Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5769 Compare Versions

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9	9	S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES
16	16	Introduced By: Representatives Costantino, Santucci, Hull, Phillips, Baginski, Shallcross
17	17	Smith, and Casey
18	18	Date Introduced: February 26, 2025
19	19	Referred To: House Finance
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. Section 31-6-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-6 entitled "Registration 1
24	24	Fees" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
25	25	31-6-1. Amount of registration and miscellaneous fees. 3
26	26	(a) The following registration fees shall be paid to the division of motor vehicles for the 4
27	27	registration of motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers, and school buses subject to registration for 5
28	28	each year of registration: 6
29	29	(1) For the registration of every automobile, when equipped with pneumatic tires, the gross 7
30	30	weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.): thirty dollars ($30.00). 8
31	31	(2) For the registration of every motor truck or tractor when equipped with pneumatic tires, 9
32	32	the gross weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.): thirty-four dollars 10
33	33	($34.00). 11
34	34	(3) For the registration of every automobile, motor truck or tractor, when equipped with 12
35	35	pneumatic tires, the gross weight of which is: 13
36	36	(i) More than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.), but not more than five thousand pounds 14
37	37	(5,000 lbs.): forty dollars ($40.00); 15
38	38	(ii) More than five thousand pounds (5,000 lbs.), but not more than six thousand pounds 16
39	39	(6,000 lbs.): forty-eight dollars ($48.00); 17
40	40	(iii) More than six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.), but not more than seven thousand pounds 18
41	41	(7,000 lbs.): fifty-six dollars ($56.00); 19
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45	45	(iv) More than seven thousand pounds (7,000 lbs.), but not more than eight thousand 1
46	46	pounds (8,000 lbs.): sixty-four dollars ($64.00); 2
47	47	(v) More than eight thousand pounds (8,000 lbs.), but not more than nine thousand pounds 3
48	48	(9,000 lbs.): seventy dollars ($70.00); 4
49	49	(vi) More than nine thousand pounds (9,000 lbs.), but not more than ten thousand pounds 5
50	50	(10,000 lbs.): seventy-eight dollars ($78.00); 6
51	51	(vii) More than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.), but not more than twelve thousand 7
52	52	pounds (12,000 lbs.): one hundred six dollars ($106); 8
53	53	(viii) More than twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.), but not more than fourteen thousand 9
54	54	pounds (14,000 lbs.): one hundred twenty-four dollars ($124); 10
55	55	(ix) More than fourteen thousand pounds (14,000 lbs.), but not more than sixteen thousand 11
56	56	pounds (16,000 lbs.): one hundred forty dollars ($140); 12
57	57	(x) More than sixteen thousand pounds (16,000 lbs.), but not more than eighteen thousand 13
58	58	pounds (18,000 lbs.): one hundred fifty-eight dollars ($158); 14
59	59	(xi) More than eighteen thousand pounds (18,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty thousand 15
60	60	pounds (20,000 lbs.): one hundred seventy-six dollars ($176); 16
61	61	(xii) More than twenty thousand pounds (20,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-two 17
62	62	thousand pounds (22,000 lbs.): one hundred ninety-four dollars ($194); 18
63	63	(xiii) More than twenty-two thousand pounds (22,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-four 19
64	64	thousand pounds (24,000 lbs.): two hundred ten dollars ($210); 20
65	65	(xiv) More than twenty-four thousand pounds (24,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-six 21
66	66	thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.): two hundred thirty dollars ($230); 22
67	67	(xv) More than twenty-six thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-eight 23
68	68	thousand pounds (28,000 lbs.): two hundred ninety-six dollars ($296); 24
69	69	(xvi) More than twenty-eight thousand pounds (28,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty 25
70	70	thousand pounds (30,000 lbs.): three hundred sixteen dollars ($316); 26
71	71	(xvii) More than thirty thousand pounds (30,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-two 27
72	72	thousand pounds (32,000 lbs.): four hundred and twenty-two dollars ($422); 28
73	73	(xviii) More than thirty-two thousand pounds (32,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-four 29
74	74	thousand pounds (34,000 lbs.): four hundred and forty-eight dollars ($448); 30
75	75	(xix) More than thirty-four thousand pounds (34,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-six 31
76	76	thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.): four hundred and seventy-six dollars ($476); 32
77	77	(xx) More than thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-eight 33
78	78	thousand pounds (38,000 lbs.): five hundred and two dollars ($502); 34
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82	82	(xxi) More than thirty-eight thousand pounds (38,000 lbs.), but not more than forty 1
83	83	thousand pounds (40,000 lbs.): five hundred and twenty-eight dollars ($528); 2
84	84	(xxii) More than forty thousand pounds (40,000 lbs.), but not more than forty-two thousand 3
85	85	pounds (42,000 lbs.): five hundred and fifty-four dollars ($554); 4
86	86	(xxiii) More than forty-two thousand pounds (42,000 lbs.), but not more than forty-six 5
87	87	thousand pounds (46,000 lbs.): six hundred and eight dollars ($608); 6
88	88	(xxiv) More than forty-six thousand pounds (46,000 lbs.), but not more than fifty thousand 7
89	89	pounds (50,000 lbs.): six hundred and sixty dollars ($660); 8
90	90	(xxv) More than fifty thousand pounds (50,000 lbs.), but not more than fifty-four thousand 9
91	91	pounds (54,000 lbs.): seven hundred and twelve dollars ($712); 10
92	92	(xxvi) More than fifty-four thousand pounds (54,000 lbs.), but not more than fifty-eight 11
93	93	thousand pounds (58,000 lbs.): seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars ($768); 12
94	94	(xxvii) More than fifty-eight thousand pounds (58,000 lbs.), but not more than sixty-two 13
95	95	thousand pounds (62,000 lbs.): eight hundred and sixteen dollars ($816); 14
96	96	(xxviii) More than sixty-two thousand pounds (62,000 lbs.), but not more than sixty-six 15
97	97	thousand pounds (66,000 lbs.): eight hundred and seventy-six dollars ($876); 16
98	98	(xxix) More than sixty-six thousand pounds (66,000 lbs.), but not more than seventy 17
99	99	thousand pounds (70,000 lbs.): nine hundred and twenty-four dollars ($924); 18
100	100	(xxx) More than seventy thousand pounds (70,000 lbs.), but not more than seventy-four 19
101	101	thousand pounds (74,000 lbs.): nine hundred and seventy-two dollars ($972); 20
102	102	(xxxi) Over seventy-four thousand pounds (74,000 lbs.): nine hundred and seventy-two 21
103	103	dollars ($972), plus twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.) gross 22
104	104	weight. 23
105	105	(4) For the registration of every semi-trailer to be used with a truck-tractor, as defined in § 24
106	106	31-1-4(f), shall be as follows: an annual fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) for a one-year registration; 25
107	107	for multi-year registrations the fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a five-year (5) registration; and 26
108	108	eighty dollars ($80.00) for an eight-year (8) registration. However, when in use, the weight of the 27
109	109	resulting semi-trailer unit and its maximum carrying capacity shall not exceed the gross weight of 28
110	110	the original semi-trailer unit from which the gross weight of the tractor was determined. A 29
111	111	registration certificate and registration plate shall be issued for each semi-trailer so registered. 30
112	112	There shall be no refund of payment of such fee, except that when a plate is returned prior to ninety 31
113	113	(90) days before the effective date of that year’s registration, the pro rate amount, based on the 32
114	114	unused portion of the multi-year registration plate period at time of surrender, shall be refunded. A 33
115	115	multi-year semi-trailer registration may be transferred to another semi-trailer subject to the 34
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119	119	provisions and fee set forth in § 31-6-11. Thirty percent (30%) of the semi-trailer registration fee 1
120	120	shall be retained by the division of motor vehicles to defray the costs of implementation of the 2
121	121	international registration plan (IRP) and fleet registration section. 3
122	122	(5) For the registration of every automobile, motor truck, or tractor, when equipped with 4
123	123	other than pneumatic tires, there shall be added to the above gross weight fees a charge of ten cents 5
124	124	(10¢) for each one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) of gross weight. 6
125	125	(6) For the registration of every public bus, the rates provided for motor vehicles for hire 7
126	126	plus two dollars ($2.00) for each passenger that bus is rated to carry, the rating to be determined by 8
127	127	the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. 9
128	128	(7) For the registration of every motorcycle, or motor-driven cycle, thirteen dollars 10
129	129	($13.00). Three dollars ($3.00) from that sum shall be turned over to the department of education 11
130	130	to assist in the payment of the cost of the motorcycle driver’s education program as enumerated in 12
131	131	§ 31-10.1-1.1. 13
132	132	(8) For the registration of every trailer, not including semi-trailers used with a truck-tractor 14
133	133	as defined in § 31-1-4(d), with a gross weight of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or less, five 15
134	134	dollars ($5.00). Trailers with a gross weight of more than three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) shall 16
135	135	be assessed a registration fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.). 17
136	136	(9) The annual registration fee for a motor vehicle, commonly described as a boxcar and/or 18
137	137	locomotive, and used only by La Societe Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux for civic demonstration, 19
138	138	parades, convention purposes, or social welfare work, shall be two dollars ($2.00). 20
139	139	(10) For the registration of every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer owned by any 21
140	140	department or agency of any city or town or district, provided the name of the city or town or 22
141	141	district or state department or agency owning the same shall be plainly printed on two (2) sides of 23
142	142	the vehicle, two dollars ($2.00). 24
143	143	(11) For the registration of motor vehicles used for racing, fifteen dollars ($15.00). 25
144	144	(12) For every duplicate registration certificate, seventeen dollars ($17.00). 26
145	145	(13) For every certified copy of a registration certificate or application, ten dollars ($10.00). 27
146	146	(14) For every certificate assigning a special identification number or mark as provided in 28
147	147	§ 31-3-37, one dollar ($1.00). 29
148	148	(15) For every replacement of number plates or additional pair of number plates, without 30
149	149	changing the number, thirty dollars ($30.00). 31
150	150	(16) For the registration of every farm vehicle, used in farming as provided in § 31-3-31: 32
151	151	ten dollars ($10.00). 33
152	152	(17) For the registration of antique motor vehicles, five dollars ($5.00). 34
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156	156	(18) For the registration of a suburban vehicle, when used as a pleasure vehicle and the 1
157	157	gross weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.), the same rates as charged 2
158	158	in subsection (1) of this section shall be applicable and when used as a commercial vehicle and the 3
159	159	gross weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.), the same rates as 4
160	160	provided in subsection (2) of this section shall be applicable. The rates in subsection (3) of this 5
161	161	section shall be applicable when the suburban vehicle has a gross weight of more than four thousand 6
162	162	pounds (4,000 lbs.), regardless of the use of the vehicle. 7
163	163	(19) For the registration of every motor bus that is used exclusively under contract with a 8
164	164	political subdivision or school district of the state for the transportation of school children, twenty-9
165	165	five dollars ($25); provided that the motor bus may also be used for the transportation of persons 10
166	166	to and from church and Sunday school services, and for the transportation of children to and from 11
167	167	educational or recreational projects sponsored by a city or town or by any association or 12
168	168	organization supported wholly or in part by public or private donations for charitable purposes, 13
169	169	without the payment of additional registration fee. 14
170	170	(20) For the registration of every motorized bicycle, ten dollars ($10.00). 15
171	171	(21) For the registration of every motorized tricycle, ten dollars ($10.00). 16
172	172	(22) For the replacement of number plates with a number change, twenty dollars ($20.00). 17
173	173	(23) For the initial issuance and each reissuance of fully reflective plates, as required by §§ 18
174	174	31-3-10, 31-3-32, and 31-3-33, an additional eight dollars ($8.00); provided, however, for the initial 19
175	175	issuance of new license plates as required by § 31-3-33(c) that feature the 2022 approved design, 20
176	176	the fee shall be waived when the plate is issued for a vehicle with an existing registration. 21
177	177	(24) For the issuance of a trip permit under the International Registration Plan, twenty-five 22
178	178	dollars ($25.00) per vehicle. The division of motor vehicles is authorized to issue seventy-two-hour 23
179	179	(72) trip permits for vehicles required to be registered in the International Registration Plan that 24
180	180	have not been apportioned with the state of Rhode Island. 25
181	181	(25) For the issuance of a hunter’s permit under the International Registration Plan, twenty-26
182	182	five dollars ($25.00) per vehicle. The division of motor vehicles is authorized to issue hunter’s 27
183	183	permits for motor vehicles based in the state of Rhode Island and otherwise required to be registered 28
184	184	in the International Registration Plan. These permits are valid for thirty (30) days. 29
185	185	(26) For the registration of a specially adapted motor vehicle necessary to transport a family 30
186	186	member with a disability for personal, noncommercial use, a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) assessed. 31
187	187	(b) In the event that a motor vehicle registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's 32
188	188	registration within the time period of registration that is paid for, the registrant shall receive a credit 33
189	189	equal to that portion of the paid registration fee which covers the time remaining on the original 34
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193	193	registration, which credit shall be applied to future registration fees incurred by the registrant. 1
194	194	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 2
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201	201	EXPLANATION
202	202	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
203	203	OF
204	204	A N A C T
205	205	RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES
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207	207	This act would provide that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor 1
208	208	vehicle registration, that person would receive a credit for the time remaining on the original 2
209	209	registration to be applied to a future registration. 3
210	210	This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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