ARTICLE
6
RELATING TO
DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
SECTION 1. Sections 31-3-33 of the General Laws in Chapter
31-3 entitled "Registration
of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:
31-3-33.
Renewal of registration. -- (a) Application for
renewal of a vehicle registration
shall be made by the owner on a proper application form and
by payment of the registration fee
for the vehicle as provided by law.
(b) The division of
motor vehicles may receive applications for renewal of registration,
and may grant the renewal and issue new registration
cards and plates at any time prior to
expiration of registration.
(c) Upon renewal, owners
will be issued a renewal sticker for each registration plate
which shall be placed at the bottom right hand corner of
the plate. Owners shall be issued a new
fully reflective plate beginning September 1, 2013 2015
at the time of initial registration or at the
renewal of an existing registration and reissuance will be conducted no less than every
ten (10)
years.
SECTION 2. Section 39-18.1-4 of the General Laws in Chapter
39-18.1 entitled
"Transportation
Investment and Debt Reduction Act of 2011" is hereby amended to read as
follows:
39-18.1-4. Rhode Island
highway maintenance trust fund account created Rhode
Island highway maintenance account created. -- (a) There is hereby created a special account
in the general fund intermodal surface
transportation fund as established in section 31-36-20 that
is to be known as the Rhode Island Highway
Maintenance Trust Fund highway maintenance
account.
(b) The fund shall
consist of all those moneys which the state may from time to time
direct to the fund, including, not necessarily limited to,
moneys derived from the following
sources:
(1) There is imposed a
surcharge of thirty dollars ($30.00) per passenger car and light
truck vehicle or truck, other than those with specific
registrations set forth below in subsection
(b)(1)(i). Such surcharge shall
be paid by each car and light truck vehicle or truck owner in
order
to register that owner's vehicle, or truck
and upon each subsequent biennial registration. This
surcharge shall be phased in at the rate of ten dollars
($10.00) each year. The total surcharge will
be ten dollars ($10.00) from July 1, 2013 through June
30, 2014, twenty dollars ($20.00) from
July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and thirty dollars
($30.00) from July 1, 2015 through June
30, 2016 and each year thereafter.
(i)
For owners of vehicles or trucks with the following plate types, the surcharge
shall be
as set forth below and shall be paid in full in order to
register the vehicle or truck and upon each
subsequent renewal:
Plate Type Surcharge
Antique $5.00
Farm $10.00
Motorcycle $13.00
(ii) For owners of
trailers, the surcharge shall be one-half (1/2) of the biennial registration
amount and shall be paid in full in order to register the
trailer and upon each subsequent renewal.
(2) There is imposed a surcharge of fifteen dollars
($15.00) per car and truck, vehicle or
truck, other than those with specific registrations set
forth in subsection (b)(2)(i) below, for those
cars and trucks vehicles
or trucks subject to annual registration, to be paid annually by each car
and truck vehicle
or truck owner in order to register that owner's vehicle, trailer or truck
and upon
each subsequent annual registration. This surcharge will
be phased in at the rate of five dollars
($5.00) each year. The total surcharge will be five dollars ($5.00) from
July 1, 2013 through June
30, 2014, ten dollars ($10.00) from July 1, 2014
through June 30, 2015, and fifteen dollars
($15.00) from July 1, 2015 through June
30, 2016 and each year thereafter.
(i)
For registrations of the following plate types, the surcharge shall be as set
forth below
and shall be paid in full in order to register the plate,
and upon each subsequent renewal:
Plate Type Surcharge
Boat Dealer $6.25
Cycle Dealer $6.25
In-transit $5.00
Manufacturer $5.00
New Car Dealer $5.00
Used Car Dealer $5.00
Racer Tow $5.00
Transporter $5.00
Bailee $5.00
(ii) For owners of
trailers, the surcharge shall be one-half (1/2) of the annual registration
amount and shall be paid in full in order to register the
trailer and upon each subsequent renewal.
(iii) For owners of
school buses, the surcharge will be phased in at the rate of six dollars
and twenty-five cents ($6.25) each year. The total
surcharge will be six dollars and twenty-five
cents ($6.25) from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 and
twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50)
from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 and each year
thereafter.
(3) There is imposed a
surcharge of thirty dollars ($30.00) per operator's license to
operate a motor vehicle to be paid every five (5) years by each licensed operator of a motor
vehicles. This surcharge will be phased in at the rate of ten
dollars ($10.00) each year. The total
surcharge will be ten dollars ($10.00) from July 1, 2013
through June 30, 2014, twenty dollars
($20.00) from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and
thirty dollars ($30.00) from July 1, 2015
through June 30, 2016 and each year thereafter. In the
event that a license is issued or renewed for
a period of less than five (5) years, the surcharge
will be prorated according to the period of time
the license will be valid.
(c) All funds collected
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the
highway maintenance fund account and shall be
used only for the purposes set forth in this
chapter.
(d) Unexpended balances and
any earnings thereon shall not revert to the general fund but
shall remain in the fund account.
There shall be no
requirement that monies received into the fund
account
during any given calendar year or fiscal year be expended
during the same calendar year or fiscal
year.
(e) The fund account shall be administered by the
director, who shall allocate and spend monies from the fund
only in accordance with the purposes
and procedures set forth in this chapter.
SECTION 3. This article shall take effect upon passage.