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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