§ 31-42-1 Definitions. – (a) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is inoperable and overeight (8) years old and is left unattended on public property for more thanforty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally onpublic property for a period of more than three (3) days, or a motor vehiclethat has remained on private property without the consent of the owner orperson in control of the property for more than three (3) days.
(b) "Abandoned motor vehicle of no value" means a motorvehicle that is inoperable and over ten (10) years old and is left unattendedon public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehiclethat has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than three(3) days, or a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without theconsent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three(3) days, and meets the following criteria:
(1) The vehicle has no evidence of current registration in orupon the vehicle;
(2) The vehicle has a fair market value of five hundreddollars ($500) or less; and
(3) The vehicle does not have a valid inspection sticker.
(c) "Demolisher" means any person whose business is toconvert a motor vehicle into processed scrap or scrap metal, or otherwise towreck or dismantle motor vehicles.
(d) "Police department" means the police department of a cityor town. For the purposes of this section "police department" shall alsoinclude the Rhode Island airport corporation police department.
(e) "Unlicensed junkyards" means any establishment orpremises which are used for the storing, keeping or accumulation of one or moreinoperable, worn out, junked, or otherwise discarded motor vehicles, whichestablishment or premises do not have a license as an auto wrecking and salvageyard.
(f) "Vehicle survey report" means a report printed in thefollowing form:
§ 31-42-1 Definitions. – (a) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is inoperable and overeight (8) years old and is left unattended on public property for more thanforty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally onpublic property for a period of more than three (3) days, or a motor vehiclethat has remained on private property without the consent of the owner orperson in control of the property for more than three (3) days.
(b) "Abandoned motor vehicle of no value" means a motorvehicle that is inoperable and over ten (10) years old and is left unattendedon public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehiclethat has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than three(3) days, or a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without theconsent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three(3) days, and meets the following criteria:
(1) The vehicle has no evidence of current registration in orupon the vehicle;
(2) The vehicle has a fair market value of five hundreddollars ($500) or less; and
(3) The vehicle does not have a valid inspection sticker.
(c) "Demolisher" means any person whose business is toconvert a motor vehicle into processed scrap or scrap metal, or otherwise towreck or dismantle motor vehicles.
(d) "Police department" means the police department of a cityor town. For the purposes of this section "police department" shall alsoinclude the Rhode Island airport corporation police department.
(e) "Unlicensed junkyards" means any establishment orpremises which are used for the storing, keeping or accumulation of one or moreinoperable, worn out, junked, or otherwise discarded motor vehicles, whichestablishment or premises do not have a license as an auto wrecking and salvageyard.
(f) "Vehicle survey report" means a report printed in thefollowing form:
§ 31-42-1 Definitions. – (a) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is inoperable and overeight (8) years old and is left unattended on public property for more thanforty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally onpublic property for a period of more than three (3) days, or a motor vehiclethat has remained on private property without the consent of the owner orperson in control of the property for more than three (3) days.
(b) "Abandoned motor vehicle of no value" means a motorvehicle that is inoperable and over ten (10) years old and is left unattendedon public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehiclethat has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than three(3) days, or a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without theconsent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three(3) days, and meets the following criteria:
(1) The vehicle has no evidence of current registration in orupon the vehicle;
(2) The vehicle has a fair market value of five hundreddollars ($500) or less; and
(3) The vehicle does not have a valid inspection sticker.
(c) "Demolisher" means any person whose business is toconvert a motor vehicle into processed scrap or scrap metal, or otherwise towreck or dismantle motor vehicles.
(d) "Police department" means the police department of a cityor town. For the purposes of this section "police department" shall alsoinclude the Rhode Island airport corporation police department.
(e) "Unlicensed junkyards" means any establishment orpremises which are used for the storing, keeping or accumulation of one or moreinoperable, worn out, junked, or otherwise discarded motor vehicles, whichestablishment or premises do not have a license as an auto wrecking and salvageyard.
(f) "Vehicle survey report" means a report printed in thefollowing form:
