(a)  The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue:

(1)  For any motor vehicle eligible for registration as a commercial vehicle having a gross weight of eight thousand eight hundred pounds (8,800 lbs.) or less, plates designated as “combination” upon application and proper form furnished by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to applicants. The combination plates will allow those vehicles to drive for both commercial and pleasure purposes; or

(2)  For any motor vehicle eligible for registration as a commercial vehicle having a gross weight over eight thousand eight hundred pounds (8,800 lbs.) up to eleven thousand eight hundred pounds (11,800 lbs.) plates designated as “combination” upon application, proof of ownership of a camping trailer, fifth-wheel camper trailer, travel trailer, or truck camper as defined in § 31-1-3, and proper form furnished by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to applicants. The combination plates will allow those vehicles to drive for pleasure purposes only.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-3-64

  • Motor vehicle: means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power for use on the public streets, roads, and highways;

    (2)  "Odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation;

    (3)  "Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or business trust including, but not limited to, private individuals and motor vehicle dealers, both wholesale and retail, whether the private individual or dealer is a dealer in the ordinary course of business or not;

    (4)  "Repair and replacement" means to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the instrument or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative;

    (5)  "Transfer" means to acquire ownership by purchase, gift, bequest, or any other means. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-23.2-2

(b)  The fees for commercial vehicles registering for a combination plate shall be identical to those established for other commercial vehicles of the same weight. A combination registration transaction shall be considered a change to a new registration classification and not a plate change transaction. A combination registration shall be renewable during the month of March each year.

History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 108, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 581, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 448, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 464, § 1.