Rhode Island § 31-3-48.2 § 31-3-48.2. Plates for recipients of the Bronze Star Medal. [Effective until January 1, 2026.]

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-3-48.2 — § 31-3-48.2. Plates for recipients of the Bronze Star Medal. [Effective until January 1, 2026.]

Rhode Island § 31-3-48.2

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-3Registration of Vehicles

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3-48.2 (2026).

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§ 31-3-48.2.  Plates for recipients of the Bronze Star Medal. [Effective until January 1, 2026.]
(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available
            to recipients of the United States Bronze Star 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 Bronze Star Medal. The applicant shall be required
            to pay a registration fee and a transfer charge of five dollars ($5.00) for the plate.
         
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§ 31-3-48.2. Plates for recipients of the Bronze Star Medal. [Effective until January 1, 2026.]

(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available to recipients of the United States Bronze Star 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 Bronze Star Medal. 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 "Bronze Star Medalâ€� across the top of the plate, shall bear an insignia for the Bronze Star Medal, and then a numeral or numerals.

(c) Upon the death of the holder of any "Bronze Star Medalâ€� plate, the plate shall be transferred to the surviving spouse for the spouse's lifetime or until remarriage.

Legislative History

P.L. 2022, ch. 71, § 1, effective June 15, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 72, § 1, effective June 15, 2022; P.L. 2023, ch. 53, § 1, effective June 12, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 54, § 1, effective June 12, 2023.