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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - MISSING TITLES FOR OLDER VEHICLES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Williams, Slater, Shanley, Diaz, and Almeida

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2019

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 31-3.1-38 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3.1 entitled

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"Certificates of Title and Security Interests" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     31-3.1-38. Effective dates -- Applicability.

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     This chapter shall apply to all model vehicles designated as 2001 models and all

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subsequent model year vehicles. All vehicles designated as model years prior to 2001 shall be

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excluded from these provisions, provided that no title certificate shall be required once a vehicle

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is twenty (20) years old. Provided, however, that for all vehicles that are older than ten (10) years,

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but less than twenty (20) years old, and whose title certificate cannot be located, the owner may

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apply for a registration certificate pursuant to ยง 31-6-1(a)(13) which should state that the vehicle

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is at least ten (10) years old and identify the current registered owner of that vehicle for a fee of

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fifty dollars ($50.00).

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     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 VEHICLES - MISSING TITLES FOR OLDER VEHICLES

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     This act would allow the owner of a vehicle that cannot locate a certificate of title for

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their vehicle, which is over ten (10) years, but less than twenty (20) years old to apply for a

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registration certificate which would state that the vehicle is at least ten (10) years old and identify

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the current registered owner(s) of that vehicle for a fifty dollar ($50.00) fee.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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