| Chapter 258 |
| 2022 -- H 7097 Enacted 07/02/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Introduced By: Representative Lauren H. Carson |
| Date Introduced: January 12, 2022 |
| 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: |
| 31-3-122 31-3-124. Special plate for The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, 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 The Rose Island Lighthouse |
| Foundation, Inc. The plates shall be designed to reference The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, |
| 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) The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. motor vehicle plates shall be the same |
| size as regular motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by The Rose Island Lighthouse |
| Foundation, Inc., in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with the design approved by |
| the Rhode Island state police. |
| (d) The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. plates shall be subject to a minimum pre- |
| paid order of at least six hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type (i.e., passenger, commercial, |
| etc.). The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. plates shall not be issued unless the minimum |
| order requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by The Rose Island Lighthouse |
| Foundation, 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 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, The Rose Island |
| Lighthouse Foundation, 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: |
| Twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty dollars |
| ($20.00) shall be distributed annually to The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, Inc., to assist in |
| the fiscal needs required to maintain and protect this historic site for all to enjoy, and to continue |
| in the fostering of The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. presence as an asset to Rhode |
| Island's economic growth and prosperity. |
| (h) A ten-dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated |
| to The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. |
| (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of The Rose Island |
| Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. license plates, the foundation must use any Rhode Island sourced |
| funds in, and for the benefit of, Rhode Island-based charitable organizations. |
| (j) The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. 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 Rose Island Lighthouse |
| Foundation, Inc. plates. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect six (6) months after passage. |
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