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RI Gen L § 31-3-111 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-111 - Gold Star Families.

§ 31-3-111. Gold Star Families.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized and directed to issue a special registration plate for the motor vehicles of all eligible members of a Gold Star Family.(b) For the purpose of this section, "Gold Star Family" means a person eligible to receive a gold star lapel button as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 1126; provided, the death was determined to be in the line of duty.(c) The Gold Star Family motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by Gold Star Family members who are Rhode Island residents in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with design approval by the Rhode Island state police.(1) [Deleted by P.L. 2017, ch. 190, § 1 and P.L. 2017, ch. 248, § 1].(2) [Deleted by P.L. 2017, ch. 190, § 1 and P.L. 2017, ch. 248, § 1].(3) [Deleted by P.L. 2017, ch. 190, § 1 and P.L. 2017, ch. 248, § 1].(d) The applicant shall not be required to pay a service charge or a transfer charge for each plate.(e) Only one set of "Gold Star Family" plates shall be issued to an eligible family member and only after satisfactory documentation of eligibility is presented.(f) The owner of a motor vehicle eligible for registration as a commercial vehicle and having a gross weight of twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.) or less who is issued Gold Star Family plates shall continue to pay the appropriate commercial registration fee for those plates. The owner of a motor vehicle eligible for registration as a commercial vehicle having a gross weight of six thousand three hundred pounds (6,300 lbs.), but not more than twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.), shall sign an affidavit at the time of application for said plates stating that the vehicle is to be used for personal use only.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 9, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 190, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-112 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-112 - Special plate for Gaspee Days Committee.

§ 31-3-112. Special plate for Gaspee Days Committee.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the Gaspee Days Committee (hereafter referred to as "the Gaspee Days committee"). The plates shall be designed to reference the Gaspee Days committee.(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 plates.(c) The Gaspee Days committee motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Gaspee Days committee, in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with design approval by the Rhode Island state police.(d) The Gaspee Days committee plates shall be subject to a minimum prepaid order of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, commercial, etc.). The Gaspee Days committee plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order(s) requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by the Gaspee Days committee 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 the division 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 Gaspee Days committee 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 Gaspee Days committee in furtherance of its mission.(h) A ten-dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated to the Gaspee Days committee.(i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of the Gaspee Days plates, the foundation must use any Rhode Island sourced funds, in, and for the benefit of, Rhode Island-based charitable organizations.(j) The Gaspee Days committee shall be required to submit an annual accounting report before such monies are distributed.(k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Gaspee Days committee plates.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 332, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-113 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-113 - Special plate for Operation Stand Down RI.

§ 31-3-113. Special plate for Operation Stand Down RI.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for passenger vehicles based upon the not-for-profit entity Operation Stand Down RI.(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 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) Operation Stand Down RI motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with design approval by the Rhode Island state police.(d) Operation Stand Down RI plates shall be subject to a minimum prepaid order of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type including, but not limited to, passenger and commercial. Operation Stand Down RI plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by Operation Stand Down RI and shall not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for production until the minimum order has been met and the proper paperwork submitted to the division. Subsequent Operation Stand Down RI plate orders will be handled by the division of motor vehicles.(e) The administrator of motor vehicles shall develop application forms, 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, Operation Stand Down RI 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 Operation Stand Down RI in furtherance of its mission to "support our troops: in helping struggling and homeless veterans by offering housing and supportive services necessary to their well-being."(h) A ten-dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated to Operation Stand Down RI.(i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of Operation Stand Down RI plates, the organization must use any Rhode Island sourced funds in and for the benefit of Rhode Island-based charitable organizations.(j) Operation Stand Down RI will be required to submit an annual accounting report before such monies are distributed.(k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Operation Stand Down RI plates.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 400, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-116 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-116 - Special plate for the Ocean State Animal Coalition.

§ 31-3-116. Special plate for the Ocean State Animal Coalition.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available a special motor vehicle registration plate for the Ocean State Animal Coalition.(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 Ocean State Animal Coalition motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles with the design approved by the Rhode Island state police.(d) The Ocean State Animal Coalition motor vehicle plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type. The Ocean State Animal Coalition plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met. The initial order shall be handled by the Ocean State Animal Coalition 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 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 Ocean State Animal Coalition motor vehicle plates shall be subject to a forty-dollar ($40) issuance surcharge.(g) The forty-dollar issuance ($40) surcharge shall be allocated as follows: twenty dollars ($20) shall be allocated to the general fund, and the remaining twenty dollars ($20) shall be distributed annually to the Ocean State Animal Coalition in furtherance of its mission to improve the status and well-being of animals in Rhode Island, including subsidizing spay and neuter services for cats and dogs.(h) The Ocean State Animal Coalition shall distribute the funds it receives as referenced in subsection (g) of this section to Rhode Island-based municipal animal shelters and other humane organizations pursuant to procedures developed in accordance with subsection (e) of this section.(i) The Ocean State Animal Coalition shall be required to submit an annual accounting report before such monies are distributed.(j) A ten-dollar ($10) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated to the Ocean State Animal Coalition.(k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Ocean State Animal Coalition motor vehicle plates.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 408, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 417, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-117 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-117 - Minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders.

§ 31-3-117. Minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders.(a) As to any special motor vehicle registration plates that have been authorized pursuant to this chapter but that have not been issued or printed as of July 2, 2018, because the minimum number of prepaid orders for the plates has not been reached, the minimum number of plates that must be prepaid and ordered prior to the plates being made and issued shall be deemed to be six hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type. If the minimum number of prepaid plates provided pursuant to any other section of this chapter is a higher number, that number shall be deemed reduced to six hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type.(b) As to any special plates that are authorized pursuant to this chapter after July 2, 2018, the minimum number of plates that must be prepaid and ordered prior to the plates being made and issued shall be six hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-119 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-119 - Special plate for Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America.

§ 31-3-119. Special plate for Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit corporation Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America. The plates shall be designed to reference Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America.(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 Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with the design approved by the Rhode Island state police.(d) The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America 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 Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order(s) requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America, 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 the division of motor vehicles shall develop application forms, pre-payment 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 Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America 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 Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America to assist in the furtherance of its programs in the state of Rhode Island.(h) The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America will be required to submit an annual accounting report before such monies are distributed.(i) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Rhode Island Boy Scout plates.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 107, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-120 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-120 - Police chief emeritus - Gary Malikowski.

§ 31-3-120. Police chief emeritus — Gary Malikowski.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized and directed to issue a special registration plate for the motor vehicle of the former police chief of the town of West Greenwich, Gary Malikowski. This plate is to bear the identification "Police Chief Emeritus," along with an appropriate designation number imprinted on it and shall be furnished without additional registration charge for such period of time as Gary Malikowski may desire.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 314, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 344, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-1 - Certificate of title required.

§ 31-3.1-1. Certificate of title required.(a) Except as provided in § 31-3.1-2, every owner of a vehicle which is in this state and for which no certificate of title has been issued by the division of motor vehicles shall make application to the division for a certificate of title of the vehicle.(b) The division of motor vehicles shall not register or renew the registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has been issued by the division to the owner or an application for title has been delivered by the owner to the division.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-2 - Exclusions.

§ 31-3.1-2. Exclusions.No certificate of title need be obtained for:(1) A vehicle owned by the United States unless it is registered in this state;(2) A vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway, or used for purposes of testing or demonstration; or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing;(3) A vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state and not required by law to be registered in this state;(4) A vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state;(5) A vehicle moved solely by human or animal power;(6) An implement of husbandry;(7) Special mobile equipment;(8) A self-propelled wheelchair or tricycle for a person with a disability;(9) A trailer without motive power and designed for carrying property, to be drawn by a motor vehicle and having a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or less. As used herein, the term "trailer" does not include a travel trailer, a fifth-wheel trailer, or park trailer, as defined in § 31-1-3;(10) Motorized bicycles; and(11) A mobile home or other nonmotorized dwelling unit built on a chassis greater than eight feet six inches (8′ 6″) in width or sixty feet (60′) in length and containing complete electrical, plumbing, and sanitary facilities, and designed to be installed on a temporary or permanent foundation for permanent living quarters.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 123, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 4; P.L. 1978, ch. 382, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 219, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 13, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 2, § 8.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-3 - Optional certificate of title.

§ 31-3.1-3. Optional certificate of title.The owner of an implement of husbandry or special mobile equipment may apply for and obtain a certificate of title on it. All of the provisions of this chapter are applicable to a certificate of title so issued, except that a person who receives a transfer of an interest in the vehicle without knowledge of the certificate of title is not prejudiced by reason of the existence of the certificate, and the perfection of a security interest under this chapter is not effective until the lienholder has complied with the provisions of applicable law which otherwise relate to the perfection of security interests in personal property.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-5 - Examination of records.

§ 31-3.1-5. Examination of records.The division of motor vehicles, receiving application for a first certificate of title, shall check the identifying number of the vehicle shown in the application against the records of vehicles required to be maintained by § 31-3.1-6 and against the record of stolen and converted vehicles required to be maintained by § 31-9-9.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3.1 - Certificates of Title and Security Interests|Section 31-3.1-6 - Issuance and records.

§ 31-3.1-6. Issuance and records.(a) The division of motor vehicles shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall issue, upon payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), a certificate of title of the vehicle.(b) The division of motor vehicles shall maintain a record of all certificates of title issued by it:(1) Under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle;(2) Under the identifying number of the vehicle;(3) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner; and(4) At the discretion of the division of motor vehicles, in any other method it determines.(c) Title searches, lien searches, and other transactions not cited and involving titles shall be conducted upon payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).(d) Beginning in fiscal year 2015 all fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Rhode Island highway maintenance account.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 13, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 15, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 9, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 21, § 2.