2014 -- S 2240
Enacted 07/02/14
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - FOREIGN REGISTERED VEHICLES
Introduced By: Senators Picard, and Cote
Date Introduced: January 30, 2014
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 31-7-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-7 entitled "Foreign Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:
31-7-1. Right to operate on foreign registration. --
(a) A nonresident owner, except as otherwise provided in sections §§31-7-2
and 31-7-3, owning any foreign vehicle of a type otherwise subject to
registration pursuant to this title, may operate or permit the operation of
that vehicle within this state without registering the vehicle in, or paying
any fees to, this state subject to the condition that the vehicle at all times, when operated in this state, is duly registered in, and displays upon it, a valid registration card and registration
plate or plates issued for that vehicle in the place of residence of that
owner.
(b) Any foreign vehicle(s) parked or
garaged overnight in this state for more than thirty (30) days in the aggregate
in any one year which that is owned and/or operated by a resident of
this state as defined in section §31-1-18 shall register the vehicle(s) and pay
the same fee that is required with reference to like vehicle(s) owned by
residents of this state. The state police and local
police departments, upon observation of a foreign registered vehicle present
within the state for thirty (30) days or more shall identify the owner of the
vehicle and, if a Rhode Island resident, provide a notice containing a copy of
this section to the owner and to the tax assessor in the city or town in which
the vehicle is located.
(c) Any domiciled resident of this
state who owns a vehicle which that is registered in another state shall file an
annual report with the administrator of the division of motor vehicles of this
state and with the tax assessor of the city or town in which the domiciled
resident resides, stating the make, model, year, and validation of the vehicle
and the reason for registering the vehicle in the foreign state. Failure to
comply with the terms of this subsection shall be subject to a civil fine of
not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for every foreign vehicle. This
provision shall not apply to military personnel assigned to duty outside of the
state of Rhode Island and for a period of thirty (30) days after discharge.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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