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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

     Introduced By: Senators Satchell, Goodwin, Pearson, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: February 13, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

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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     31-3-98. Special plate for the Autism Project of Rhode Island. -- (a) The administrator

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of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor vehicle

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registration plates for the Autism Project of Rhode Island. The plates shall be designed to

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reference The Autism Project of Rhode Island.

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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 returned to the division of motor vehicles. The registration

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certificate for the plates shall be carried in the vehicle, in accordance with section 31-3-9. The

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registration certificate shall be in effect for the special plate.

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     (c) The Autism Project of Rhode Island motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as

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regular motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by the Autism Project of Rhode Island in

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conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with design approval by the Rhode Island state

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police.

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     (d) The Autism Project of Rhode Island plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid

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order of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, commercial, etc.).

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The Autism Project of Rhode Island plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order(s)

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requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by the Autism Project of Rhode Island,

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and shall not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for production until the minimum

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order(s) have been met, and the proper paperwork submitted to the division.

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     (e) The administrator of motor vehicles shall develop, prepayment procedures and any

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other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

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     (f) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, the Autism Project

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of Rhode Island plates shall be subject to a forty dollars ($40.00) issuance surcharge.

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     (g) The forty dollars ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows:

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     Twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty

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dollars ($20.00) shall be distributed annually to the Autism Project of Rhode Island in furtherance

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of their mission to develop a comprehensive system of care and resources that meet the needs of

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children and adults with autism and their families, including education, health, vocational, career,

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social and community needs in the state of Rhode Island.

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     (h) The Autism Project of Rhode Island shall be required to submit an annual accounting

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report before such monies are distributed.

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     (i) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of the Autism Project of Rhode Island

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plates.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

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     This act would authorize the division of motor vehicles to create a special license plate to

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support the Autism Project of Rhode Island.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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