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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - FOREIGN REGISTERED VEHICLES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Baldelli-Hunt, Bennett, Shekarchi, Casey, and Nunes | |
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Date Introduced: June 20, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 31-7-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-7 entitled "Foreign |
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Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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31-7-1. Right to operate on foreign registration. -- (a) A nonresident owner, except as |
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otherwise provided in sections 31-7-2 and 31-7-3, owning any foreign vehicle of a type otherwise |
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subject to registration pursuant to this title, may operate or permit the operation of that vehicle |
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within this state without registering the vehicle in, or paying any fees to, this state subject to the |
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condition that the vehicle at all times when operated in this state is duly registered in, and |
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displays upon it a valid registration card and registration plate or plates issued for that vehicle in |
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the place of residence of that owner. |
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(b) Any foreign vehicle(s) parked or garaged overnight in this state for more than thirty |
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(30) days in the aggregate in any one year which is owned and/or operated by a resident of this |
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state as defined in section 31-1-18 shall register the vehicle(s) and pay the same fee that is |
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required with reference to like vehicle(s) owned by residents of this state. The state police, local |
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police departments, and registry of motor vehicle enforcement personnel, upon observation of |
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foreign registered vehicle present within the state for thirty (30) days or more shall identify the |
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owner of the vehicle and, if a Rhode Island resident, provide a notice containing a copy of this |
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section to the owner, and to the tax assessor in the city or town in which the vehicle is located. |
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(c) Any domiciled resident of this state who owns a vehicle which is registered in |
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another state shall file an annual report with the administrator of the division of motor vehicles of |
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this state and with the tax assessor of the city or town in which the domiciled resident resides, |
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stating the make, model, year, and validation of the vehicle and the reason for registering the |
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vehicle in the foreign state. Failure to comply with the terms of this subsection shall be subject to |
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a civil fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for every foreign vehicle. This provision |
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shall not apply to military personnel assigned to duty outside of the state of Rhode Island and for |
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a period of thirty (30) days after discharge. |
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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 - FOREIGN REGISTERED VEHICLES | |
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This act would require law enforcement and registry personnel to report the presence of |
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foreign owned vehicles owned by Rhode Island residents to the tax assessor of the city or town in |
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which the vehicle is located and to provide notice to the registered owner of the requirements of |
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this section. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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