§ 31-5-10 — § 31-5-10. License required for dealers' plates.

Rhode Island § 31-5-10

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 31: Motor and Other vehicles
• Ch. 31-5: Dealers’, Manufacturers’, and Rental Licenses

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§ 31-5-10. License required for dealers' plates.

(a) No motor vehicle dealer, unless licensed in accordance with §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-20, shall be permitted to register or receive or use dealers' license plates as limited by the number approved by the department for the dealer.

(b) Whenever the department revokes or suspends a dealer's license pursuant to § 31-5-11, or whenever a dealer's license expires and is not renewed, the department may take possession of the licensee's dealer's license, dealer's license plates, and temporary plates until said licensee is reinstated by the department.

Legislative History

P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 7, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-10; P.L. 1964, ch. 165, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 219, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.