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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-39 > Chapter-39-14 > 39-14-4-2SECTION 39-14-4.2
§ 39-14-4.2 Registration andidentification of taxicabs and limited public motor vehicles. – Every taxicab and limited public motor vehicle engaged in the transportation ofpassengers for compensation over the highways of this state, subject to theprovisions of this chapter, shall apply to the administrator for the issuanceof a vehicle identification device for the registration and identification ofvehicles. The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee in the amount oftwenty dollars ($20.00) for each identification device for which an applicationis made. All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as generalrevenues. The identification device shall be furnished annually to everycarrier whose duty it shall be to apply therefor. It shall be unlawful for anytaxi or limited public motor vehicle to be engaged in transporting passengersfor compensation without the owner thereof having applied for and received therequired identification device, unless the vehicle is exempted from theprovisions of this chapter. Each identification device shall be accompanied bya registration card issued by the administrator which shall be in thepossession of the vehicle's driver, when the vehicle is operating. Transfers ofthe identification device from one vehicle to another are hereby prohibitedunless authorized by the administrator. The administrator, in his or herdiscretion, may refuse to reissue the identification device to the holder ofany certificate or permit pending any complaint or hearing upon the question ofrevocation or suspension or in which such question is involved. Theadministrator shall prescribe reasonable rules and regulations governing theregistration and identification of motor vehicles authorized for operationunder this chapter.
