2019 -- H 5147

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES --

SPECIAL PLATE FOR MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Solomon, Ucci, Hawkins, and Serodio

     Date Introduced: January 17, 2019

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

     31-3-121. Special plate for MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE

ISLAND.

     (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available

special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) Rhode Island

Corporation, MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND. The plates shall

be designed to reference MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND.

     (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 returned to the division of motor vehicles. 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) MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND motor vehicle

plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by the

MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND in conjunction with the

division of motor vehicles, with the design approved by the Rhode Island state police.

     (d) MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND plates shall be

subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at least six hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type (i.e.

passenger, commercial, etc.). MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND

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

be handled by the MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND, and shall

not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for production until the minimum order(s) have

been met, and the proper paperwork submitted to the division.

     (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, MASONIC

GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND plates shall be subject to a forty dollar

($40.00) issuance surcharge, to 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

MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND to assist in its charitable work.

(The distribution to the MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND shall

be placed in a restricted account and shall be paid to the MASONIC GRAND LODGE

CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND)

     (g) MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND will be required to

submit an annual accounting report before such monies are distributed.

     (h) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of MASONIC GRAND LODGE

CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND plates.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES --

SPECIAL PLATE FOR MASONIC GRAND LODGE CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND

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     This act would authorize a special license plate for MASONIC GRAND LODGE

CHARITIES OF RHODE ISLAND, specify the minimum order and govern the amount and

distribution of the fee surcharge.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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