| Chapter 393 |
| 2017 -- S 0902 Enacted 10/05/2017 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
| Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski |
| Date Introduced: May 11, 2017 |
| 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: |
| 31-3-112 31-3-114. Special plate for the Rhode Island Agricultural Council. |
| (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available |
| special motor vehicle registration plates for the Rhode Island Agricultural Council. The plates |
| shall be designed to reference Rhode Island agriculture and shall feature a barn and silo. |
| (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 Rhode Island Agricultural Council motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as |
| regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Rhode Island Agricultural Council, in |
| conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with design approval by the Rhode Island state |
| police. |
| (d) The Rhode Island Agricultural Council plates shall be subject to a minimum prepaid |
| order of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, commercial, etc.). |
| The Rhode Island Agricultural Council plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order(s) |
| requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by the Rhode Island Agricultural Council |
| 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 Rhode Island |
| Agricultural Council 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 Rhode Island Agricultural Council in furtherance of its |
| mission to stimulate development of an interest in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and allied |
| interests; create an interest in rural life and the improvement of the rural community in Rhode |
| Island; effect a close relationship between representatives of agriculture with its allied interests |
| and with commerce and industry; develop and carry out a complete program for efficient |
| production and economical distribution of farm products in Rhode Island; and coordinate all |
| agencies interested in the welfare of agriculture in Rhode Island into one association from which |
| unified efforts toward education, legislation, and representation of agricultural interests of the |
| state may emanate. |
| (h) A ten-dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated |
| to the Rhode Island Agricultural Council. |
| (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of the Rhode Island |
| Agricultural Council license plate, the foundation Council must use any Rhode Island sourceds |
| funds in, and for the benefit of, Rhode Island-based charitable organizations. |
| (j) The Rhode Island Agricultural Council shall be required to submit an annual |
| accounting report before such monies are distributed. |
| (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of the Rhode Island Agricultural |
| Council plates. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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