Rhode Island § 31-3-11 § 31-3-11. Contents of registration plate.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-3-11 — § 31-3-11. Contents of registration plate.

Rhode Island § 31-3-11

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-3Registration of Vehicles

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3-11 (2026).

Text

§ 31-3-11. Contents of registration plate.
(a) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned
            to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of the state of Rhode Island along
            the top, which may be abbreviated "R.I.â€�, and the year number for which it is issued
            or the date of its expiration. Registration plates shall also have printed on them
            along the bottom the words "Ocean Stateâ€�.
         
(b) The provision requiring the printing of the words "Ocean Stateâ€� along the bottom of
            these plates shall only pertain to private passenger plates. Registration plates for
        

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§ 31-3-11. Contents of registration plate.

(a) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of the state of Rhode Island along the top, which may be abbreviated "R.I.â€�, and the year number for which it is issued or the date of its expiration. Registration plates shall also have printed on them along the bottom the words "Ocean Stateâ€�.

(b) The provision requiring the printing of the words "Ocean Stateâ€� along the bottom of these plates shall only pertain to private passenger plates. Registration plates for all other plate types shall have the plate type printed on the plate along the bottom.

Legislative History

P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 3, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 31-3-11; P.L. 1971, ch. 190, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 345, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 45, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 46, § 1.