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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES --

ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

     Introduced By: Representative Anastasia P. Williams

     Date Introduced: April 29, 2021

     Referred To: House Special Legislation

     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:

     31-3-121. Special plate for the Alzheimer's Association.

     (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available

special motor vehicle registration plates for the Alzheimer’s Association. The plates shall be

designed to reference the Alzheimer’s Association.

     (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) The Alzheimer’s Association motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as regular

motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by the Alzheimer’s Association in conjunction with the

division of motor vehicles, with the design approved by the Rhode Island state police.

     (d) The Alzheimer’s Association plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order of at

least six hundred (600) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, commercial, etc.). The

Alzheimer’s Association plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order(s) requirements are

met. The initial order will be handled by the Alzheimer’s Association, and shall not be submitted

to the division of motor vehicles for production until the minimum order(s) have been met and the

proper paperwork submitted to the division.

     (e) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall develop application forms,

pre-payment 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, the Alzheimer’s

Association 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 the Alzheimer’s Association to assist in the furtherance of its

programs in the state of Rhode Island.

     (h) A ten-dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated

to the Alzheimer’s Association.

     (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of Alzheimer’s Association

license plates, the foundation must use any Rhode Island sourced funds in, and for the benefit of,

Rhode Island-based charitable organizations.

     (j) The Alzheimer’s Association will be required to submit an annual accounting report

before such monies are distributed.

     (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Alzheimer’s Association plates.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect six (6) months after passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES --

ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

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     This act would allow the production of special motor vehicle registration plates for the

Alzheimer's Association.

     This act would take effect six (6) months after passage.

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