| Chapter 249 |
| 2017 -- S 0538 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/19/2017 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
| Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Goodwin, Seveney, Pearson, and Lombardo |
| Date Introduced: March 09, 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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