§ 31-3-128. Special plate for the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.
(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available
special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit entity, Newport Festivals
Foundation, Inc. The plates shall be designed to reference the not-for-profit entity,
Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.
(b) The special plate shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned to
the vehicle for which it was issued and shall be used in place of and in the same
manner as the registration plates issued to the vehicle. The original registration
plates for the vehicle shall be removed from the vehicle and returned to the division
of motor vehicles. The registration certificate for the plates shall be carried in
the vehicle in accordance with § 31-3-9. The registration certificate shall be in effect for the special plate.
(c) The Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. motor vehicle plates shall be the same size
as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by Newport Festivals Foundation,
Inc. in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, and which license plate design
shall include references to both the Newport Folk and Newport Jazz festivals with
the design approved by the Rhode Island state police.
(d) The Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. plates shall be subject to compliance with
§ 31-3-117 relating to the number of minimum prepaid orders of plates per plate type (i.e.,
passenger, commercial, etc.) and any required payment. The Newport Festivals Foundation,
Inc. plates shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met. The
initial order will be handled by the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. and shall
not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for production until the minimum
order(s) have been met and the proper paper work submitted to the division.
(e) The administrator of motor vehicles shall develop prepayment procedures and any other
procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(f) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, Newport Festivals
Foundation, Inc. plates shall be subject to a forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge.
(g) The forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows: twenty
dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty dollars
($20.00) shall be distributed annually to the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. to
preserve the historic Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals and provide access to music
education programs in Rhode Island to ensure that every person can experience the
benefits of music.
(h) A ten dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated
to the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.
(i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of Newport Festivals
Foundation, Inc. plates, the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. must use any Rhode
Island-sourced funds in and for the benefit of Rhode Island-based charitable organizations.
(j) Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. will be required to submit an annual accounting
report before such monies are distributed.
(k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Newport Festivals Foundation,
Inc. plates.