§ 31-3-98. Special plate for the Autism Project of Rhode Island.
(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available
special motor vehicle registration plates for the Autism Project of Rhode Island.
The plates shall be designed to reference The Autism Project of Rhode Island.
(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 §â€‚31-3-9. The registration certificate shall be in effect for the special plate.
(c) The Autism Project of Rhode Island motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as
regular motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by the Autism Project of Rhode
Island in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with design approval by
the Rhode Island state police.
(d) The Autism Project of Rhode Island plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-paid order
of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, commercial,
etc.). The Autism Project of Rhode Island plates shall not be issued unless the minimum
order(s) requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by the Autism Project
of Rhode Island, and shall not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for
production until the minimum order(s) have been met, and the proper paperwork 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, the Autism Project
of Rhode Island plates shall be subject to a forty dollars ($40.00) issuance surcharge.
(g) The forty dollars ($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 Autism Project of Rhode Island
in furtherance of their mission to develop a comprehensive system of care and resources
that meet the needs of children and adults with autism and their families, including
education, health, vocational, career, social and community needs in the state of
Rhode Island.
(h) The Autism Project of Rhode Island shall be required to submit an annual accounting
report before such monies are distributed.
(i) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of the Autism Project of Rhode Island
plates.