§ 31-3-48.1 — § 31-3-48.1. Plates for recipients of Distinguished Service Cross.

Rhode Island § 31-3-48.1

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 31: Motor and Other vehicles
• Ch. 31-3: Registration of Vehicles

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§ 31-3-48.1. Plates for recipients of Distinguished Service Cross.

(a) The administrator of motor vehicles is empowered to make available to recipients of the United States Army Distinguished Service Cross medal a special motor vehicle registration plate for any motor vehicle eligible for registration as an automobile or commercial vehicle having a gross weight of twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.) or less, indicating the owner as a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross. The applicant shall be required to pay a registration fee and a transfer charge of five dollars ($5.00) for the plate.

(b) The plate shall contain the words "Distinguished Service Cross� across the top of the plate, shall bear an insignia for the distinguished service cross, and then a numeral or numerals.

(c) Upon the death of the holder of any "Distinguished Service Cross� plate, the plate shall be transferred to the surviving spouse for the spouse's lifetime or until remarriage.

Legislative History

P.L. 2001, ch. 246, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 53, § 1, effective June 12, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 54, § 1, effective June 12, 2023.