| Chapter 333 |
| 2026 -- H 7571 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED Enacted 06/23/2026 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Introduced By: Representatives Tanzi, and McEntee |
| Date Introduced: February 06, 2026 |
| 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: |
| 31-3-132. Special plate for the Friends of the Historic Narragansett Towers. |
| (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 Friends of the Historic |
| Narragansett Towers. The plates shall be designed to reference the not-for-profit entity Friends of |
| the Historic Narragansett Towers. |
| (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 Friends of the Historic Narragansett Towers motor vehicle plates shall be the same |
| size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Friends of the Historic Narragansett |
| Towers in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with the design approved by the Rhode |
| Island state police. |
| (d) The Friends of the Historic Narragansett Towers plates shall be subject to compliance |
| with § 31-3-117 relating to the number of minimum prepaid orders of plates per plate type (i.e., |
| passenger, commercial, etc.) and any required payment. The Friends of the Historic Narragansett |
| Towers plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met. The initial order |
| will be handled by the Friends of the Historic Narragansett Towers 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 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, Friends of the |
| Historic Narragansett Towers 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 Friends of the Historic Narragansett Towers to host cultural and |
| performing arts programs to raise public awareness and support for preservation and use of the |
| Towers in Rhode Island. |
| (h) A ten dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated |
| to the Friends of the Historic Narragansett Towers. |
| (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of the Friends of the |
| Historic Narragansett Towers plates, the Friends of the Historic Narragansett Towers must use any |
| Rhode Island-sourced funds in and for the benefit of Rhode Island-based charitable organizations. |
| (j) The Friends of the Historic Narragansett Towers will be required to submit an annual |
| accounting report before such monies are distributed. |
| (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of the Friends of the Historic |
| Narragansett Towers plates. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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