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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

     Introduced By: Representatives Hearn, Finn, and Serpa

     Date Introduced: February 05, 2013

     Referred To: House Finance

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 31-3 of the General Laws entitled "Registration of Vehicles" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     31-3-94. Special plate for the United States Olympic Committee. -- (a) The

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administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor

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vehicle registration plates for passenger vehicle based upon the not-for-profit entity, the United

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States Olympic Committee (USOC) for any motor vehicle eligible for registration as an

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automobile or commercial vehicle having a gross weight of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) or

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less.

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     (b) The special plate shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned to the

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vehicle for which it was issued and shall be used in place of and in the same manner as the

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registration plates issued to the vehicle. The original registration plates for the vehicle shall be

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removed from the vehicle and the registration certificate for the plates shall be carried in the

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vehicle, in accordance with section 31-3-9. The registration certificate shall be in effect for the

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special plate. The administrator shall be authorized to retain newly issued plate numbers, at his or

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her discretion, for the purpose of conducting auctions of the right to use and display those

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numbers under such terms and conditions as the administrator may permit.

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     (c) Auction proceeds shall be apportioned and distributed for charitable purposes, in the

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discretion of the administrator, in accordance with such agreements as may be entered into with

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those entities holding ownership rights to the logos. The administrator is hereby authorized to

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enter into agreements for the use of logos on Rhode Island registration plates.

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     (d) The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) motor vehicle plates shall be the

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same size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed in conjunction with the division of

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motor vehicles, with design approved by the Rhode Island State Police.

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     (e) United States Olympic Committee (USOC) plates shall be subject to a minimum

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prepaid order of at least nine hundred (900) plates. United States Olympic Committee (USOC)

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plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met. The initial order will

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be handled by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and shall not be submitted to the

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division of motor vehicles for the production until the minimum order has been met and the

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proper paperwork submitted to the division. Subsequent United States Olympic Committee

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(USOC) plate orders will be handled by the division of motor vehicles.

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     (f) The administrator of motor vehicles shall develop application forms, prepayment

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procedures and any other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

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     (g) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, United States

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Olympic Committee (USOC) plates shall be subject to a forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge.

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     (h) The forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows: twenty

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dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00)

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shall be distributed annually to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in furtherance of

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their mission in assisting athletes in participation with the Olympic Games.

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     (i) A ten dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated

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to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

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     (j) The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) shall be required to submit an annual

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accounting report before monies are distributed.

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     (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of United States Olympic Committee

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(USOC) plates.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

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     This act would allow the registry of motor vehicles to issue special license plates to

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benefit the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) upon a prepaid order of at least nine

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hundred (900) plates.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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