| Chapter 334 |
| 2022 -- H 7824 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/29/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Introduced By: Representatives McLaughlin, Hull, McNamara, Corvese, Bennett, and Tanzi |
| Date Introduced: March 03, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 31-3-48 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration |
| of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-3-48. Plates for recipients of Purple Heart. |
| (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available to |
| recipients of the Purple Heart Medal a up to two (2) sets of special motor vehicle registration plate |
| plates indicating the owner as a recipient of the Purple Heart. |
| (b) The plate shall contain the words "combat wounded" across the top of the plate and |
| shall have an insignia for the Purple Heart and be followed by the letters "P H", followed by a |
| numeral or numerals. The Purple Heart insignia may be reproduced on the plate in the color purple. |
| (c) Upon the death of the holder of any purple heart Purple Heart plates, the plates shall |
| be transferred to his or her surviving spouse for the spouse's lifetime until he or she remarries. |
| (d) The applicant is not required to pay a registration fee or service charge for the plates. |
| (e) Upon the death of the holder of any purple heart Purple Heart plates, if there is no |
| surviving spouse, a family member of the recipient may retain one of the special motor vehicle |
| registration plates in his or her own keeping, provided he or she does not display the plate upon any |
| motor vehicle or any other form of transportation owned or operated by the family member. The |
| other purple heart Purple Heart plate must be returned to the division of motor vehicles. |
| (f) Any violation of the provisions of subsection (e) of this section shall be deemed a civil |
| violation, and any person displaying a special motor vehicle registration plate upon any vehicle |
| shall, upon conviction, be fined five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense. Each day in which |
| the special motor vehicle registration plate is displayed upon any vehicle shall be a separate offense |
| punishable by the same penalty. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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| LC005047/SUB A |
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