§ 31-3-11 - Contents of registration plate.
SECTION 31-3-11
§ 31-3-11 Contents of registration plate. (a) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it the registrationnumber assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of the state ofRhode Island, which may be abbreviated "R.I.", and the year number for which itis issued or the date of its expiration. Registration plates shall also haveprinted on them the words, "ocean state".
(b) The provision requiring the printing of the words "oceanstate" on these plates shall not pertain to commercial plates or to platesissued to recipients of the Purple Heart.