2014 -- S 2555
Enacted 07/02/14
A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
Introduced By: Senator Maryellen Goodwin
Date Introduced: February 27, 2014
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 31-3 of the General Laws entitled "Registration of Vehicles" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
31-3-1012. Special plate for the Boston Bruins Foundation. --
(a) The administrator of the division of motor
vehicles is empowered to make available special motor vehicle registration
plates for the Boston Bruins Foundation. The plates shall be designed to
reference The Boston Bruins Foundation.
(b) The
special plate shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned to
the vehicle for which it was issued, and shall be used in place of, and
in the same manner as, the registration plates issued to the vehicle. The
original registration plates for the vehicle shall be removed from the vehicle
and returned to the division of motor vehicles. The registration certificate
for the plates shall be carried in the vehicle, in accordance with
§31-3-9. The registration certificate shall be in effect for the special plate.
(c) The
Boston Bruins Foundation motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular
motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by the Boston Bruins
Foundation, in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with design
approval by the Rhode Island state police.
(d) The
Boston Bruins Foundation plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of
at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger,
commercial, etc.). The Boston Bruins Foundation plates shall not be issued
unless the minimum order(s) requirements are met. The initial order will be
handled by the Boston Bruins Foundation, and shall not be submitted to
the division of motor vehicles for production until the minimum order(s) have
been met, and the proper paperwork submitted to the division.
(e) The
administrator of motor vehicles shall develop, prepayment procedures and
any other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this
section.
(f) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, the Boston Bruins Foundation plates shall be subject to a forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge.
(g) The
forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows: Twenty
dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining
twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be distributed annually to the Boston Bruins
Foundation in furtherance of their its mission to assist charitable
organizations in Rhode Island that demonstrate a strong commitment to enhancing
the quality of life for children.
(h) A ten dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated to the Boston Bruins Foundation.
(i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of Boston Bruins Foundation license plate, the foundation must use any Rhode Island sources funds in, and for the benefit of, Rhode Island based-charitable organizations.
(j) The Boston Bruins Foundation will be required to submit an annual accounting report before such monies are distributed.
(k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Boston Bruins Foundation plates.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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