Rhode Island § 31-42-9 § 31-42-9. Unidentifiable motor vehicles and/or parts.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-42-9 — § 31-42-9. Unidentifiable motor vehicles and/or parts.

Rhode Island § 31-42-9

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-42Abandoned Motor Vehicles

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-42-9 (2026).

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§ 31-42-9. Unidentifiable motor vehicles and/or parts.
Notwithstanding the age of a motor vehicle and/or part from which all identifying
            numbers have been removed so that the identity of the motor vehicle and/or part and
            its owner cannot be determined, the motor vehicle and/or part shall be subject to
            a forfeiture hearing before a judge sitting in the district court. After this hearing,
            the motor vehicle and/or part shall be forfeited to the unit of government that recovered
            it. The court may also order the division of motor vehicles to issue a special vehicle
            identification number and an appropriate title certificate for a forfeited motor vehicle.

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§ 31-42-9. Unidentifiable motor vehicles and/or parts.

Notwithstanding the age of a motor vehicle and/or part from which all identifying numbers have been removed so that the identity of the motor vehicle and/or part and its owner cannot be determined, the motor vehicle and/or part shall be subject to a forfeiture hearing before a judge sitting in the district court. After this hearing, the motor vehicle and/or part shall be forfeited to the unit of government that recovered it. The court may also order the division of motor vehicles to issue a special vehicle identification number and an appropriate title certificate for a forfeited motor vehicle.