(a)  If an application for registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer shall be made in the first quarter of the year appropriate to the individual’s registration expiration, or in the second quarter or the third quarter in any year, the fee for registration shall be three-fourths (¾), two-fourths (2/4), or one-fourth (¼) respectively of the fee required for a full year.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-6-5

  • 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

  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9

(b)  The provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of the registration of motor vehicles used for racing, or for motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers owned by any department or agency of the state of Rhode Island, or by any city, town, or district of this state.

History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 14, § 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 31-6-5; P.L. 1981, ch. 327, § 1.