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RI Gen L § 31-3-76 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-76 - Special license plate decal.

§ 31-3-76. Special license plate decal.(a) Notwithstanding any general law or regulation to the contrary, the administrator of the division of motor vehicles is hereby directed to make available a special license plate decal of the American flag made of the same material as the year sticker.(b) Upon the registration or renewal of a motor vehicle registration, the division of motor vehicles shall provide the owner the option to purchase for five dollars ($5.00), the American flag decal. Such decal shall be affixed at the lower left corner of the rear license plate and shall not obscure the reading of any part of the license plate.(c) After payment for the cost of production of the American flag decals, the next fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) generated from sales, shall be used to advertise and promote the purchase of these decals. All funds generated which exceed the production and promotion costs shall be contributed to the Rhode Island Military Family Relief Fund.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 255, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 260, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-77 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-77 - Adjutant General Emeritus - Reginald A. Centracchio.

§ 31-3-77. Adjutant General Emeritus — Reginald A. Centracchio.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized and directed to issue a special registration plate for the private passenger motor vehicle of the former Adjutant General of the Rhode Island National Guard, Reginald A. Centracchio.This plate is to bear the identification "Adjutant General Emeritus" along with an appropriate number and the plate shall be furnished without additional registration charge for such period of time as Reginald A. Centracchio so desires.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 312, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-78 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-78 - Special plate for Rotary International.

§ 31-3-78. Special plate for Rotary International.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available to the owners of private passenger motor vehicles who are members of Rotary Club International, District 7950, State of Rhode Island, special motor vehicle registration plates.(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) Rotary Club motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Rotary Club in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles.(d) Rotary Club plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at least three hundred and sixty (360) plates. Rotary Club plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met.(e) The administrator 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, Rotary Club plates shall be subject to a one-time fifty dollar ($50.00) issuance surcharge.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 317, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 436, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-80 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-80 - Reserve Forces plates.

§ 31-3-80. Reserve Forces plates.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered and authorized to make available to all active and retired members of the United States Reserve Forces of Rhode Island a special motor vehicle registration plate for any motor vehicle eligible for registration as an automobile or a commercial vehicle having a gross weight of eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) or less.(b) The special motor vehicle registration plate shall carry on it the designation "US Reserve Forces" and shall carry on it the titles, (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard) arranged on the left hand side of the plate from top to bottom in this order of precedence, with numerals to the right of the titles.(c) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue the plate upon payment of a service charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) and a transfer charge of five dollars ($5.00) for the plate. All revenues shall be deposited as general revenues.(d) For the purposes of this section an active or retired member of the United States Reserve Forces shall be defined as currently serving or having retired under honorable conditions from any of the Reserve Forces other than the Rhode Island Army or Air National Guard.(e) In a national state of emergency, any active member of the United States Reserve Forces driving a vehicle bearing the special motor vehicle registration plate shall be authorized and empowered to travel upon the highways of the state notwithstanding any driving ban imposed by any state or municipal authority.(f) No US Reserve Forces plates shall be issued until at least nine hundred (900) such plates have been ordered.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 643, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-81 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-81 - General state officers emeritus.

§ 31-3-81. General state officers emeritus.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized and directed upon request to issue a special registration plate in recognition of honorable service to the state of a former state general officer for the private passenger motor vehicle of said officer to bear the identification of "Governor Emeritus", "Lieutenant Governor Emeritus", "Treasurer Emeritus", "Secretary of State Emeritus", or "Attorney General Emeritus", whichever applies, along with an appropriate number and the seal of the state imprinted on it. The plate shall be furnished without an additional registration charge for such period as the qualified former general officer so desires.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 381, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 487, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-82 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-82 - Special plate for WaterFire Providence.

§ 31-3-82. Special plate for WaterFire Providence.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit WaterFire Providence.(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) WaterFire motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by WaterFire Providence in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles.(d) WaterFire plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at least nine hundred (900) plates. WaterFire plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met.(e) The administrator 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, WaterFire 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 WaterFire Providence to assist in the fiscal needs required to keep this event free for all to enjoy, and to continue in the fostering of WaterFire's presence as an asset to Rhode Island's economic growth and prosperity. The distribution to WaterFire Providence shall be placed in a restricted account and shall be paid to WaterFire Providence.(h) WaterFire Providence will be required to submit an annual audit prepared by a certified public accountant before such monies are distributed.(i) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of WaterFire plates.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 262, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 468, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-83 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-83 - Judge Emeritus - Vincent A. Ragosta.

§ 31-3-83. Judge Emeritus — Vincent A. Ragosta.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized and directed to issue a special registration plate for the private passenger motor vehicle of former Superior Court Judge, Vincent A. Ragosta. This plate is to bear the identification "Judge Emeritus" with an appropriate number and a seal of the state thereon imprinted and the plate shall be furnished without an additional registration charge for such period of time as Judge Ragosta so desires.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-84 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-84 - Special plate in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

§ 31-3-84. Special plate in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available a special motor vehicle registration plate in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The plate shall bear the designation "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968" and shall bear the seal of the state imprinted on it. 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 original 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.(b) A special automobile or commercial commemorative Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. plate shall be issued upon application using forms furnished by the administrator upon payment in addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, and a service charge of forty dollars ($40.00) for each issue. The service charge shall be paid to the administrator prior to the administrator's acceptance of the application. The forty dollar ($40.00) service charge shall be allocated to the division of motor vehicles for its costs in manufacturing and distributing the special plates.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-87 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-87 - Special plate for breast cancer support.

§ 31-3-87. Special plate for breast cancer support.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available a special motor vehicle registration plate for victims and survivors of breast cancer. The plate shall bear the designation "www.breastcancerRI.org", and shall bear the pink ribbon associated with breast cancer support.(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) The "Breast Cancer Support" 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 "Breast Cancer Support" motor vehicle plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at least nine hundred (900) plates. Rhode Island breast cancer coalition plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met.(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, "Breast Cancer Support" motor vehicle 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 Rhode Island Breast Cancer Coalition.(h) A ten dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Chapter Breast Cancer Coalition.(i) The Rhode Island Breast Cancer Coalition shall be required to submit an annual audit, prepared by a certified public accountant before such monies are distributed.(j) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of "Breast Cancer Support" motor vehicle plates.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 226, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-88 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-88 - Special plate in support of public education.

§ 31-3-88. Special plate in support of public education.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available a special motor vehicle registration plate in support of public education. The plate shall bear the designation "Support Public Education", and shall bear a design chosen by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and which shall depict a ruler and an apple.(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) The "Support Public Education" 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 "Support Public Education" motor vehicle plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates. The Rhode Island "Support Public Education" plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met.(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, "Support Public Education" motor vehicle 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 division of motor vehicles for its costs in manufacturing and distributing the special plates and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be distributed annually, based upon the vehicle registration, to the local school districts for educational purposes.(h) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of "Support Public Education" motor vehicle plates.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 207, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 214, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-89 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-89 - Rhode Island law enforcement memorial benefit fund license plates.

§ 31-3-89. Rhode Island law enforcement memorial benefit fund license plates.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor vehicle registration plates honoring law enforcement officers that have been killed in the line of duty. The plate shall be designed to reference Rhode Island Law Enforcement Memorial Benefit Fund plates.(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) The special motor vehicle plate shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles and with the final approval from the Rhode Island state police.(d) Rhode Island Law Enforcement Memorial Benefit Fund plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates. Rhode Island Law Enforcement Memorial Benefit Fund plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met.(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, Rhode Island Law Enforcement Memorial Benefit Fund plates shall be subject to a forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge.(g) The forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be as follows: twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be deposited in the division of motor vehicles manufacturing account, and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Law Enforcement Memorial Benefit Fund.(h) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Rhode Island Law Enforcement Memorial Benefit Fund.(i) A five dollar ($5.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Law Enforcement Memorial Benefit Fund.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 224, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 49, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 52, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-91 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-91 - Special plate for the Bristol Fourth of July Committee.

§ 31-3-91. Special plate for the Bristol Fourth of July Committee.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available a special motor vehicle registration plate for the Bristol Fourth of July 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 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 Bristol Fourth of July Committee motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Bristol Fourth of July Committee in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with the design approved by the Rhode Island state police.(d) The Bristol Fourth of July Committee plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at least nine hundred (900) plates. The Bristol Fourth of July Committee plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met. The initial order shall be handled by the Bristol Fourth of July Committee and shall not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for the production until the minimum order has been met and the proper paperwork submitted to the division. Subsequent Bristol Fourth of July Committee plate orders shall be handled by the division of motor vehicles.(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, Bristol Fourth of July Committee plates shall be subject to a forty dollar ($40) issuance surcharge.(g) The forty dollar ($40) issuance 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 Bristol Fourth of July Committee to assist in the fiscal needs required to conduct Bristol's historic Fourth of July celebration. (The distribution to the Bristol Fourth of July Committee shall be placed in a restricted receipt account and shall be paid to the Bristol Fourth of July Committee.)(h) The Bristol Fourth of July Committee will be required to submit an annual financial statement before such monies are distributed.(i) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Bristol Fourth of July Committee plates.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 203, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-92 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-92 - Judge Emeritus - Raymond E. Shawcross.

§ 31-3-92. Judge Emeritus — Raymond E. Shawcross.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized and directed to issue a special registration plate for the private passenger motor vehicle of former Family Court Judge Raymond E. Shawcross. This plate is to bear the identification "Judge Emeritus" with an appropriate number and seal of the state thereon imprinted and the plate shall be issued subject to the same terms and conditions as contained in § 31-3-47(d) for such period of time as Judge Shawcross so desires. The provisions of § 31-3-17.1 shall apply with respect to the cost of issuance and registration.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 410, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-3-94 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles|Section 31-3-94 - Expiration of authorization of issuance of special motor vehicle plates.

§ 31-3-94. Expiration of authorization of issuance of special motor vehicle plates.(a) The statutory authorization of the issuance of any special motor vehicle registration plates after January 1, 2013, shall expire if any statutorily mandated minimum number of prepaid orders of such plates has not been satisfied within five (5) years following the enactment of such authorization.(b) The statutory authorization of the issuance of any special motor vehicle registration plates enacted prior to January 1, 2013, shall expire on January 1, 2018, if any statutorily mandated minimum number of prepaid orders of such plates has not been satisfied prior to that date.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 355, § 1.