| Chapter 505 |
| 2016 -- H 8008 Enacted 07/20/2016 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - DORIAN J. MURRAY FOUNDATION LICENSE PLATE |
| Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, Edwards, Kennedy, Malik, and Corvese |
| Date Introduced: March 25, 2016 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 31-3 of the General Laws entitled "Registration of Vehicles" is |
| hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 31-3-104106. Special plate for the Dorian J. Murray foundation. -- (a) The |
| administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor- |
| vehicle-registration plates for the Dorian J. Murray Foundation. The plates shall be designed to |
| reference the Dorian J. Murray Foundation. |
| (b) The special plate shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned to the |
| vehicle for which it was issued and shall be used in place of, and in the same manner as, the |
| registration plates issued to the vehicle. The original registration plates for the vehicle shall be |
| removed from the vehicle and returned to the division of motor vehicles. The registration |
| certificate for the plates shall be carried in the vehicle in accordance with ยง31-3-9. The |
| registration certificate shall be in effect for the special plate. |
| (c) The Dorian J. Murray Foundation motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as |
| regular motor-vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Dorian J. Murray Foundation, in |
| conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with design approval by the Rhode Island state |
| police. |
| (d) The Dorian J. Murray Foundation plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order |
| of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, commercial, etc.) The |
| Dorian J. Murray Foundation plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order(s) requirements |
| are met. The initial order will be handled by the Dorian J. Murray Foundation and shall not be |
| submitted to the division of motor vehicles for production until the minimum order(s) have been |
| met and the proper paperwork submitted to the division. |
| (e) The administrator of motor vehicles shall develop prepayment procedures and any |
| other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. |
| (f) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, the Dorian J. |
| Murray Foundation plates shall be subject to a forty-dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge. |
| (g) The forty-dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows: Twenty |
| dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00) |
| shall be distributed annually to the Dorian J. Murray Foundation in furtherance of its mission to |
| assist charitable organizations in Rhode Island that demonstrate a strong commitment to |
| enhancing the quality of life for children with pediatric cancer. |
| (h) A ten-dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated |
| to the Dorian J. Murray Foundation. |
| (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of Dorian J. Murray |
| Foundation license plates, the foundation must use any Rhode Island sourced funds in, and for the |
| benefit of, Rhode Island-based charitable organizations. |
| (j) The Dorian J. Murray Foundation will be required to submit an annual accounting |
| report before such monies are distributed. |
| (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Dorian J. Murray Foundation |
| plates. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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