Chapter 224 |
2017 -- H 5761 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/18/2017 |
A N A C T |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Introduced By: Representatives Canario, Fellela, Azzinaro, Bennett, and Johnston |
Date Introduced: March 01, 2017 |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
SECTION 1. Section 31-3-85 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration |
of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
31-3-85. Special plate for the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation. |
(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available |
special motor vehicle registration plates for passenger vehicles based upon the not-for-profit |
entity, the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, 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 combination vehicle. |
(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 the registration certificate for the plates shall be carried in the |
vehicle, in accordance with ยง 31-3-9. The registration certificate shall be in effect for the special |
plate. The administrator shall be authorized to retain newly issued plate numbers, at his or her |
discretion, for the purpose of conducting auctions of the right to use and display those numbers |
under such terms and conditions as the administrator may permit. |
Auction proceeds shall be apportioned and distributed for charitable purposes, in the |
discretion of the administrator, in accordance with such agreements as may be entered into with |
those entities holding ownership rights to the logos. The administrator is hereby authorized to |
enter into agreements for the use of logos on Rhode Island registration plates. |
(c) The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation motor vehicle plates shall be the |
same size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed in conjunction with the division of |
motor vehicles, with design approved approval by the Rhode Island State Police. |
(d) New England Patriots Charitable Foundation plates shall be subject to a minimum |
pre-paid order of at least nine hundred (900) plates with respect to each plate type authorized |
pursuant to this section. New England Patriots Charitable Foundation plates shall not be issued |
unless the minimum order requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by the New |
England Patriots Charitable Foundation and shall not be submitted to the division of motor |
vehicles for the production until the minimum order has been met and the proper paperwork |
submitted to the division. Subsequent New England Patriots Charitable Foundation plate orders |
will be handled by the division of motor vehicles. |
(e) The administrator of motor vehicles shall develop application forms, 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, New England |
Patriots Charitable 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 New England Patriots Charitable Foundation in furtherance of |
their its mission of assisting the youth and families of New England through donations that foster |
cultural diversity, education, family, and health. |
(h) A ten dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated |
to the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation. |
(i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of New England Patriots |
Charitable Foundation, the foundation must use any Rhode Island sourced funds in and for the |
benefit of Rhode Island-based charitable organizations. |
(j) The New England Patriots Charitable 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 New England Patriots Charitable |
Foundation plates. |
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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