| Chapter 029 |
| 2018 -- S 2485 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/07/2018 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
| Introduced By: Senators DaPonte, Satchell, DiPalma, Pearson, and Ciccone |
| Date Introduced: February 15, 2018 |
| 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: |
| 31-3-117118. Special plate for Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. |
| (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available |
| special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit Day of Portugal and Portuguese |
| Heritage in RI, Inc. The plates shall be designed to reference Day of Portugal and Portuguese |
| Heritage in RI, Inc. |
| (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 ยง 31-3-9. The |
| registration certificate shall be in effect for the special plate. |
| (c) Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. motor vehicle plates shall be the |
| same size as regular motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by Day of Portugal and |
| Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with the design |
| approved by the RI state police. |
| (d) Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. 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.). Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. plates shall not be issued |
| unless the minimum order(s) requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by Day of |
| Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc., 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 the division of motor vehicles shall develop application forms, |
| pre-payment 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, Day of Portugal |
| and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. 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: tTwenty |
| dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00) |
| shall be distributed annually to Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. to assist in |
| the fiscal needs and in furtherance of is its mission. |
| (h) A ten-dollar ($10) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals will go to Day of |
| Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. |
| (i) Day of Portugal and Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. will be required to submit an |
| annual accounting report before such monies are distributed. |
| (j) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Day of Portugal and Portuguese |
| Heritage in RI, Inc. for motor vehicle license plates. |
| (k) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of Day of Portugal and |
| Portuguese Heritage in RI, Inc. plates, the organization must use any Rhode Island-sourced funds |
| in and/or for the benefit of Rhode Island-based charitable organizations. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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