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CHAPTER 31-3 - Registration of Vehicles

• § 31-3-1 - Operation of unregistered vehicle.
• § 31-3-2 - Vehicles subject to registration.
• § 31-3-2.1 - Out-of-state motorized bicycles.
• § 31-3-2.2 - Registration of motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and motorized tricycles.
• § 31-3-3 - Application for registration.
• § 31-3-3.1 - Notice to division of motor vehicles of vehicle lease agreement.
• § 31-3-4 - Proof of payment of sales or use tax.
• § 31-3-5 - Grounds for refusal of registration.
• § 31-3-5.1 - [Repealed.].
• § 31-3-6 - List of vehicles on which taxes delinquent – Denial of registration.
• § 31-3-6.1 - List of vehicles and licenses on which taxes delinquent – Denial of renewal of registration and licenses.
• § 31-3-6.2 - List of vehicles and licenses on which court costs owed delinquent – Denial of renewal of registration and licenses.
• § 31-3-7 - Registration – Indexing of records.
• § 31-3-8 - Registration card – Contents.
• § 31-3-9 - Registration card carried in vehicle.
• § 31-3-10 - Issuance of registration plates.
• § 31-3-11 - Contents of registration plate.
• § 31-3-11.1 - Permanent registration and plates.
• § 31-3-12 - Visibility of plates.
• § 31-3-13 - Plates for rental or leased vehicles.
• § 31-3-14 - Bailee and in transit plates.
• § 31-3-15 - Special plates for state officers and mayors.
• § 31-3-16 - General assembly plates.
• § 31-3-17 - Volunteer fire company plates.
• § 31-3-17.1 - Courtesy plates.
• § 31-3-17.2 - Civil defense plates.
• § 31-3-17.3 - Temporary plates.
• § 31-3-17.4 - Firefighter plates.
• § 31-3-18 - Display of plates – Penalties.
• § 31-3-19 - Registration of race cars.
• § 31-3-20 - Operation with manufacturer's or dealer's plates.
• § 31-3-20.1 - Operation with auto body repair shop plates.
• § 31-3-21 - Use of bailee, transporter, and in transit plates.
• § 31-3-22 - Service vehicles owned by dealer.
• § 31-3-23 - Application for dealer's plates.
• § 31-3-23.1 - Limitation on number of plates.
• § 31-3-24 - Dealer's certificate.
• § 31-3-25 - Issuance of dealer's plates.
• § 31-3-25.1 - Cost of dealer's plates.
• § 31-3-25.2 - Issuance of motorcycle dealer's plates.
• § 31-3-25.3 - Issuance of boat dealer's plates.
• § 31-3-26 - Expiration of dealer's plates.
• § 31-3-27 - Responsibility for use of dealer's plates.
• § 31-3-28 - Rules and regulations as to plates.
• § 31-3-29 - Licensing of tow cars and tow trucks.
• § 31-3-30 - Accident chasing by tow trucks.
• § 31-3-31 - Registration of farm vehicles.
• § 31-3-31.1 - Registration of street rods and custom vehicles.
• § 31-3-31.2 - Custom vehicles – Definition – Registration and fees.
• § 31-3-32 - Expiration of registration.
• § 31-3-33 - Renewal of registration.
• § 31-3-34 - Notice of change of address.
• § 31-3-35 - Notice of change of name.
• § 31-3-36 - Replacement of lost or mutilated registration card or plates.
• § 31-3-37 - Assignment of new identifying numbers.
• § 31-3-38 - Change of engines.
• § 31-3-39 - Amateur radio operator plates.
• § 31-3-40 - Special use identification tags.
• § 31-3-41 - Return of registration card and plates – Receipt.
• § 31-3-42 - Camper plates.
• § 31-3-43 - Sheriffs' department plates.
• § 31-3-44 - Ambulance or rescue vehicles.
• § 31-3-45 - Police motorcycle plates.
• § 31-3-45.1 - Police registration plates.
• § 31-3-46 - P.O.W. plates.
• § 31-3-47 - Judiciary plates.
• § 31-3-48 - Plates for recipients of Purple Heart.
• § 31-3-48.1 - Plates for recipients of Distinguished Service Cross.
• § 31-3-49 - Chief Judge Emeritus – Charles F. Trumpetto.
• § 31-3-50 - Chief Judge Emeritus 8 – William R. Goldberg.
• § 31-3-51 - Police Chief Emeritus – Matthew Lynch.
• § 31-3-52 - Certificate of prior use.
• § 31-3-53 - Veterans' plates.
• § 31-3-54 - Police Chief Emeritus – John C. Beebe III.
• § 31-3-55 - [Repealed.].
• § 31-3-56 - Congressman Emeritus – Fernand J. St. Germain.
• § 31-3-57 - Police Chief Emeritus – John T. Botelho.
• § 31-3-58 - Judge Emeritus – Edward J. Plunkett.
• § 31-3-59 - House Emeritus – Irving Levin.
• § 31-3-59.1 - Congressman Emeritus – Edward Beard.
• § 31-3-60 - Alternative design plates.
• § 31-3-61 - Fire Chief Emeritus – Gerald Landry.
• § 31-3-62 - National guard plates.
• § 31-3-63 - High Sheriff Emeritus – Anthony A. Giorgio.
• § 31-3-64 - Combination plates.
• § 31-3-65 - Judge Emeritus – Paul DelNero.
• § 31-3-66 - [Repealed.].
• § 31-3-67 - Judge Emeritus – Carmine R. DiPetrillo.
• § 31-3-68 - Police Chief Emeritus – Vincent A. Acciardo.
• § 31-3-69 - Registration suspension based on federal determination.
• § 31-3-70 - Police Lieutenant Emeritus – John J. Sinotte.
• § 31-3-71 - Chief Justice Emeritus – Joseph R. Weisberger.
• § 31-3-72 - Special plate for Mr. Potato Head.
• § 31-3-73 - Police Major Emeritus, City of East Providence.
• § 31-3-74 - Police chief emeritus.
• § 31-3-75 - Senator Emeritus – William Zuccarelli.
• § 31-3-76 - Special license plate decal.
• § 31-3-77 - Adjutant General Emeritus – Reginald A. Centracchio.
• § 31-3-78 - Special plate for Rotary International.
• § 31-3-79 - Special plate for Audubon Society of Rhode Island/Save the Bay.
• § 31-3-80 - Reserve Forces plates.
• § 31-3-81 - General state officers emeritus.
• § 31-3-82 - Special plate for WaterFire Providence.
• § 31-3-83 - Judge Emeritus – Vincent A. Ragosta.
• § 31-3-84 - Special plate in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• § 31-3-85 - Special plate for the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation.
• § 31-3-86 - Special plate for Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc.
• § 31-3-87 - Special plate for breast cancer support.