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ARTICLE 6

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RELATING TO DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

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     SECTION 1. Sections 31-3-33 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration

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of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     31-3-33. Renewal of registration. -- (a) Application for renewal of a vehicle registration

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shall be made by the owner on a proper application form and by payment of the registration fee

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for the vehicle as provided by law.

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     (b) The division of motor vehicles may receive applications for renewal of registration,

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and may grant the renewal and issue new registration cards and plates at any time prior to

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expiration of registration.

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     (c) Upon renewal, owners will be issued a renewal sticker for each registration plate

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which shall be placed at the bottom right hand corner of the plate. Owners shall be issued a new

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fully reflective plate beginning September 1, 2013 2015 at the time of initial registration or at the

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renewal of an existing registration and reissuance will be conducted no less than every ten (10)

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years.

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     SECTION 2. Section 39-18.1-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-18.1 entitled

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"Transportation Investment and Debt Reduction Act of 2011" is hereby amended to read as

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follows:

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     39-18.1-4. Rhode Island highway maintenance trust fund account created Rhode

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Island highway maintenance account created. -- (a) There is hereby created a special account

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in the general fund intermodal surface transportation fund as established in section 31-36-20 that

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is to be known as the Rhode Island Highway Maintenance Trust Fund highway maintenance

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account.

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     (b) The fund shall consist of all those moneys which the state may from time to time

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direct to the fund, including, not necessarily limited to, moneys derived from the following

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sources:

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     (1) There is imposed a surcharge of thirty dollars ($30.00) per passenger car and light

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truck vehicle or truck, other than those with specific registrations set forth below in subsection

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(b)(1)(i). Such surcharge shall be paid by each car and light truck vehicle or truck owner in order

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to register that owner's vehicle, or truck and upon each subsequent biennial registration. This

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surcharge shall be phased in at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) each year. The total surcharge will

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be ten dollars ($10.00) from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, twenty dollars ($20.00) from

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July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and thirty dollars ($30.00) from July 1, 2015 through June

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30, 2016 and each year thereafter.

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     (i) For owners of vehicles or trucks with the following plate types, the surcharge shall be

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as set forth below and shall be paid in full in order to register the vehicle or truck and upon each

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subsequent renewal:

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     Plate Type Surcharge

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     Antique $5.00

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     Farm $10.00

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     Motorcycle $13.00

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     (ii) For owners of trailers, the surcharge shall be one-half (1/2) of the biennial registration

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amount and shall be paid in full in order to register the trailer and upon each subsequent renewal.

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(2) There is imposed a surcharge of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per car and truck, vehicle or

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truck, other than those with specific registrations set forth in subsection (b)(2)(i) below, for those

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cars and trucks vehicles or trucks subject to annual registration, to be paid annually by each car

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and truck vehicle or truck owner in order to register that owner's vehicle, trailer or truck and upon

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each subsequent annual registration. This surcharge will be phased in at the rate of five dollars

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($5.00) each year. The total surcharge will be five dollars ($5.00) from July 1, 2013 through June

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30, 2014, ten dollars ($10.00) from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and fifteen dollars

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($15.00) from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 and each year thereafter.

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     (i) For registrations of the following plate types, the surcharge shall be as set forth below

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and shall be paid in full in order to register the plate, and upon each subsequent renewal:

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     Plate Type Surcharge

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     Boat Dealer $6.25

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     Cycle Dealer $6.25

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     In-transit $5.00

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     Manufacturer $5.00

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     New Car Dealer $5.00

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     Used Car Dealer $5.00

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     Racer Tow $5.00

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     Transporter $5.00

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     Bailee $5.00

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     (ii) For owners of trailers, the surcharge shall be one-half (1/2) of the annual registration

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amount and shall be paid in full in order to register the trailer and upon each subsequent renewal.

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     (iii) For owners of school buses, the surcharge will be phased in at the rate of six dollars

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and twenty-five cents ($6.25) each year. The total surcharge will be six dollars and twenty-five

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cents ($6.25) from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 and twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50)

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from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 and each year thereafter.

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     (3) There is imposed a surcharge of thirty dollars ($30.00) per operator's license to

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operate a motor vehicle to be paid every five (5) years by each licensed operator of a motor

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vehicles. This surcharge will be phased in at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) each year. The total

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surcharge will be ten dollars ($10.00) from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, twenty dollars

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($20.00) from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and thirty dollars ($30.00) from July 1, 2015

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through June 30, 2016 and each year thereafter. In the event that a license is issued or renewed for

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a period of less than five (5) years, the surcharge will be prorated according to the period of time

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the license will be valid.

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     (c) All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Rhode Island

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highway maintenance fund account and shall be used only for the purposes set forth in this

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chapter.

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     (d) Unexpended balances and any earnings thereon shall not revert to the general fund but

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shall remain in the Rhode Island highway maintenance fund account. There shall be no

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requirement that monies received into the Rhode Island highway maintenance fund account

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during any given calendar year or fiscal year be expended during the same calendar year or fiscal

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year.

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     (e) The Rhode Island highway maintenance fund account shall be administered by the

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director, who shall allocate and spend monies from the fund only in accordance with the purposes

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and procedures set forth in this chapter.

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     SECTION 3. This article shall take effect upon passage.