2023 -- H 5075 ======== LC000385 ======== S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Bennett, Azzinaro, Cortvriend, and Diaz Date Introduced: January 12, 2023 Referred To: House Corporations It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 31-38-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-38 entitled "Inspection 1 of Motor Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 31-38-1. Vehicles without required equipment or in unsafe condition — Inspection 3 sticker for used cars for sale required. 4 (a) No person shall sell at retail, drive, or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, 5 semitrailer, or pole trailer or any combination of them unless the equipment upon the vehicle is in 6 good working order and adjustment as required in this title, and the vehicle is in such safe 7 mechanical condition as not to endanger the driver or other occupant or any person upon the 8 highway. 9 (b) No dealer of used vehicles, as defined by § 31-1-19(b), shall sell at retail a used motor 10 vehicle unless a new inspection of the vehicle conforming to the standards set pursuant to this 11 chapter and chapter 47.1 of this title has been conducted and the vehicle has a new certificate of 12 inspection affixed to the windshield at the time of sale, except used cars sold: 13 (1) Sold “for parts only” and clearly identified accordingly on the bill of sale: or 14 (2) Purchased at the end of the lease term by the current lessee with a valid certificate of 15 inspection affixed to the windshield at the time of sale that is issued by the state where the vehicle 16 is currently registered, provided a certificate of inspection is not required if there is not a vehicle 17 inspection requirement in the state of current registration. 18 LC000385 - Page 2 of 3 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect six (6) months after the effective date of this act. 1 ======== LC000385 ======== LC000385 - Page 3 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES *** This act would exempt used vehicles sold "for parts only", or vehicles purchased at the end 1 of their lease term by the current lessee that have a valid certificate of inspection affixed to the 2 windshield, from the requirement that dealers of used vehicles conduct a new inspection prior to 3 the sale of a used vehicle. 4 This act would take effect six (6) months after the effective date of this act. 5 ======== LC000385 ========