2024 -- S 2129 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | |
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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: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 31-3 of the General Laws entitled "Registration of Vehicles" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 31-3-127. Special plate for Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island. |
4 | (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available |
5 | special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit entity Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode |
6 | Island. The plates shall be designed to reference the not-for-profit entity Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode |
7 | Island. |
8 | (b) The special design plates shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned |
9 | to the vehicle for which it was issued and shall be used in place of and in the same manner as the |
10 | registration plate issued to the vehicle. The original registration plates for the vehicle shall be |
11 | removed from the vehicle and returned to the division of motor vehicles. The registration certificate |
12 | for the plates shall be carried in the vehicle, in accordance with § 31-3-9. The registration certificate |
13 | shall be in effect for the special design plate. |
14 | (c) The Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as |
15 | regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island in |
16 | conjunction with the division of motor vehicles and with final approval from the Rhode Island state |
17 | police. |
18 | (d) The Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island plates shall be subject to compliance with § 31- |
19 | 3-117 relating to the number of minimum prepaid orders of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, |
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1 | commercial etc.) and any required payment. The Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island plates shall not |
2 | be issued unless the minimum order(s) requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by |
3 | Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island and shall not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for |
4 | production until the minimum order(s) has been met and the proper paperwork submitted to the |
5 | division. |
6 | (e) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall develop pre-payment |
7 | procedures and any other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. |
8 | (f) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fees, the Dyslexia |
9 | Advocacy Rhode Island plates shall be subject to a forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge. |
10 | (g) The forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows: Twenty |
11 | dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00) |
12 | shall be distributed annually to Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island to assist in the fiscal needs and in |
13 | furtherance of its mission. |
14 | (h) A ten dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated |
15 | to Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island. |
16 | (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of the Dyslexia Advocacy |
17 | Rhode Island license plate, Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island must use any Rhode Island sourced |
18 | funds in and for the benefit of Rhode Island based charitable organizations to benefit dyslexic |
19 | children, through tuition grants and teacher reimbursement for Orton-Gillingham training. |
20 | (j) Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island will be required to submit an annual accounting report |
21 | before such monies are distributed. |
22 | (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island |
23 | plates. |
24 | 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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1 | This act would permit Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island plates to be issued for passenger |
2 | or commercial vehicles upon the satisfaction of the required criteria relative to the number of plates |
3 | ordered. |
4 | This act would take effect six months after passage. |
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