| Chapter 322 |
| 2022 -- H 6633 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/06/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, Alzate, Hawkins, Kazarian, Tanzi, Shallcross Smith, Hull, McEntee, Messier, and Ajello |
| Date Introduced: January 06, 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 3-3-126. Special plate for Atlantic Shark Institute. |
| (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available |
| special motor vehicle registration plates for the nonprofit Atlantic Shark Institute. The plates shall |
| be designed to reference Atlantic Shark Institute. |
| (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) Atlantic Shark Institute motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular motor |
| vehicle plates, and shall be designed by Atlantic Shark Institute in conjunction with the division of |
| motor vehicles, with the design approved by the Rhode Island state police. |
| (d) Atlantic Shark Institute 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.). Atlantic Shark |
| Institute plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order(s) requirements are met. The initial |
| order will be handled by Atlantic Shark Institute 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 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, Atlantic Shark |
| Institute 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 Atlantic Shark Institute to assist in the fiscal needs and in |
| furtherance of its mission. |
| (h) A ten-dollar ($10) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals will go to Atlantic |
| Shark Institute. |
| (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of Atlantic Shark Institute |
| plates, the organization must use any Rhode Island-sourced funds in and for the benefit of Rhode |
| Island-based charitable organizations. |
| (j) Atlantic Shark Institute will be required to submit an annual accounting report before |
| such monies are distributed. |
| (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Atlantic Shark Institute motor vehicle |
| license plates. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect six months after passage. |
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