Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0830 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 OF VEHICLES
16	16	Introduced By: Senators Tikoian, Lawson, Felag, LaMountain, E Morgan, Raptakis,
17	17	Appollonio, Urso, and Britto
18	18	Date Introduced: March 14, 2025
19	19	Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. Chapter 31-3 of the General Laws entitled "Registration of Vehicles" is 1
24	24	hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2
25	25	31-3-33.1. Renewal of registration of leased vehicles. 3
26	26	Any vehicle leased for a period of thirty-six (36) months which is registered in two (2) year 4
27	27	cycles may be renewed for one additional year to coincide with the expiration of said lease and the 5
28	28	fees of renewal of registration shall be adjusted accordingly. 6
29	29	SECTION 2. Section 31-6-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-6 entitled "Registration 7
30	30	Fees" is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
31	31	31-6-1. Amount of registration and miscellaneous fees. 9
32	32	(a) The following registration fees shall be paid to the division of motor vehicles for the 10
33	33	registration of motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers, and school buses subject to registration for 11
34	34	each year of registration: 12
35	35	(1) For the registration of every automobile, when equipped with pneumatic tires, the gross 13
36	36	weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.): thirty dollars ($30.00). 14
37	37	(2) For the registration of every motor truck or tractor when equipped with pneumatic tires, 15
38	38	the gross weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.): thirty-four dollars 16
39	39	($34.00). 17
40	40	(3) For the registration of every automobile, motor truck or tractor, when equipped with 18
41	41	pneumatic tires, the gross weight of which is: 19
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45	45	(i) More than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.), but not more than five thousand pounds 1
46	46	(5,000 lbs.): forty dollars ($40.00); 2
47	47	(ii) More than five thousand pounds (5,000 lbs.), but not more than six thousand pounds 3
48	48	(6,000 lbs.): forty-eight dollars ($48.00); 4
49	49	(iii) More than six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.), but not more than seven thousand pounds 5
50	50	(7,000 lbs.): fifty-six dollars ($56.00); 6
51	51	(iv) More than seven thousand pounds (7,000 lbs.), but not more than eight thousand 7
52	52	pounds (8,000 lbs.): sixty-four dollars ($64.00); 8
53	53	(v) More than eight thousand pounds (8,000 lbs.), but not more than nine thousand pounds 9
54	54	(9,000 lbs.): seventy dollars ($70.00); 10
55	55	(vi) More than nine thousand pounds (9,000 lbs.), but not more than ten thousand pounds 11
56	56	(10,000 lbs.): seventy-eight dollars ($78.00); 12
57	57	(vii) More than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.), but not more than twelve thousand 13
58	58	pounds (12,000 lbs.): one hundred six dollars ($106); 14
59	59	(viii) More than twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.), but not more than fourteen thousand 15
60	60	pounds (14,000 lbs.): one hundred twenty-four dollars ($124); 16
61	61	(ix) More than fourteen thousand pounds (14,000 lbs.), but not more than sixteen thousand 17
62	62	pounds (16,000 lbs.): one hundred forty dollars ($140); 18
63	63	(x) More than sixteen thousand pounds (16,000 lbs.), but not more than eighteen thousand 19
64	64	pounds (18,000 lbs.): one hundred fifty-eight dollars ($158); 20
65	65	(xi) More than eighteen thousand pounds (18,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty thousand 21
66	66	pounds (20,000 lbs.): one hundred seventy-six dollars ($176); 22
67	67	(xii) More than twenty thousand pounds (20,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-two 23
68	68	thousand pounds (22,000 lbs.): one hundred ninety-four dollars ($194); 24
69	69	(xiii) More than twenty-two thousand pounds (22,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-four 25
70	70	thousand pounds (24,000 lbs.): two hundred ten dollars ($210); 26
71	71	(xiv) More than twenty-four thousand pounds (24,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-six 27
72	72	thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.): two hundred thirty dollars ($230); 28
73	73	(xv) More than twenty-six thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.), but not more than twenty-eight 29
74	74	thousand pounds (28,000 lbs.): two hundred ninety-six dollars ($296); 30
75	75	(xvi) More than twenty-eight thousand pounds (28,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty 31
76	76	thousand pounds (30,000 lbs.): three hundred sixteen dollars ($316); 32
77	77	(xvii) More than thirty thousand pounds (30,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-two 33
78	78	thousand pounds (32,000 lbs.): four hundred and twenty-two dollars ($422); 34
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82	82	(xviii) More than thirty-two thousand pounds (32,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-four 1
83	83	thousand pounds (34,000 lbs.): four hundred and forty-eight dollars ($448); 2
84	84	(xix) More than thirty-four thousand pounds (34,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-six 3
85	85	thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.): four hundred and seventy-six dollars ($476); 4
86	86	(xx) More than thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.), but not more than thirty-eight 5
87	87	thousand pounds (38,000 lbs.): five hundred and two dollars ($502); 6
88	88	(xxi) More than thirty-eight thousand pounds (38,000 lbs.), but not more than forty 7
89	89	thousand pounds (40,000 lbs.): five hundred and twenty-eight dollars ($528); 8
90	90	(xxii) More than forty thousand pounds (40,000 lbs.), but not more than forty-two thousand 9
91	91	pounds (42,000 lbs.): five hundred and fifty-four dollars ($554); 10
92	92	(xxiii) More than forty-two thousand pounds (42,000 lbs.), but not more than forty-six 11
93	93	thousand pounds (46,000 lbs.): six hundred and eight dollars ($608); 12
94	94	(xxiv) More than forty-six thousand pounds (46,000 lbs.), but not more than fifty thousand 13
95	95	pounds (50,000 lbs.): six hundred and sixty dollars ($660); 14
96	96	(xxv) More than fifty thousand pounds (50,000 lbs.), but not more than fifty-four thousand 15
97	97	pounds (54,000 lbs.): seven hundred and twelve dollars ($712); 16
98	98	(xxvi) More than fifty-four thousand pounds (54,000 lbs.), but not more than fifty-eight 17
99	99	thousand pounds (58,000 lbs.): seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars ($768); 18
100	100	(xxvii) More than fifty-eight thousand pounds (58,000 lbs.), but not more than sixty-two 19
101	101	thousand pounds (62,000 lbs.): eight hundred and sixteen dollars ($816); 20
102	102	(xxviii) More than sixty-two thousand pounds (62,000 lbs.), but not more than sixty-six 21
103	103	thousand pounds (66,000 lbs.): eight hundred and seventy-six dollars ($876); 22
104	104	(xxix) More than sixty-six thousand pounds (66,000 lbs.), but not more than seventy 23
105	105	thousand pounds (70,000 lbs.): nine hundred and twenty-four dollars ($924); 24
106	106	(xxx) More than seventy thousand pounds (70,000 lbs.), but not more than seventy-four 25
107	107	thousand pounds (74,000 lbs.): nine hundred and seventy-two dollars ($972); 26
108	108	(xxxi) Over seventy-four thousand pounds (74,000 lbs.): nine hundred and seventy-two 27
109	109	dollars ($972), plus twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.) gross 28
110	110	weight. 29
111	111	(4) For the registration of every semi-trailer to be used with a truck-tractor, as defined in § 30
112	112	31-1-4(f), shall be as follows: an annual fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) for a one-year registration; 31
113	113	for multi-year registrations the fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a five-year (5) registration; and 32
114	114	eighty dollars ($80.00) for an eight-year (8) registration. However, when in use, the weight of the 33
115	115	resulting semi-trailer unit and its maximum carrying capacity shall not exceed the gross weight of 34
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119	119	the original semi-trailer unit from which the gross weight of the tractor was determined. A 1
120	120	registration certificate and registration plate shall be issued for each semi-trailer so registered. 2
121	121	There shall be no refund of payment of such fee, except that when a plate is returned prior to ninety 3
122	122	(90) days before the effective date of that year’s registration, the pro rate amount, based on the 4
123	123	unused portion of the multi-year registration plate period at time of surrender, shall be refunded. A 5
124	124	multi-year semi-trailer registration may be transferred to another semi-trailer subject to the 6
125	125	provisions and fee set forth in § 31-6-11. Thirty percent (30%) of the semi-trailer registration fee 7
126	126	shall be retained by the division of motor vehicles to defray the costs of implementation of the 8
127	127	international registration plan (IRP) and fleet registration section. 9
128	128	(5) For the registration of every automobile, motor truck, or tractor, when equipped with 10
129	129	other than pneumatic tires, there shall be added to the above gross weight fees a charge of ten cents 11
130	130	(10¢) for each one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) of gross weight. 12
131	131	(6) For the registration of every public bus, the rates provided for motor vehicles for hire 13
132	132	plus two dollars ($2.00) for each passenger that bus is rated to carry, the rating to be determined by 14
133	133	the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. 15
134	134	(7) For the registration of every motorcycle, or motor-driven cycle, thirteen dollars 16
135	135	($13.00). Three dollars ($3.00) from that sum shall be turned over to the department of education 17
136	136	to assist in the payment of the cost of the motorcycle driver’s education program as enumerated in 18
137	137	§ 31-10.1-1.1. 19
138	138	(8) For the registration of every trailer, not including semi-trailers used with a truck-tractor 20
139	139	as defined in § 31-1-4(d), with a gross weight of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or less, five 21
140	140	dollars ($5.00). Trailers with a gross weight of more than three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) shall 22
141	141	be assessed a registration fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.). 23
142	142	(9) The annual registration fee for a motor vehicle, commonly described as a boxcar and/or 24
143	143	locomotive, and used only by La Societe Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux for civic demonstration, 25
144	144	parades, convention purposes, or social welfare work, shall be two dollars ($2.00). 26
145	145	(10) For the registration of every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer owned by any 27
146	146	department or agency of any city or town or district, provided the name of the city or town or 28
147	147	district or state department or agency owning the same shall be plainly printed on two (2) sides of 29
148	148	the vehicle, two dollars ($2.00). 30
149	149	(11) For the registration of motor vehicles used for racing, fifteen dollars ($15.00). 31
150	150	(12) For every duplicate registration certificate, seventeen dollars ($17.00). 32
151	151	(13) For every certified copy of a registration certificate or application, ten dollars ($10.00). 33
152	152	(14) For every certificate assigning a special identification number or mark as provided in 34
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156	156	§ 31-3-37, one dollar ($1.00). 1
157	157	(15) For every replacement of number plates or additional pair of number plates, without 2
158	158	changing the number, thirty dollars ($30.00). 3
159	159	(16) For the registration of every farm vehicle, used in farming as provided in § 31-3-31: 4
160	160	ten dollars ($10.00). 5
161	161	(17) For the registration of antique motor vehicles, five dollars ($5.00). 6
162	162	(18) For the registration of a suburban vehicle, when used as a pleasure vehicle and the 7
163	163	gross weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.), the same rates as charged 8
164	164	in subsection (1) of this section shall be applicable and when used as a commercial vehicle and the 9
165	165	gross weight of which is not more than four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.), the same rates as 10
166	166	provided in subsection (2) of this section shall be applicable. The rates in subsection (3) of this 11
167	167	section shall be applicable when the suburban vehicle has a gross weight of more than four thousand 12
168	168	pounds (4,000 lbs.), regardless of the use of the vehicle. 13
169	169	(19) For the registration of every motor bus that is used exclusively under contract with a 14
170	170	political subdivision or school district of the state for the transportation of school children, twenty-15
171	171	five dollars ($25); provided that the motor bus may also be used for the transportation of persons 16
172	172	to and from church and Sunday school services, and for the transportation of children to and from 17
173	173	educational or recreational projects sponsored by a city or town or by any association or 18
174	174	organization supported wholly or in part by public or private donations for charitable purposes, 19
175	175	without the payment of additional registration fee. 20
176	176	(20) For the registration of every motorized bicycle, ten dollars ($10.00). 21
177	177	(21) For the registration of every motorized tricycle, ten dollars ($10.00). 22
178	178	(22) For the replacement of number plates with a number change, twenty dollars ($20.00). 23
179	179	(23) For the initial issuance and each reissuance of fully reflective plates, as required by §§ 24
180	180	31-3-10, 31-3-32, and 31-3-33, an additional eight dollars ($8.00); provided, however, for the initial 25
181	181	issuance of new license plates as required by § 31-3-33(c) that feature the 2022 approved design, 26
182	182	the fee shall be waived when the plate is issued for a vehicle with an existing registration. 27
183	183	(24) For the issuance of a trip permit under the International Registration Plan, twenty-five 28
184	184	dollars ($25.00) per vehicle. The division of motor vehicles is authorized to issue seventy-two-hour 29
185	185	(72) trip permits for vehicles required to be registered in the International Registration Plan that 30
186	186	have not been apportioned with the state of Rhode Island. 31
187	187	(25) For the issuance of a hunter’s permit under the International Registration Plan, twenty-32
188	188	five dollars ($25.00) per vehicle. The division of motor vehicles is authorized to issue hunter’s 33
189	189	permits for motor vehicles based in the state of Rhode Island and otherwise required to be registered 34
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193	193	in the International Registration Plan. These permits are valid for thirty (30) days. 1
194	194	(26) For the registration of a specially adapted motor vehicle necessary to transport a family 2
195	195	member with a disability for personal, noncommercial use, a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) assessed. 3
196	196	(b) In the event that the registrant of a vehicle, that is the subject of an agreement for 4
197	197	conditional sale or lease, with right of purchase upon performance of stated conditions and 5
198	198	immediate right of possession vested in the vendee or lessee, voluntarily cancels the registrant's 6
199	199	registration within the period of registration, the division of motor vehicles shall issue a credit to 7
200	200	the registrant equal to the amount of the unused portion of the registration fee paid, which credit 8
201	201	shall be applied to future registration fees incurred by the registrant. 9
202	202	SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. 10
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209	209	EXPLANATION
210	210	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
211	211	OF
212	212	A N A C T
213	213	RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
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215	215	This act would authorize the division of motor vehicles to issue one year renewal 1
216	216	registrations for vehicles leased for thirty-six (36) months when the vehicle is registered in two (2) 2
217	217	year cycles and would enable the division of motor vehicles to issue a credit to a registrant of a 3
218	218	leased or purchased vehicle, who voluntarily cancels the registration within the period of 4
219	219	registration. 5
220	220	This act would take effect upon passage. 6
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