2015 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-42 - Abandoned Motor Vehicles
Section 31-42-9 - Unidentifiable motor vehicles and/or parts.
§ 31-42-9 Unidentifiable motor vehicles and/or parts. – Notwithstanding the age of a motor vehicle and/or part from which all identifying numbers have been removed so that the identity of the motor vehicle and/or part and its owner cannot be determined, the motor vehicle and/or part shall be subject to a forfeiture hearing before a judge sitting in the district court. After this hearing, the motor vehicle and/or part shall be forfeited to the unit of government that recovered it. The court may also order the division of motor vehicles to issue a special vehicle identification number and an appropriate title certificate for a forfeited motor vehicle.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1983, ch. 221, § 12; P.L. 1984, ch. 263, § 1.)
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