| Chapter 334 |
| 2026 -- S 3366 Enacted 06/23/2026 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag |
| Date Introduced: June 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 Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub. |
| (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 Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor |
| Flight Hub. The plates shall be designed to reference the not-for-profit Rhode Island Fire Chiefs |
| Honor Flight Hub. |
| (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) Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub motor vehicle plates shall be the same size |
| as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight |
| Hub, in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with the design approved by the Rhode |
| Island state police. |
| (d) The Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub plates shall be subject to compliance |
| with § 31-3-117 relating to the number of minimum pre-paid order of plates per plate type (i.e. |
| passenger, commercial, etc.) and any required payment. The Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight |
| Hub plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met. The initial order |
| will be handled by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub 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, Rhode Island Fire |
| Chiefs Honor Flight Hub 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 Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub in furtherance of its |
| mission of "honoring our veterans by offering WWII and Korean War Veterans a no-cost trip to |
| visit the memorials in Washington, DC." |
| (h) A ten-dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated |
| to the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub. |
| (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of the Rhode Island Fire |
| Chiefs Honor Flight Hub plates, the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub must use any |
| Rhode Island sourced funds in and for the benefit of Rhode Island-based charitable organizations. |
| (j) Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub will be required to submit an annual |
| accounting report before such monies are distributed. |
| (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor |
| Flight Hub plates. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect six (6) months after passage. |
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