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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LC005432 |
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