2015 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 44 - Taxation
Chapter 44-34 - Excise on Motor Vehicles and Trailers
Section 44-34-4.1 - Exemptions for buses, trucks and trailers in interstate commerce.
§ 44-34-4.1 Exemptions for buses, trucks and trailers in interstate commerce. – (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general laws to the contrary, the operation of a truck, or trailer by a trucking company in interstate commerce shall not be subject to the provisions of the excise tax imposed by this chapter, on the condition that the truck and/or trailer is utilized exclusively in interstate commerce.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the law or regulation to the contrary, the operation of a bus by a bus company in interstate commerce shall not be subject to the provisions of the excise tax imposed by this chapter, on the condition that the bus is used eighty percent (80%) or more of the time in interstate commerce and provided that the bus company shall provide a properly executed affidavit attesting to the fact that the bus is used no less than eighty percent (80%) of the time in interstate commerce.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 51, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 302, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 351, § 2.)
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