| Chapter 378 |
| 2016 -- S 2129 Enacted 07/09/2016 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - FIREFIGHTER REGISTRATION PLATES |
| Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag |
| Date Introduced: January 21, 2016 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 31-3-17.4 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled |
| "Registration of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-3-17.4. Firefighter plates. -- (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is |
| empowered and authorized to make available to all active firefighters and retired firefighters a |
| special motor vehicle registration plate for any motor vehicle eligible for registration as an |
| automobile, or commercial vehicle having a gross weight of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) or |
| less, or vehicle eligible for a combination registration plate, pursuant to ยง31-3-64. |
| (b) The special motor vehicle registration plate shall carry on it the designation |
| "Firefighter" and a Maltese cross with the design provided by the Rhode Island Association of |
| Fire Chiefs. |
| (c) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue the plate upon |
| payment of a service charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and a transfer charge of five dollars |
| ($5.00) for the plate, of which fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be deposited to the division of motor |
| vehicles manufacturing account. |
| (d) For the purpose of this section, an active or retired member of any fire department |
| shall be defined as any person certified by the chief of the fire department as currently a member |
| of said department with at least one year active service or retired under honorable condition as a |
| firefighter. |
| (e) In a state of emergency, any active member of a fire department driving a vehicle |
| bearing the special motor vehicle registration plate shall be authorized and empowered to travel |
| upon the highways of the state notwithstanding any driving ban imposed by the state or municipal |
| authority in accordance with their official duties. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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