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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: Senators Cool Rumsey, Kettle, Algiere, Raptakis, and Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: February 06, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

(by request)

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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     31-3-96. Emergency medical technician plates. – (a) The administrator of the division

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of motor vehicles is empowered and authorized to make available to all licensed emergency

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medical technicians a special motor vehicle registration plate for any motor vehicle eligible for

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registration as an automobile or for a commercial vehicle having a gross weight of ten thousand

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pounds (10,000 lbs) or 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) The emergency medical technician plates shall be subject to a minimum prepaid order

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of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, commercial, etc.). Said

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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 Hope Valley Ambulance Squad, Inc., and shall not be submitted to the division

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of motor vehicles for production until the minimum order(s) have been met, and the proper

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paperwork submitted to the division.

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     (d) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall develop application forms,

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pre-payment procedures and any other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of

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this section.

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     (e) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue the plate upon the

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payment of a service charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) and a transfer charge of five dollars

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($5.00) for the plate. All revenues shall be deposited as general revenues.

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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 for a licensed emergency medical technician to obtain a special

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license plate from the division of motor vehicles.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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