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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2005 | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Tassoni, P Fogarty, Lanzi, and Badeau | |
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Date Introduced: February 17, 2005 | |
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Referred To: Senate Constitutional & Gaming Issues | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 31-3 of the General Laws entitled "Registration of Vehicles" is |
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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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31-3-76. Reserve Forces plates. – (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles |
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is empowered and authorized to make available to all active and retired members of the United |
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States Reserve Forces of Rhode Island a special motor vehicle registration plate for any motor |
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vehicle eligible for registration as an automobile or a commercial vehicle having a gross weight |
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of eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) or less. |
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(b) The special motor vehicle registration plate shall carry on it the designation “US |
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Reserve Forces” and shall carry on it the titles, (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast |
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Guard) arranged on the left hand side of the plate from top to bottom in this order of precedence, |
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with numerals to the right of the titles. |
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(c) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue the plate upon payment |
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of a service charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) and a transfer charge of five dollars ($5.00) for the |
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plate. All revenues shall be deposited as general revenues. |
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(d) For the purposes of this section an active or retired member of the United States |
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Reserve Forces shall be defined as currently serving or having retired under honorable conditions |
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from any of the Reserve Forces other than the Rhode Island Army or Air National Guard. |
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(e) In a national state of emergency, any active member of the United States Reserve |
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Forces driving a vehicle bearing the special motor vehicle registration plate shall be authorized |
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and empowered to travel upon the highways of the state notwithstanding any driving ban imposed |
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by any state or municipal authority. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | |
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This act would create a new Rhode Island motor vehicle registration plate for all active |
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and retired members of the United States Reserve Forces of Rhode Island. |
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This act would also provide for a service charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) for the plate, |
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and a transfer charge of five dollars ($5.00). |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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