plates, have not been

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met.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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