§ 42-28-47. Stolen or fire damaged vehicle report forms.
(a) The state police shall draft a uniform statewide report form to be utilized by all the police departments in the state when a motor vehicle is reported stolen or is damaged by fire. Once drafted, the report shall be made available to the several police departments within the state. Every owner of a motor vehicle which is stolen or damaged by fire shall be required to complete the standardized report form according to the instructions contained therein upon the request of any police department within the state. Any person willfully failing to complete and submit a report form as required by this section may be fined one hundred dollars ($100).
(b) No payment shall be made by an insurer for loss or damage to an insured’s vehicle until the insured has filed a report in conformity with the provisions of this section and the insurer has within thirty (30) days received said report and determined that there is no fraud involved.
History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 332, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 27.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Section 42-28-1. - Definitions.
Section 42-28-2. - Establishment — Superintendent — General duties.
Section 42-28-3. - Scope of responsibilities.
Section 42-28-3.1. - AMBER Alert.
Section 42-28-3.2. - AMBER Alert procedures for protocol and implementation.
Section 42-28-3.3. - Senior citizen alert.
Section 42-28-3.4. - Missing Senior Citizen Alert procedures for protocol and implementation.
Section 42-28-3.5. - Blue Alert system.
Section 42-28-3.6. - Blue Alert procedures for protocol and implementation.
Section 42-28-4. - Composition of division.
Section 42-28-5. - Superintendent — Appointment, tenure, duties, and retirement.
Section 42-28-6. - Superintendent’s bond — Reports.
Section 42-28-7. - Deputy superintendent as acting superintendent.
Section 42-28-8. - Clerk of division.
Section 42-28-9. - Offices of superintendent.
Section 42-28-10. - Appointment and removal of members.
Section 42-28-11. - Powers of superintendent — Rules and regulations.
Section 42-28-11.1. - Local police officers assigned to state police.
Section 42-28-12. - Members assigned to towns.
Section 42-28-13. - Members assigned to department of environmental management.
Section 42-28-14. - Salary limits preserved — Honorable discharges.
Section 42-28-15. - Buildings, stations, garages, and barracks.
Section 42-28-16. - Statewide police telecommunications system.
Section 42-28-17. - Vehicles, equipment, and supplies.
Section 42-28-18. - Use of jails and places of detention.
Section 42-28-19. - Police powers of members — Fees — Duties — Suppression of riots.
Section 42-28-20. - Attorney general as legal advisor.
Section 42-28-21. - Injury and death benefits.
Section 42-28-22. - Retirement of members.
Section 42-28-22.1. - Retirement contribution.
Section 42-28-22.2. - State contributions.
Section 42-28-22.3. - Separate plan and trust for retirement program of state police.
Section 42-28-23. - Military credit on retirement.
Section 42-28-24. - Exemption from jury duty — Recognizance for costs — False impersonation.
Section 42-28-25. - State and municipal police training school established.
Section 42-28-25.1. - Trainee compensation for death, disability, or injury.
Section 42-28-26. - [Repealed.]
Section 42-28-27. - Supervision of school.
Section 42-28-28. - Persons admissible to school.
Section 42-28-29. - Sponsorship of school candidates by city or town.
Section 42-28-30. - Certificate of completion of training course.
Section 42-28-31. - Expenses of school — Compensation of candidates.
Section 42-28-32. - Annual appropriations.
Section 42-28-33. - Exceeding appropriations.
Section 42-28-34 - — 42-28-36. Repealed.
Section 42-28-37. - Accident reports — Fee.
Section 42-28-38 - — 42-28-44. Repealed.
Section 42-28-45. - Solicitation in name of state police.
Section 42-28-46. - Development of system monitoring crimes motivated by bigotry and bias.
Section 42-28-47. - Stolen or fire damaged vehicle report forms.
Section 42-28-49. - Acceptance of gifts and bequests.