| Chapter 086 |
| 2024 -- S 2241 Enacted 06/12/2024 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Introduced By: Senators Euer, and DiPalma |
| Date Introduced: January 24, 2024 |
| 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: |
| 31-3-12731-3-128. Special plate for the Newport Festivals 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 entity, Newport Festivals Foundation, |
| Inc. The plates shall be designed to reference the not-for-profit entity, Newport Festivals |
| 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 § 31-3-9. The registration certificate |
| shall be in effect for the special plate. |
| (c) The Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as |
| regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. in |
| conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, and which license plate design shall include |
| references to both the Newport Folk and Newport Jazz festivals with the design approved by the |
| Rhode Island state police. |
| (d) The Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. plates shall be subject to a compliance with § |
| 31-3-117 relating to the number of minimum pre-paid prepaid orderorders of plates per plate type |
| (i.e., passenger, commercial, etc.) and any required payment. The Newport Festivals Foundation, |
| Inc. plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met. The initial order |
| will be handled by the Newport Festivals 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 paper |
| work submitted to the division. |
| (e) The administrator of motor vehicles shall develop prepayment 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, Newport Festivals |
| 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 Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. to preserve the historic |
| Newport Jazz and folk Folk Festivals and provide access to music education programs in Rhode |
| Island to ensure that every person can experience the benefits of music. |
| (h) A ten dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated |
| to the Newport festivals foundation Festivals Foundation, Inc. |
| (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of Newport Festivals |
| Foundation, Inc. plates, the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. must use any Rhode Island-sourced |
| funds in and for the benefit of Rhode Island-based charitable organizations. |
| (j) Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. will be required to submit an annual accounting |
| report before such monies are distributed. |
| (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. |
| plates. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect six (6) months after passage. |
| ======== |
| LC004334 |
| ======== |