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| ARTICLE 7 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES
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| SECTION 1. Section 31-2-27 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-2 entitled "Division of |
| Motor Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-2-27. Technology surcharge fee. |
| (a) The division of motor vehicles shall collect a technology surcharge fee of one dollar |
| and fifty cents ($1.50) two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per transaction for every division of motor |
| vehicles' fee transaction, except as otherwise provided by law and provided no surcharge fee is |
| assessed on motor vehicle inspection transactions conducted pursuant to § 31-38-4. One dollar and |
| fifty cents ($1.50) of each two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) All technology surcharge fees |
| collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the information technology investment |
| fund established pursuant to § 42-11-2.5 and shall be used for project-related payments and/or |
| ongoing maintenance of and enhancements to the division of motor vehicles' computer system and |
| to reimburse the information technology investment fund for advances made to cover project- |
| related payments. The remaining one dollar ($1.00) shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt |
| account managed by the division of motor vehicles and restricted to the project-related payments |
| and/or ongoing maintenance of and enhancements to the division of motor vehicles’ computer |
| system. |
| (b) Authorization to collect the technology surcharge fee provided for in subsection (a) |
| shall sunset and expire on June 30, 2022. |
| (b) (c) Beginning July 1, 2022, the full two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) shall be deposited |
| into the division of motor vehicles restricted account and restricted to the project-related payments |
| and/or ongoing maintenance of and enhancements to the division of motor vehicles’ computer |
| system. |
| SECTION 2. Section 31-3-33 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration |
| of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-3-33. Renewal of registration. |
| (a) Application for renewal of a vehicle registration shall be made by the owner on a proper |
| application form and by payment of the registration fee for the vehicle as provided by law. |
| (b) The division of motor vehicles may receive applications for renewal of registration, and |
| may grant the renewal and issue new registration cards and plates at any time prior to expiration of |
| registration. |
| (c) Upon renewal, owners will be issued a renewal sticker for each registration plate that |
| shall be placed at the bottom, right-hand corner of the plate. Owners shall be issued a new, fully |
| reflective plate beginning January 1, 2020 June 1, 2020, at the time of initial registration or at the |
| renewal of an existing registration and reissuance will be conducted no less than every ten (10) |
| years. |
| (d) No later than August 15, 2019, and every fifteenth day of the month through August |
| 15, 2020, the division of motor vehicles shall submit a report outlining the previous month's activity |
| and progress towards the implementation of the license plate reissuance to the chairpersons of the |
| house finance and senate finance committee, the house fiscal advisor, and the senate fiscal advisor. |
| The report shall include, but not be limited to, information on the status of project plans, obstacles |
| to implementation, and actions taken toward implementation. |
| SECTION 3. Section 31-6-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-6 entitled "Registration |
| Fees" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-6-1. Amount of registration and miscellaneous fees. |
| (a) The following registration fees shall be paid to the division of motor vehicles for the |
| registration of motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers, and school buses subject to registration for |
| each year of registration: |
| (1) For the registration of every automobile, when equipped with pneumatic tires, the gross |
| weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.): thirty dollars ($30.00). |
| (2) For the registration of every motor truck or tractor when equipped with pneumatic tires, |
| the gross weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.): thirty-four dollars |
| ($34.00). |
| (3) For the registration of every automobile, motor truck or tractor, when equipped with |
| pneumatic tires, the gross weight of which is: |
| (i) More than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.), but not more than five thousand pounds |
| (5,000 lbs.): forty dollars ($40.00); |
| (ii) More than five thousand pounds (5,000 lbs.), but not more than six thousand pounds |
| (6,000 lbs.): forty-eight dollars ($48.00); |
| (iii) More than six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.), but not more than seven thousand pounds |
| (7,000 lbs.): fifty-six dollars ($56.00); |
| (iv) More than seven thousand pounds (7,000 lbs.), but not more than eight thousand |
| pounds (8,000 lbs.): sixty-four dollars ($64.00); |
| (v) More than eight thousand pounds (8,000 lbs.), but not more than nine thousand pounds |
| (9,000 lbs.): seventy dollars ($70.00); |
| (vi) More than nine thousand pounds (9,000 lbs.), but not more than ten thousand pounds |
| (10,000 lbs.): seventy-eight dollars ($78.00); |
| (vii) More than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.), but not more than twelve thousand |
| pounds (12,000 lbs.): one hundred six dollars ($106); |
| (viii) More than twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.), but not more than fourteen thousand |
| pounds (14,000 lbs.): one hundred twenty-four dollars ($124); |
| (ix) More than fourteen thousand pounds (14,000 lbs.), but not more than sixteen thousand |
| pounds (16,000 lbs.): one hundred forty dollars ($140); |
| (x) More than sixteen thousand pounds (16,000 lbs.), but not more than eighteen thousand |
| pounds (18,000 lbs.): one hundred fifty-eight dollars ($158); |
| (xi) More than eighteen thousand pounds (18,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty thousand |
| pounds (20,000 lbs.): one hundred seventy-six dollars ($176); |
| (xii) More than twenty thousand pounds (20,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-two |
| thousand pounds (22,000 lbs.): one hundred ninety-four dollars ($194); |
| (xiii) More than twenty-two thousand pounds (22,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-four |
| thousand pounds (24,000 lbs.): two hundred ten dollars ($210); |
| (xiv) More than twenty-four thousand pounds (24,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-six |
| thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.): two hundred thirty dollars ($230); |
| (xv) More than twenty-six thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-eight |
| thousand pounds (28,000 lbs.): two hundred ninety-six dollars ($296); |
| (xvi) More than twenty-eight thousand pounds (28,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty |
| thousand pounds (30,000 lbs.): three hundred sixteen dollars ($316); |
| (xvii) More than thirty thousand pounds (30,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-two |
| thousand pounds (32,000 lbs.): four hundred and twenty-two dollars ($422); |
| (xviii) More than thirty-two thousand pounds (32,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-four |
| thousand pounds (34,000 lbs.): four hundred and forty-eight dollars ($448); |
| (xix) More than thirty-four thousand pounds (34,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-six |
| thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.): four hundred and seventy-six dollars ($476); |
| (xx) More than thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-eight |
| thousand pounds (38,000 lbs.): five hundred and two dollars ($502); |
| (xxi) More than thirty-eight thousand pounds (38,000 lbs.), but not more than forty |
| thousand pounds (40,000 lbs.): five hundred and twenty-eight dollars ($528); |
| (xxii) More than forty thousand pounds (40,000 lbs.), but not more than forty-two thousand |
| pounds (42,000 lbs.): five hundred and fifty-four dollars ($554); |
| (xxiii) More than forty-two thousand pounds (42,000 lbs.), but not more than forty-six |
| thousand pounds (46,000 lbs.): six hundred and eight dollars ($608); |
| (xxiv) More than forty-six thousand pounds (46,000 lbs.), but not more than fifty thousand |
| pounds (50,000 lbs.): six hundred and sixty dollars ($660); |
| (xxv) More than fifty thousand pounds (50,000 lbs.), but not more than fifty-four thousand |
| pounds (54,000 lbs.): seven hundred and twelve dollars ($712); |
| (xxvi) More than fifty-four thousand pounds (54,000 lbs.), but not more than fifty-eight |
| thousand pounds (58,000 lbs.): seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars ($768); |
| (xxvii) More than fifty-eight thousand pounds (58,000 lbs.), but not more than sixty-two |
| thousand pounds (62,000 lbs.): eight hundred and sixteen dollars ($816); |
| (xxviii) More than sixty-two thousand pounds (62,000 lbs.), but not more than sixty-six |
| thousand pounds (66,000 lbs.): eight hundred and seventy-six dollars ($876); |
| (xxix) More than sixty-six thousand pounds (66,000 lbs.), but not more than seventy |
| thousand pounds (70,000 lbs.): nine hundred and twenty-four dollars ($924); |
| (xxx) More than seventy thousand pounds (70,000 lbs.), but not more than seventy-four |
| thousand pounds (74,000 lbs.): nine hundred and seventy-two dollars ($972); |
| (xxxi) Over seventy-four thousand pounds (74,000 lbs.): nine hundred and seventy-two |
| dollars ($972), plus twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.) gross |
| weight. |
| (4) For the registration of every semi-trailer to be used with a truck-tractor, as defined in § |
| 31-1-4(f), shall be as follows: an annual fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) for a one-year registration; |
| for multi-year registrations the fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a five-year (5) registration; and |
| eighty dollars ($80.00) for an eight-year (8) registration. However, when in use, the weight of the |
| resulting semi-trailer unit and its maximum carrying capacity shall not exceed the gross weight of |
| the original semi-trailer unit from which the gross weight of the tractor was determined. A |
| registration certificate and registration plate shall be issued for each semi-trailer so registered. |
| There shall be no refund of payment of such fee, except that when a plate is returned prior to ninety |
| (90) days before the effective date of that year's registration, the pro rate amount, based on the |
| unused portion of the multi-year registration plate period at time of surrender, shall be refunded. A |
| multi-year semi-trailer registration may be transferred to another semi-trailer subject to the |
| provisions and fee set forth in § 31-6-11. Thirty percent (30%) of the semi-trailer registration fee |
| shall be retained by the division of motor vehicles to defray the costs of implementation of the |
| international registration plan (IRP) and fleet registration section. |
| (5) For the registration of every automobile, motor truck, or tractor, when equipped with |
| other than pneumatic tires, there shall be added to the above gross weight fees a charge of ten cents |
| (10¢) for each one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) of gross weight. |
| (6) For the registration of every public bus, the rates provided for motor vehicles for hire |
| plus two dollars ($2.00) for each passenger that bus is rated to carry, the rating to be determined by |
| the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. |
| (7) For the registration of every motorcycle, or motor-driven cycle, thirteen dollars |
| ($13.00). Three dollars ($3.00) from that sum shall be turned over to the department of education |
| to assist in the payment of the cost of the motorcycle driver's education program as enumerated in |
| § 31-10.1-1.1. |
| (8) For the registration of every trailer, not including semi-trailers used with a truck-tractor |
| as defined in § 31-1-4(d), with a gross weight of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or less, five |
| dollars ($5.00). Trailers with a gross weight of more than three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) shall |
| be assessed a registration fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.). |
| (9) The annual registration fee for a motor vehicle, commonly described as a boxcar and/or |
| locomotive, and used only by La Societe Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux for civic demonstration, |
| parades, convention purposes, or social welfare work, shall be two dollars ($2.00). |
| (10) For the registration of every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer owned by any |
| department or agency of any city or town or district, provided the name of the city or town or |
| district or state department or agency owning the same shall be plainly printed on two (2) sides of |
| the vehicle, two dollars ($2.00). |
| (11) For the registration of motor vehicles used for racing, fifteen dollars ($15.00). |
| (12) For every duplicate registration certificate, seventeen dollars ($17.00). |
| (13) For every certified copy of a registration certificate or application, ten dollars ($10.00). |
| (14) For every certificate assigning a special identification number or mark as provided in |
| § 31-3-37, one dollar ($1.00). |
| (15) For every replacement of number plates or additional pair of number plates, without |
| changing the number, thirty dollars ($30.00). |
| (16) For the registration of every farm vehicle, used in farming as provided in § 31-3-31: |
| ten dollars ($10.00). |
| (17) For the registration of antique motor vehicles, five dollars ($5.00). |
| (18) For the registration of a suburban vehicle, when used as a pleasure vehicle and the |
| gross weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.), the same rates as charged |
| in subdivision subsection (1) of this subsection section shall be applicable and when used as a |
| commercial vehicle and the gross weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 |
| lbs.), the same rates as provided in subdivision subsection (2) of this subsection section shall be |
| applicable. The rates in subdivision subsection (3) of this subsection section shall be applicable |
| when the suburban vehicle has a gross weight of more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.), |
| regardless of the use of the vehicle. |
| (19) For the registration of every motor bus that is used exclusively under contract with a |
| political subdivision or school district of the state for the transportation of school children, twenty- |
| five dollars ($25); provided that the motor bus may also be used for the transportation of persons |
| to and from church and Sunday school services, and for the transportation of children to and from |
| educational or recreational projects sponsored by a city or town or by any association or |
| organization supported wholly or in part by public or private donations for charitable purposes, |
| without the payment of additional registration fee. |
| (20) For the registration of every motorized bicycle, ten dollars ($10.00). |
| (21) For the registration of every motorized tricycle, ten dollars ($10.00). |
| (22) For the replacement of number plates with a number change, twenty dollars ($20.00). |
| (23) For the initial issuance and each reissuance of fully reflective plates, as required by §§ |
| 31-3-10 and, 31-3-32, and 31-3-33, an additional six dollars ($6.00) eight dollars ($8.00). |
| (24) For the issuance of a trip permit under the International Registration Plan, twenty-five |
| dollars ($25.00) per vehicle. The division of motor vehicles is authorized to issue seventy-two-hour |
| (72) trip permits for vehicles required to be registered in the International Registration Plan that |
| have not been apportioned with the state of Rhode Island. |
| (25) For the issuance of a hunter's permit under the International Registration Plan, twenty- |
| five dollars ($25.00) per vehicle. The division of motor vehicles is authorized to issue hunter's |
| permits for motor vehicles based in the state of Rhode Island and otherwise required to be registered |
| in the International Registration Plan. These permits are valid for thirty (30) days. |
| (26) For the registration of a specially adapted motor vehicle necessary to transport a family |
| member with a disability for personal, noncommercial use, a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) assessed. |
| SECTION 4. Section 31-3.1-38 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3.1 entitled |
| "Certificates of Title and Security Interests" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-3.1-38. Effective dates -- Applicability. |
| This chapter shall apply to all model vehicles designated as 2001 models and all subsequent |
| model year vehicles. All vehicles designated as model years prior to 2001 shall be excluded from |
| these provisions, provided that no title certificate shall be required once a vehicle is twenty (20) |
| years old. |
| SECTION 5. This article shall take effect upon passage. |