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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives Baginski, Finkelman, and Solomon |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: February 21, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: House State Government & Elections |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Section 31-3-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration of 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 31-3-3. Application for registration. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration under this chapter shall apply to the 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | division of motor vehicles for the registration of it using the appropriate form or forms furnished 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | by the division of motor vehicles. Every application shall bear the signature of the owner written 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | with pen and ink and the signature shall be acknowledged by the owner before a person authorized 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | to administer oaths or as authorized in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and the 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | application shall contain: 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1)(a) The name, city or town of bona fide residence, actual residence address and mail 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | address of the owner as appearing on the owner’s motor vehicle operator’s license or state 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | identification card issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 8 of title 3, or business address of 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | the owner if a firm, association, or if a corporation, the name of the city or town in which the vehicle 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | is physically and primarily housed. For purposes of this section “physically and primarily housed” 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | is defined as that city or town in which the vehicle is housed for a period or periods of time greater 15 |
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| 37 | 37 | | than in any other city or town in the state of Rhode Island. The division of motor vehicles may 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | substitute other indicators of residence when necessary. 17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (2)(b) A description of the vehicle, including, insofar as this specified data may exist with 18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | respect to a given vehicle, the make, model, type of body, the number of cylinders, the serial number 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | of the vehicle, and the engine or other number of the vehicle. In the event a vehicle is designed, 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | constructed, converted, or rebuilt for the transportation of property, the application shall include a 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | statement of its capacity in terms of maximum gross vehicle weight rating as authorized by the 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | manufacturer of the chassis or the complete vehicle. 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (3)(c) A statement whether liability insurance is carried on the vehicle, and, if there is 5 |
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| 49 | 49 | | liability insurance, the name of the carrier, policy number, and effective dates of the policy. 6 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (4)(d) Any further information as may reasonably be required by the division of motor 7 |
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| 51 | 51 | | vehicles to enable it to determine whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration. 8 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (5)(e) The exact mileage reading from the motor vehicle on the date of application. 9 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (b) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall prescribe and/or approve a 10 |
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| 56 | | - | (c) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall promulgate rules and 13 |
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| 57 | | - | regulations in order to effectuate the purpose and requirements of using a limited power of attorney 14 |
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| 58 | | - | form to register a vehicle. The rules and regulations shall require that the limited power of attorney 15 |
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| 59 | | - | form includes an attestation of the owner of the vehicle granting another identified person 16 |
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| 60 | | - | permission to register the vehicle on behalf of the owner. The limited power of attorney shall be 17 |
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| 61 | | - | witnessed and executed before a notary public an identify the information described in subsections 18 |
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| 62 | | - | (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this section. 19 |
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| 63 | | - | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2024. 20 |
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| 56 | + | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2024. 13 |
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