§ 31-33-14. Return of registration plates on disposing of vehicle.
Any person who shall sell, lose possession of, or have destroyed by collision or fire, or who shall junk or otherwise dispose of any motor vehicle owned by or registered to that person, shall, in addition to returning the certificate of registration to the division of motor vehicles as required by chapter 4 of this title, immediately return to the custody of the division of motor vehicles, the number plates or markers issued under the registration certificates. If the number plates or markers are lost or destroyed, the owner of the motor vehicle to whom the number plates or markers were issued, shall file with the division of motor vehicles upon a form furnished by the division of motor vehicles, a statement under oath, satisfactory to the division of motor vehicles as to the circumstances surrounding the loss or destruction of the number plates or markers.
History of Section.P.L. 1952, ch. 3002, § 37; G.L. 1956, § 31-31-14; P.L. 1962, ch. 204, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-33-14.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-33 - Safety Responsibility Violations — General Provisions
Section 31-33-1. - Accident reports.
Section 31-33-2. - Failure to file accident report.
Section 31-33-3. - Falsification of reports or proof of responsibility.
Section 31-33-4. - Transfer of registration to defeat purpose.
Section 31-33-5. - Surrender of license and registration.
Section 31-33-6. - Owner’s liability for acts of others.
Section 31-33-7. - Prima facie evidence of consent of owner.
Section 31-33-8. - Assigned risk plans.
Section 31-33-8.1. - Joint distribution of accident reports.
Section 31-33-9. - Self-insurers.
Section 31-33-10. - Statement as to liability insurance not included in sale of vehicle.
Section 31-33-11. - Proof of responsibility for registration of vehicles owned by minors.
Section 31-33-12. - Proof of responsibility for registration of vehicles for hire.
Section 31-33-13. - Proof of responsibility to obtain dealers’ plates.
Section 31-33-14. - Return of registration plates on disposing of vehicle.
Section 31-33-15. - Suspension of fraudulent registration of vehicle owned by minor.
Section 31-33-16. - Examination of vehicles and licenses on highways.