2022 -- S 2668 | |
======== | |
LC005029 | |
======== | |
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
____________ | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | |
| |
Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, and Seveney | |
Date Introduced: March 10, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 31-3-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration of |
2 | Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 31-3-5. Grounds for refusal of registration. |
4 | (a) The division of motor vehicles shall refuse registration or any transfer of registration |
5 | upon any of the following grounds: |
6 | (1) That the application contains any false or fraudulent statement, or that the applicant has |
7 | failed to furnish required information, or reasonable additional information requested by the |
8 | division of motor vehicles, or that the applicant is not entitled to the issuance of registration of the |
9 | vehicle under chapters 3 -- 9 of this title; |
10 | (2) That the vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated upon the highways; |
11 | (3) That the division of motor vehicles has reasonable ground to believe that the vehicle is |
12 | a stolen or embezzled vehicle, or that the granting of registration would constitute a fraud against |
13 | the rightful owner; |
14 | (4) That the registration of the vehicle stands suspended or revoked for any reason as |
15 | provided in the motor vehicle laws of this state; |
16 | (5) That the vehicle has been reported by any city or town to the division of motor vehicles |
17 | as having unpaid fines in the aggregate amount of two hundred dollars ($200) or more, including |
18 | any and all interest, penalties, or other monetary amount that may be imposed for failure to pay the |
19 | fines by a specified date; provided, the registration shall be issued upon presentation of proof of |
| |
1 | payment of the outstanding fines, including any and all interest, penalties, or other monetary |
2 | amount owed to the cities or towns reporting the unpaid fines. When the division of motor vehicles |
3 | denies a registration to any person pursuant to this subsection, the city or town requesting the denial |
4 | of registration shall add a five-dollar ($5.00) fee to the aggregate value of the sum of the fines and, |
5 | upon payment, shall transmit the fee to the division of motor vehicles. The provisions of this |
6 | subsection shall not apply to any vehicle owned by a rental company, as defined in § 31-34.1-1; |
7 | (6) That the vehicle does not comply with regulations promulgated pursuant to § 23-23- |
8 | 5(18); |
9 | (7) That the vehicle does not comply with the provisions of chapter 47.1 of this title and |
10 | any rules and regulations promulgated under that chapter; |
11 | (8) That a commercial motor vehicle is being operated by a commercial motor carrier that |
12 | has been prohibited from operating in interstate commerce by a federal agency with authority to do |
13 | so under federal law; or |
14 | (9) That the registered owner of a vehicle failed to pay the required toll amounts, |
15 | administrative fees, and fines as prescribed in § 24-12-37. |
16 | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any law to the contrary, the division |
17 | of motor vehicles shall not refuse re-registration to the current registrant for vehicles which have |
18 | previously been registered in Rhode Island as prescribed in title 31. |
19 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
======== | |
LC005029 | |
======== | |
| LC005029 - Page 2 of 3 |
EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | |
*** | |
1 | This act would prohibit the division of motor vehicles from refusing to re-register any |
2 | vehicle for the current registrant, which has previously been registered in Rhode Island as |
3 | prescribed in title 31. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
======== | |
LC005029 | |
======== | |
| LC005029 - Page 3 of 3 |