§ 31-3-33. Renewal of registration. (a) Application for renewal of a vehicle registration shall be made by the owner on a proper application form and by payment of the registration fee for the vehicle as provided by law.

(b) The division of motor vehicles may receive applications for renewal of registration, and may grant the renewal and issue new registration cards and plates at any time prior to expiration of registration.

(c) Upon renewal, owners will be issued a renewal sticker for each registration plate that shall be placed at the bottom, right-hand corner of the plate. Owners shall be issued a new, fully reflective plate beginning June 1, 2020, at the time of initial registration or at the renewal of an existing registration and reissuance will be conducted no less than every ten (10) years.

(d) No later than August 15, 2019, and every fifteenth day of the month through August 15, 2020, the division of motor vehicles shall submit a report outlining the previous month's activity and progress towards the implementation of the license plate reissuance to the chairpersons of the house finance and senate finance committee, the house fiscal advisor, and the senate fiscal advisor. The report shall include, but not be limited to, information on the status of project plans, obstacles to implementation, and actions taken toward implementation.

History of Section. (P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 3, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 31-3-33; P.L. 1979, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 13, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 135, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 13, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 144, art. 6, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 9, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 4, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 8, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 7, § 2.)