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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

     

     Introduced By: Senators Burke, F. Lombardi, McKenney, LaMountain, and Tikoian

     Date Introduced: January 12, 2024

     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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     31-3-127. Special plate for Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island.

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

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special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit entity Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode

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Island. The plates shall be designed to reference the not-for-profit entity Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode

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Island.

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     (b) The special design plates shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned

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to the 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 plate 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 certificate

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

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shall be in effect for the special design plate.

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     (c) The Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as

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regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island in

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conjunction with the division of motor vehicles and with final approval from the Rhode Island state

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police.

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     (d) The Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island plates shall be subject to compliance with § 31-

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3-117 relating to the number of minimum prepaid orders of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger,

 

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commercial etc.) and any required payment. The Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island plates shall not

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be issued unless the minimum order(s) requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by

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Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island and shall not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for

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production until the minimum order(s) has been met and the proper paperwork submitted to the

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division.

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     (e) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall develop pre-payment

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procedures and any 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 fees, the Dyslexia

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Advocacy Rhode Island plates shall be subject to a forty dollar ($40.00) issuance 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 Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island to assist in the fiscal needs and in

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furtherance of its mission.

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

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to Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island.

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     (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of the Dyslexia Advocacy

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Rhode Island license plate, Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island must use any Rhode Island sourced

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funds in and for the benefit of Rhode Island based charitable organizations to benefit dyslexic

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children, through tuition grants and teacher reimbursement for Orton-Gillingham training.

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     (j) Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island will be required to submit an annual accounting report

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before such monies are distributed.

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     (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island

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plates.

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

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

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     This act would permit Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island plates to be issued for passenger

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or commercial vehicles upon the satisfaction of the required criteria relative to the number of plates

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ordered.

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     This act would take effect six months after passage.

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