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RI Gen L § 31-42-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-7 - Disposal to demolishers.

§ 31-42-7. Disposal to demolishers.(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or unit of government upon whose property or in whose possession is found any abandoned motor vehicle, or any person being the owner of a motor vehicle whose registration is faulty, lost, or destroyed may apply to the police department of the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is situated for authority to sell, give away, or dispose of the vehicle to a demolisher.(b) The application shall set out the name and address of the applicant, the year, make, model, and serial number of the motor vehicle, if ascertainable, together with any other identifying features, and shall contain a concise statement of the facts surrounding the abandonment, or that the registration of the motor vehicle is lost or destroyed, or the reasons for the defect in registration of the owner. The applicant shall execute an affidavit stating that the facts alleged in it are true and that no material fact has been withheld.(c) If the police department finds that the application is executed in proper form, and shows that the motor vehicle has been abandoned upon the property of the applicant or if it shows that the motor vehicle is not abandoned but that the applicant appears to be the rightful owner, the police department shall follow the notification procedures set forth in § 31-42-3.(d) If the abandoned motor vehicle is not reclaimed in accordance with § 31-42-3, the police department shall give the applicant a certificate of authority to sell the motor vehicle to any demolisher for demolition, wrecking, or dismantling. The demolisher shall accept the certificate in lieu of the registration of the motor vehicle.(e) Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, the general laws of the state of Rhode Island, public laws of the state of Rhode Island, or municipal ordinances, any person, firm, corporation, or unit of government upon whose property or in whose possession is found any abandoned motor vehicle, or any person who is the owner of a motor vehicle whose registration is faulty, lost, or destroyed, may dispose of the motor vehicle to a demolisher without a registration and without notification procedure of § 31-42-3, if the motor vehicle is over eight (8) years old or has no engine or is otherwise totally inoperable. Any demolisher who purchases or acquires any motor vehicle for the purpose of demolition and removal may demolish it on the premises where they are located.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 234, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-42-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-8 - Duties of demolishers.

§ 31-42-8. Duties of demolishers.(a) Any demolisher who purchases or otherwise acquires a motor vehicle for purposes of wrecking, dismantling, or demolition shall not be required to obtain a registration for the motor vehicle in his or her own name. After the motor vehicle has been demolished, processed, or changed so that it physically is no longer a motor vehicle, the demolisher shall surrender for cancellation the registration or auction sales receipt. The state division of motor vehicles shall issue any forms, rules, and regulations governing the surrender of auction sales receipts and registrations that are appropriate.(b) A demolisher shall keep an accurate and complete record of all motor vehicles purchased or received by the demolisher in the course of his or her business. These records shall contain the name and address of the person from whom the motor vehicle was purchased or received and the date when the purchases or receipts occurred. The records shall be open for inspection by any police department at any time during normal business hours. Any record required by this section shall be kept by the demolisher for at least one year after the transaction to which it applies.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 234, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-42-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-9 - Unidentifiable motor vehicles and/or parts.

§ 31-42-9. Unidentifiable motor vehicles and/or parts.Notwithstanding the age of a motor vehicle and/or part from which all identifying numbers have been removed so that the identity of the motor vehicle and/or part and its owner cannot be determined, the motor vehicle and/or part shall be subject to a forfeiture hearing before a judge sitting in the district court. After this hearing, the motor vehicle and/or part shall be forfeited to the unit of government that recovered it. The court may also order the division of motor vehicles to issue a special vehicle identification number and an appropriate title certificate for a forfeited motor vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 221, § 12; P.L. 1984, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-42-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-10 - Repealed.

§ 31-42-10. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 191, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1994, ch. 328, § 2, effective July 12, 1994.
RI Gen L § 31-42-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-11 - Penalties - Costs.

§ 31-42-11. Penalties — Costs.Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter regarding abandoned motor vehicles on private property, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500). In addition, the violator shall be responsible for all costs relating to the approval and disposal of the abandoned motor vehicle paid by the private property owner or local municipality.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 236, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-42-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles|Section 31-42-12 - City of Pawtucket - Designee.

§ 31-42-12. City of Pawtucket — Designee.In the city of Pawtucket, the police department or its designee shall have the authority to carry out the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 80, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-43-1 - 31-43-1.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-43 - Administrative Adjudication Court|Section 31-43-1 - 31-43-1.2 - Repealed.

§ 31-43-1 — 31-43-1.2. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 453, § 33; P.L. 1994, ch. 42, § 7; Repealed by P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 1, § 1, effective July 1, 1999.
RI Gen L § 31-43-1.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-43 - Administrative Adjudication Court|Section 31-43-1.3 - Repealed.

§ 31-43-1.3. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 453, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 1998, ch. 91, § 2, effective October 1, 1998.
RI Gen L § 31-43-2 - 31-43-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-43 - Administrative Adjudication Court|Section 31-43-2 - 31-43-7 - Repealed.

§ 31-43-2 — 31-43-7. Repealed.History of Section.These sections (P.L. 1974, ch. 41, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 17; P.L. 1978, ch. 217, §§ 2, 4; P.L. 1980, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 224, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 400, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 81, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 189, §§ 2, 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 228, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 375, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 501, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 570, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 569, § 3; P.L. 1989, ch. 274, § 3; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 57, § 4; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 37, § 5; P.L. 1992, ch. 453, § 4; P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 3; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 35, § 8; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 105; Repealed by P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 1, § 1, effective July 1, 1999.
RI Gen L § 31-43-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-43 - Administrative Adjudication Court|Section 31-43-8 - Repealed.

§ 31-43-8. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 189, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 453, § 5, effective September 1, 1992.
RI Gen L § 31-43-9 - 31-43-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-43 - Administrative Adjudication Court|Section 31-43-9 - 31-43-17 - Repealed.

§ 31-43-9 — 31-43-17. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 376, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 458, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 15, § 5; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 22, § 5; P.L. 1989, ch. 76, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 494, §§ 9, 10; P.L. 1990, ch. 507, §§ 8, 9; P.L. 1991, ch. 129, § 6; P.L. 1991, ch. 174, § 6; P.L. 1992, ch. 453, §§ 6, 7; P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 40; P.L. 1997, ch. 93, §§ 5, 6; Repealed by P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 1, § 1, effective July 1, 1999.
RI Gen L § 31-44-1.1 - 31-44-1.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-1.1 - 31-44-1.3 - Repealed.

§ 31-44-1.1 — 31-44-1.3. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 309, §§ 4, 5; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 134, § 1, effective July 1, 1995.
RI Gen L § 31-44-1.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-1.4 - Powers and duties of department.

§ 31-44-1.4. Powers and duties of department.(a) The department may:(1) Interpret and implement the provisions of this chapter and the applicable provisions of chapter 44.1 of this title;(2) Act for the purpose of promoting a uniform policy relating to all phases of mobile and manufactured home business and use;(3) Monitor and determine the sufficiency of the state Mobile and Manufactured Home Act under this chapter as well as local mobile and manufactured home ordinances which are designed to provide local governments with superintending control over mobile and manufactured home business or use and to make recommendations to it; and(4) Conduct public hearings relating to these advisory responsibilities.(b) The department shall:(1) Monitor the implementation of statutes and regulations affecting mobile and manufactured homes;(2) Make investigations and conduct or authorize periodic surveys to determine compliance with this chapter;(3) All departments of state government are authorized to provide assistance to the department as the department requires;(4) Conduct a public education program to improve public perception and local acceptance of mobile and manufactured homes and to promote them as affordable housing; and(5) Study additional issues related to mobile and manufactured homes and periodically disseminate acquired information.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 134, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-44-1.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-1.5 - Mobile and manufactured home advisory information.

§ 31-44-1.5. Mobile and manufactured home advisory information.The department may publish and promote mobile and manufactured home advisory information based on this chapter and other issues as set forth in § 31-44-1.4. The information shall consist of:(1) A general interpretation of the rights and responsibilities of mobile and manufactured home park licensees and mobile home owners and residents as established by this chapter; and(2) Local state and federal standards to protect the health, safety, and welfare of mobile and manufactured home park residents.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 134, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-44-1.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-1.6 - Fees and charges for licenses.

§ 31-44-1.6. Fees and charges for licenses.(a) The department of business regulation shall promulgate rules to establish fees and charges for the issuance of licenses or permits required in this chapter.(b) The fees and charges under this chapter shall be applied solely to fulfilling the various responsibilities of the department as specified within this chapter.(c) All fees and charges collected by the department under this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 106; P.L. 1999, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-44-1.7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-1.7 - Mobile and manufactured home park operation - License.

§ 31-44-1.7. Mobile and manufactured home park operation — License.(a) A person shall not operate a mobile and manufactured home park without a license.(b) Upon completion, review, and approval of certifications, the department of business regulation shall grant a license to operate a mobile and manufactured home park.(c) An annual license shall be granted and renewed by the department based upon the filing of:(1) Leases and regulations that are applicable to the park;(2) Certification by the municipality in which the park is located that it is in compliance with all applicable land use regulations of the municipality;(3) Certification from the appropriate state agencies or municipal departments that the park has an adequate and operational sewage disposal system and water supply and that all applicable state and local taxes have been paid;(4) Payment of an annual fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per occupied site in the park; and(5) The applicant files a fee schedule with the department.(d) Certifications for individual sewage disposal systems (ISDS) regulated by the department of environmental management shall be provided by an ISDS designer, licensed pursuant to § 5-56-1, who possesses the appropriate class of license for the type and size of system to be certified and any costs for these certifications shall be the responsibility of the licensee. The director of the department may by regulation provide for additional requirements and may place reasonable conditions on the grant of any license.(e) If a person submits a timely application for renewal of a license and pays the appropriate fees, the person may continue to operate a mobile and manufactured home park unless notified that the application for renewal is not approved. In the event anyone is denied a license he or she will be afforded a hearing before the department.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-44-1.8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-1.8 - Survey of parks.

§ 31-44-1.8. Survey of parks.The department of health or its authorized representatives shall conduct a survey every three (3) years of mobile and manufactured home parks.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 487, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-44-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-2 - Evictions - Termination of tenancy.

§ 31-44-2. Evictions — Termination of tenancy.(a) A tenancy may be terminated by a park owner or operator pursuant to chapter 18 of title 34, provided, that jurisdiction as it relates to this chapter shall be in the district court but subject to one or more of the following reasons and limitations which shall take precedence over any conflicting state statute or local ordinance:(1) Nonpayment of rent, utility charges, or reasonable incidental service charges. No action for possession shall be maintained if prior to the expiration of a notice to quit the tenant shall pay or tender all arrearages due, including a late charge of five percent (5%) of the monthly rent due after a seven (7) day grace period for the rental payment has elapsed.(2) Failure of the tenant to comply with local ordinances or state or federal law or regulations relating to mobile and manufactured homes or mobile and manufactured home parks. The tenant is first given written notice of his or her failure to comply with the laws or regulations and a reasonable opportunity thereafter to comply with the laws or regulations.(3) Damage by the tenant to the demised property, reasonable wear and tear excepted.(4) Repeated conduct of the tenant, upon the mobile and manufactured home park premises, which disturbs the peace and quiet of other tenants in the mobile and manufactured home park.(5) Failure of the tenant to comply with reasonable written rules and regulations of the mobile and manufactured home park as established by the park owner or operator in the rental agreement at the inception of the tenancy or as amended subsequently with the written acknowledgement that the tenant has seen the amended rules, or without his or her consent upon three (3) months written notice; provided that the tenant is first given written notice of his or her failure to comply and a reasonable opportunity thereafter to comply with the rules and regulations. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed to permit a park owner or operator to vary the terms of a written or oral rental agreement without notification to the tenant.(6) Condemnation or change of use of the mobile and manufactured home park.(b) No tenancy, however created, in a mobile and manufactured home park may be terminated by a mobile and manufactured home park owner or operator except upon giving notice in writing to the tenant in the manner prescribed in this chapter to remove from the premises within a period of not less than sixty (60) days; provided that upon grounds of nonpayment of rent, a tenancy may be terminated upon giving thirty (30) days notice.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 45.
RI Gen L § 31-44-3.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-3.3 - Future qualified sale of mobile- and manufactured-home community.

§ 31-44-3.3. Future qualified sale of mobile- and manufactured-home community.The qualified sale of a mobile- or manufactured-home community to a resident-owned organization is exempt from the real estate conveyance tax imposed under chapter 44-25.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 364, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 391, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-44-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-4.1 - Recording of sale or transfer documents - Penalties.

§ 31-44-4.1. Recording of sale or transfer documents — Penalties.Every deed, instrument, or writing by which an interest in any mobile or manufactured home is granted, assigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, a purchaser or purchasers, or any other person or persons, shall be filed with the recorder of deeds of the city or town in within which the mobile home or manufactured home is located, within ten (10) days after execution of the deed instrument, or writing. The fee for the filing shall be in accordance with § 34-13-7. The city or town shall assess a fine to be determined by each city or town for failure to comply with the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 319, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-44-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-5 - Reprisals.

§ 31-44-5. Reprisals.(a) No licensee shall take reprisal(s) against a resident or prospective resident or association formed pursuant to § 31-44-3.1.(b) An increase in rent, nonrenewal of lease, refusal to offer a lease, or termination of tenancy, taken by a licensee against a resident, prospective resident, or association within six (6) months after the resident, prospective resident, or association has taken any protected lawful action, shall create a rebuttable presumption that the act by the licensee is a reprisal. Reprisal may be pleaded as a defense in any court proceeding brought against a resident or prospective resident after he or she has taken any protected lawful action.(c) In addition to any other remedy under this chapter, a resident, prospective resident, or association who has been the subject of a reprisal shall be entitled to the remedies provided for retaliatory actions in § 34-18-46.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 307, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 57, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-44-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-6 - Notice of judgment.

§ 31-44-6. Notice of judgment.In any action to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the clerk of the court shall mail copies of any final judgment, decree, permanent injunction, arbitration decision or order of the court upon the entry of it to the attorney general and if licenses are involved, the department of business regulation.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 309, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-44-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-7.1 - Security deposits.

§ 31-44-7.1. Security deposits.In any rental agreement for the lease of a mobile home in which the licensee requires the payment of a security deposit by the resident:(1) The deposit shall accumulate interest on an annual basis at the rate of three percent (3%).(2) No deposit will be required which is more than the amount of one month's rent.(3) The interest shall be paid to the resident annually or upon termination of the rental.(4) Upon termination of the rental, the licensee shall return the deposit along with accumulated interest within thirty (30) days, or shall provide the resident with a written itemized list of damages caused by the resident during the rental, other than ordinary wear and tear, and return to the resident the difference, if any, between the deposit and interest and the damages sustained.(5) The resident shall provide the licensee with a forwarding address upon vacating the premises so as to permit the licensee to return the deposit.(6) If the licensee fails to either return the deposit within thirty (30) days or pay interest on it, he or she shall be liable for damages not to exceed twice the amount of the deposit and three (3) times the amount of interest due.(7) Any security deposits received by the licensee shall be deposited in a savings account and earmarked specifically as a security deposit account, and that fund shall not be used by the licensee for any purpose except as provided in subdivision (4) of this section.(8) No security deposit shall be required for the rental of a mobile home lot or space.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 308, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 45.
RI Gen L § 31-44-7.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes|Section 31-44-7.2 - Trailer parks located within the town of Exeter.

§ 31-44-7.2. Trailer parks located within the town of Exeter.Any agreement for the lease of a mobile home or a mobile home lot or space located within the town of Exeter and offered pursuant to the provisions of § 31-44-7, must be in writing and shall not be executed unless each term of it either shall have been completed in full or shall contain a statement that the terms may not be applicable. All lease agreements executed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be executed in duplicate original, one of which shall be provided to the lessee within thirty (30) days of its execution.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 422, § 1.