| Chapter 045 |
| 2023 -- H 5720 Enacted 06/07/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Serpa, Costantino, Corvese, and Lima |
| Date Introduced: February 17, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 31-3-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration |
| of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-3-11. Contents of registration plate. |
| (a) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned |
| to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of the state of Rhode Island along the top, which may |
| be abbreviated “R.I.”, and the year number for which it is issued or the date of its expiration. |
| Registration plates shall also have printed on them along the bottom the words, “ocean state Ocean |
| State”. |
| (b) The provision requiring the printing of the words “ocean state” on along the bottom of |
| these plates shall not only pertain to commercial private passenger plates. or to plates issued to |
| recipients of the Purple Heart Registration plates for all other plate types shall have the plate type |
| printed on the plate along the bottom. |
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