Chapter 310

2006 -- S 2871 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED

Enacted 07/04/06

 

A N  A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

          

     Introduced By: Senator Roger R. Badeau

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2006

 

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

     SECTION 1. Section 31-3-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration

of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

     31-3-15. Special plates for state officers and mayors. -- (a) The administrator of the

division of motor vehicles has the right to issue a special registration plate for the use of the

governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the attorney general, the state treasurer,

the president pro tem of the senate, the speaker of the house, and mayors of Rhode Island cities.

The plates will be furnished without additional cost. If mayors of Rhode Island cities choose to

use city motor vehicle registration plates, the mayors may place on the plates the official seals of

the respective city in a manner that does not obstruct the numbering or lettering.

      (b) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized and directed to

issue, in addition to a regular registration plate, a special registration plate for the private

passenger motor vehicle of each former speaker of the house of representatives , each former

majority and minority leader of the house of representatives, and of each former majority and

minority leader of the senate and president of the senate. Each of these plates is to bear the

identification "house speaker emeritus" or , house majority leader emeritus, house minority leader

emeritus, "senate majority leader emeritus" senate minority leader emeritus, or “senate president

emeritus" with a seal of the state imprinted on the plate and shall be financed without additional

registration charge for a period of time as each former speaker and senate majority leader and

president of the senate desires.

 

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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