Rhode Island § 31-3-62 § 31-3-62. National Guard plates.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-3-62 — § 31-3-62. National Guard plates.

Rhode Island § 31-3-62

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-3Registration of Vehicles

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3-62 (2026).

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§ 31-3-62. National Guard plates.
(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered and authorized to
            make available to all active and retired members of the Rhode Island Army and Air
            National Guard a special motor vehicle registration plate for any motor vehicle eligible
            for registration as an automobile or a commercial vehicle having a gross weight of
            twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.) or less. Upon the death of the holder of "National
            Guardâ€� plates, the plates may be transferred to the surviving spouse of the member
            of the National Guard for the spouse's lifetime or until the spouse remarries.
         
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§ 31-3-62. National Guard plates.

(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered and authorized to make available to all active and retired members of the Rhode Island Army and Air National Guard a special motor vehicle registration plate for any motor vehicle eligible for registration as an automobile or a commercial vehicle having a gross weight of twelve thousand pounds (12,000 lbs.) or less. Upon the death of the holder of "National Guardâ€� plates, the plates may be transferred to the surviving spouse of the member of the National Guard for the spouse's lifetime or until the spouse remarries.

(b) The special motor vehicle registration plate shall carry on it the designation "National Guardâ€� and shall also carry on it an emblem on the left-hand side of the plate to be designed and provided by the office of the adjutant general, with the numerals to the right of it.

(c) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue the plate upon the payment of a service charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) and a transfer charge of five dollars ($5.00) for the plate. All revenues shall be deposited as general revenues.

(d) For the purposes of this section an active or retired member of the Rhode Island Army and Air National Guard shall be defined as any person certified by the adjutant general as currently serving or having retired under honorable conditions in either the Rhode Island Army or Air National Guard.

(e) In a state of emergency, any active member of the Army or Air National Guard driving a vehicle bearing the special motor vehicle registration plate shall be authorized and empowered to travel upon the highways of the state notwithstanding any driving ban imposed by any state or municipal authority.

Legislative History

P.L. 1992, ch. 143, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 101; P.L. 2003, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 53, § 1, effective June 12, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 54, § 1, effective June 12, 2023; P.L. 2024, ch. 146, § 1, effective June 17, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 147, § 1, effective June 17, 2024.