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RI Gen L § 31-6-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-2 - Computation of gross weight.

§ 31-6-2. Computation of gross weight.For the purpose of computing fees based on gross weight, the gross weight shall, in the case of motor trucks, tractors, trailers, or semi-trailers, be the weight of the vehicle in pounds plus the weight of the maximum load to be carried. In the case of passenger motor vehicles, the gross weight shall be the weight of the vehicle plus the sum of the adult seating capacity multiplied by one hundred fifty pounds (150 lbs.).History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-2; P.L. 1984, ch. 418, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-6-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-3 - Gross weight of tractors to be used with semi-trailers.

§ 31-6-3. Gross weight of tractors to be used with semi-trailers.In computing the fees for the registration of every tractor to be used in combination with a semi-trailer, the gross weight shall include the weight of the tractor, the weight of the semi-trailer to be used with it, and the weight of the maximum load to be carried.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-3; P.L. 1969, ch. 173, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 418, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-6-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-4 - Fees payable by jitney operators in interstate commerce.

§ 31-6-4. Fees payable by jitney operators in interstate commerce.Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this chapter or in any other provision of the laws of this state, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may issue certificates of registration and plates for all the jitneys owned or operated by any carrier of passengers for hire operating jitneys in interstate commerce in the state of Rhode Island and from every state contiguous to it, pursuant to the authority granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission, at a rate equal to the sum represented by the registration fee for a single jitney provided in § 31-6-1, multiplied by the average number of jitneys, as determined by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, required by the applicant to operate the maximum number of schedules provided in the published schedules of the applicant.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3378, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-4.
RI Gen L § 31-6-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-5 - Reduced fees for portion of year.

§ 31-6-5. Reduced fees for portion of year.(a) If an application for registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer shall be made in the first quarter of the year appropriate to the individual's registration expiration, or in the second quarter or the third quarter in any year, the fee for registration shall be three-fourths (¾), two-fourths (2/4), or one-fourth (¼) respectively of the fee required for a full year.(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of the registration of motor vehicles used for racing, or for motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers owned by any department or agency of the state of Rhode Island, or by any city, town, or district of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-5; P.L. 1981, ch. 327, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-6-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-7 - Motorized wheel chairs.

§ 31-6-7. Motorized wheel chairs.Any nonprofit charitable organization shall be forever exempt from the payment of any fee for the annual registration of a certain type of motor vehicle commonly known and described as a motorized wheel chair. Any person designated, in writing, by a nonprofit charitable organization who shall operate a motorized wheel chair shall be exempt from any license requirements and fee for the operation of it.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-7.
RI Gen L § 31-6-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-8 - Disabled veterans.

§ 31-6-8. Disabled veterans.(a) Any veteran who has been honorably discharged from the service of the armed forces or the merchant marine of the United States in any of the wars or campaigns in which the United States has been engaged and who, while engaged in these wars or campaigns or as a result of engagement in these wars or campaigns, by reason of amputation, has lost one or both of his or her arms, hands, feet, or legs, or who, by reason of other permanent injury, has lost the use of one or both of his or her arms, hands, feet, or legs, or to whom has been granted a motor vehicle under chapter 870-2D, United States Public Laws 663, enacted 1946, 79th Congress, or has suitable documentation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to establish that the veteran:(1) Has a combined service connected disability rating of one hundred percent (100%); or(2) Is considered "individually unemployable" due to his or her service-connected disability, shall be exempt from the payment of any fee for the annual registration of and a license to operate that motor vehicle.(b) The administrator for the division of motor vehicles shall issue to an eligible veteran for use on an automobile, or on a commercial vehicle having a gross weight of six thousand three hundred pounds (6,300 lbs.) or less, registration plates designated "Disabled Veteran." Upon the death of the holder of "Disabled Veteran" plates, the plates may be transferred to his or her surviving spouse for his or her lifetime or until he or she remarries. Only one set of "Disabled Veteran" plates shall be issued to an eligible veteran and only after certification of eligibility from the Veterans' Administration or other satisfactory documentation of eligibility is presented.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 4; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-8; P.L. 1993, ch. 134, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 537, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 224, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-6-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-9 - Blind veterans.

§ 31-6-9. Blind veterans.Any veteran who has been honorably discharged from service with the armed forces or the merchant marine of the United States in any of the wars, declared or undeclared, in which the United States has been engaged and who, by reason of that service, has become totally blind, shall be further exempt from the payment of any fee for the annual registration of a pleasure motor vehicle owned by the veteran and operated for his or her pleasure and convenience. The veteran shall be entitled to display on that vehicle the special registration plates as shall be issued by the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1844, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 2879, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-9.
RI Gen L § 31-6-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-10 - Police vehicles - Fire apparatus - Trackless trolleys.

§ 31-6-10. Police vehicles — Fire apparatus — Trackless trolleys.The following vehicles shall be exempt from registration:(1) Motor-propelled fire engines and other fire apparatus. However, the division of motor vehicles shall issue a permanent registration plate and certificate for each motor-propelled fire engine or fire apparatus for its life at no fee;(2) Every motor vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails.(3) Motor-propelled vehicles employed for law enforcement purposes by the several city and town police departments whether or not equipped with distinctive registration plates. A permanent registration plate and certificate shall, however, be issued for each motor-propelled police vehicle, for its life, at no fee. However, any existing police vehicle plate currently on a propelled police vehicle will pay a five dollar ($5.00) transfer fee if that plate is transferred to another police vehicle within the same police department.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 4; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-10; P.L. 1996, ch. 360, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-6-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-11 - Transfer of registration.

§ 31-6-11. Transfer of registration.The fee for transfer of registration shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) if the vehicle to be registered is of the same fee-class as the original vehicle or less, but if the proper registration fee for the vehicle to be registered is greater than the amount of the fee paid for the original registration, the fee shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) plus the difference in registration fees of the original vehicle and the vehicle to be registered.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-11; P.L. 1960, ch. 75, § 6; P.L. 1981, ch. 327, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 29, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-6-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-12 - Business and special license fees.

§ 31-6-12. Business and special license fees.The following fees shall be collected by the division of motor vehicles:(1) For each license to deal in motor vehicles and for each branch office of a dealer, sixty dollars ($60.00).(2) For dealer registration number plates and a dealer certificate, thirty dollars ($30.00) if the dealer operates not more than three (3) motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers at any one time, and ten dollars ($10.00) plus the cost of number plates for every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer in excess of three (3) motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers.(3) For bailee registration number plates and a bailee certificate, thirty dollars ($30.00) if the bailee operates not more than three (3) motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers at any one time, and ten dollars ($10.00) plus the cost of number plates for every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer in excess of three (3) motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers.(4) For each manufacturer, factory branch, or factory representative license, five dollars ($5.00).(5) For each wrecker's license, sixty dollars ($60.00).(6) For in-transit number plates and certificates, thirty dollars ($30.00) if the owner operates or moves not more than three (3) pieces of mobile equipment at any one time, and ten dollars ($10.00) plus the cost of number plates for every piece of mobile equipment in excess of three (3) pieces of mobile equipment.(7) For special use identification tags and special use certificates, ten dollars ($10.00).(8) For transporter registration number plates and a transporter certificate, thirty dollars ($30.00) if the transporter operates not more than three (3) motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers at any one time, and ten dollars ($10.00) plus the cost of number plates for every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer in excess of three (3) motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-12; P.L. 1959, ch. 123, § 3; P.L. 1960, ch. 33, § 2; P.L. 1960, ch. 75, § 6; P.L. 1966, ch. 187, § 6.
RI Gen L § 31-6-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-13 - Disposition of fees.

§ 31-6-13. Disposition of fees.All fees collected under chapters 1 — 27 of this title shall be paid into the hands of the general treasurer to be credited to the general funds of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-13.
RI Gen L § 31-6-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-14 - Return of rejected or erroneously collected fees.

§ 31-6-14. Return of rejected or erroneously collected fees.(a) Whenever any application to the division of motor vehicles is accompanied by any fee as required by law, and the application is refused or rejected, the fee shall be returned to the applicant.(b) Whenever the division of motor vehicles, through error collects any fee not required to be paid the fee shall be refunded to the person paying it upon application made within one year after the date of the payment. The one year period for refund may be extended at the discretion of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-14; P.L. 1989, ch. 49, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-6-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6 - Registration Fees|Section 31-6-15 - Payment of fees by credit card. [Contingent effective date; see note.]

§ 31-6-15. Payment of fees by credit card. [Contingent effective date; see note.](a) The division of motor vehicles may accept payment by credit card of all fees paid to the division of motor vehicles as provided by this chapter.(b) The division of motor vehicles shall determine which fees may be paid by credit card and the manner in which the payments may be made.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 364, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-6.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6.1 - Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement|Section 31-6.1-2 - "Administrator" defined.

§ 31-6.1-2. "Administrator" defined.As used in the agreement, with reference to this state, the term "administrator" means administrator of the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 208, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-6.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6.1 - Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement|Section 31-6.1-3 - Exemptions and changes in method of reporting.

§ 31-6.1-3. Exemptions and changes in method of reporting.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall have the power to make such exemptions from the coverage of the agreement as may be appropriate and to make such changes in methods for the reporting of any information required to be furnished to this state pursuant to the agreement as, in his or her judgment, shall be suitable. Any of those exemptions or changes shall not be contrary to the purposes set forth in article I of the agreement and shall be made in order to permit the continuance of uniformity of practice among the contracting states with respect to buses. Any exemption or change shall be made by rule or regulation and shall not be effective unless made by the same procedure required for other rules and regulations of the department.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 208, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-6.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-6.1 - Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement|Section 31-6.1-4 - Notice of withdrawal.

§ 31-6.1-4. Notice of withdrawal.Unless otherwise provided in any statute withdrawing this state from participation in the agreement, the governor shall be the officer to give notice of withdrawal from it.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 208, § 4.
RI Gen L § 31-7-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-7 - Foreign Vehicles|Section 31-7-1 - Right to operate on foreign registration.

§ 31-7-1. Right to operate on foreign registration.(a) A nonresident owner, except as otherwise provided in §§ 31-7-2 and 31-7-3, owning any foreign vehicle of a type otherwise subject to registration pursuant to this title, may operate or permit the operation of that vehicle within this state without registering the vehicle in, or paying any fees to, this state subject to the condition that the vehicle at all times, when operated in this state, is duly registered in, and displays upon it, a valid registration card and registration plate or plates issued for that vehicle in the place of residence of that owner.(b) Any foreign vehicle(s) parked or garaged overnight in this state for more than thirty (30) days in the aggregate in any one year that is owned and/or operated by a resident of this state as defined in § 31-1-18 shall register the vehicle(s) and pay the same fee that is required with reference to like vehicle(s) owned by residents of this state. The state police and local police departments, upon observation of a foreign-registered vehicle present within the state for thirty (30) days or more shall identify the owner of the vehicle and, if a Rhode Island resident, provide a notice containing a copy of this section to the owner and to the tax assessor in the city or town in which the vehicle is located.(c) Any domiciled resident of this state who owns a vehicle that is registered in another state shall file an annual report with the administrator of the division of motor vehicles of this state and with the tax assessor of the city or town in which the domiciled resident resides, stating the make, model, year, and validation of the vehicle and the reason for registering the vehicle in the foreign state. Failure to comply with the terms of this subsection shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for every foreign vehicle. This provision shall not apply to military personnel assigned to duty outside of the state of Rhode Island and for a period of thirty (30) days after discharge.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 5, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-7-1; P.L. 1982, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 403, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-7-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-7 - Foreign Vehicles|Section 31-7-2 - Vehicles transporting persons or property for compensation.

§ 31-7-2. Vehicles transporting persons or property for compensation.A nonresident owner of a foreign vehicle operated within this state for the transportation of persons or property for compensation or for the transportation of merchandise, either regularly according to a schedule or for a consecutive period exceeding thirty (30) days, shall register the vehicle and pay the same fees for it as is required for like vehicles owned by residents of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 5, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-7-2.
RI Gen L § 31-7-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-7 - Foreign Vehicles|Section 31-7-3 - Nonresidents carrying on business in state.

§ 31-7-3. Nonresidents carrying on business in state.Every nonresident, including any foreign corporation carrying on business within this state and owning and regularly operating in the business any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer within this state, shall be required to register each vehicle and pay the same fees for it as is required for like vehicles owned by residents of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 5, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-7-3.
RI Gen L § 31-7-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-7 - Foreign Vehicles|Section 31-7-4 - Reciprocity.

§ 31-7-4. Reciprocity.The provisions of § 31-7-1 shall be operative as to a nonresident owner or operator only to the extent that, under the laws of his or her residence or licensing country, state, territory, or district, like privileges are granted to motor vehicle owners resident of and registered under the laws of this state or operators licensed under the laws of this state. The division of motor vehicles shall finally determine the extent of the privileges granted to nonresident owners and operators of motor vehicles in the registration of motor vehicles and licenses of operators. The division of motor vehicles is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of the state with the appropriate authorities of any state in the United States of America or of the District of Columbia with respect to all fees or taxes imposed by this state and by any other state or the District of Columbia on motor vehicles, on the operation of motor vehicles, or on any transaction incident to the operation of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 5, § 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 31-7-4.
RI Gen L § 31-7-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-7 - Foreign Vehicles|Section 31-7-5 - Suspension or revocation of rights of nonresidents.

§ 31-7-5. Suspension or revocation of rights of nonresidents.Whenever the division of motor vehicles shall suspend or revoke the right of any nonresident person to operate any motor vehicle, or to have operated any motor vehicle, owned by any nonresident upon the public highways of this state, it shall suspend or revoke that right for the same periods of time and upon the same grounds that it is required to suspend or revoke the license of any chauffeur or operator by §§ 31-11-6, 31-11-7, 31-11-8, and 31-11-18.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 5, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-7-5; P.L. 1959 (s.s.), ch. 190, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-7-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-7 - Foreign Vehicles|Section 31-7-6 - Long arm jurisdiction.

§ 31-7-6. Long arm jurisdiction.(a) The acceptance by a nonresident of the rights and privileges conferred by chapters 1 — 27 of this title, as evidenced by the operation of a motor vehicle by the nonresident, his or her servant or agent, or the operation by a nonresident, his or her servant or agent, of a motor vehicle on a public highway in this state other than under said chapters, shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment by the nonresident of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles or his or her successor in office, to be the nonresident's true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful processes in any action or proceeding against the nonresident or his or her executor or administrator, growing out of any accident or collision in which the nonresident, his or her servant or agent, may be involved while operating a motor vehicle within this state. Acceptance or operation by the nonresident shall be deemed a signification of the nonresident's agreement that any such process against the nonresident or his or her executor or administrator which is served as provided in this chapter shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served on the nonresident personally.(b) This section shall also apply to a foreign corporation and to any resident of the state who becomes a nonresident prior to the commencement of an action against the corporation or resident, or his or her executor or administrator, growing out of any accident or collision in which that person or his or her agent may have been involved while operating a motor vehicle within this state.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 5, § 2; art. 19, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-7-6; P.L. 1966, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 78, § 3.