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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | |
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     Introduced By: Representative Laurence W. Ehrhardt | |
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     Date Introduced: January 31, 2012 | |
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     Referred To: House Municipal Government | |
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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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     31-3-92. Special plate for Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI. -- (a) The |
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administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor |
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vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI. |
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     (b) The special plate shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned to the |
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vehicle for which it was issued and shall be used in place of and in the same manner as the |
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registration plates issued to the vehicle. The original registration plates for the vehicle shall be |
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removed from the vehicle and the registration certificate for the plates shall be carried in the |
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vehicle, in accordance with section 31-3-9. The registration certificate shall be in effect for the |
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special plate. |
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     (c) Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI motor vehicle plates shall be the same size |
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as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association |
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of RI in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with the design to be approved by the |
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state police. |
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     (d) Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI plates shall be subject to a minimum pre- |
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paid order of at least nine hundred (900) plates. Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI plates |
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shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met. |
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     (e) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall develop application forms, |
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pre-payment procedures and any other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of |
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this section. |
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     (f) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, Wildlife |
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Rehabilitators Association of RI plates shall be subject to a forty dollar ($40.00) issuance |
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surcharge. |
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     (g) The forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows: twenty |
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dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00) |
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shall be distributed annually to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI to assist in the |
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furtherance of its mission. The distribution to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI shall |
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be placed in a restricted account and shall be paid to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of |
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RI. |
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     (h) Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI will be required to submit an annual |
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financial statement before such monies are distributed. |
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     (i) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Wildlife Rehabilitators Association |
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of RI plates. |
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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 allow the registry to issue special license plates to benefit the Wildlife |
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Rehabilitators Association of RI. |
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     This act would take effect upon passage. |
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