STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
ENFORCEMENT OFFICE
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920-3024
Phone: 401-462-5736
Fax: 401-462-5789
APPLICATION FOR TRANSPORTER PLATES
COMPANY NAME:
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NUMBER & STREET:
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CITY/STATE/ZIP:
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TELEPHONE:
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OWNERSHIP:
Individual
Partnership
Corporation
NAMES/ADDRESSES OF OFFICERS OF FIRM:
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______________________________
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TYPE OF BUSINESS (give brief description): _________________________________________________________
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Section §31-3-21 (c) of the General Laws of the State of Rhode Island provides for transporter plates. A transporter may operate or
move any vehicle of a type otherwise required to be registered under this chapter upon the highway solely for t he purpose of
delivering, upon displaying on the vehic le the plates issued to him or h er as provi ded in Sections §31-3-23 through §31-3-25,
inclusive.
Transporter is defin ed in section § 31-1-19 (j). "Transporter" means ev ery person engaged in th e business of de livering vehicles
required to be registered under chapter 3 of this title from a manufacturing, assembling, and distributing plant to a point of
destination or for the purpose of weighing, testing, transporting, or delivering that vehicle, or for the purpose of moving that vehicle
in connection with making installations on or improvements to it, or for repossession of or foreclosure of it.
Section §31-6-12 (8) F ees for transporter. For transporter registration number plates and a transporter certificate, thirt y dollars
($30.00) if the transporter operates not more than three (3) motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers at any one time, and ten dollars
($10.00) plus the cost of number plates for every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer in excess of three (3) motor vehicles, trailers
or semi-trailers.
Section §31-33-13. The division of motor ve hicles shall not issue a registration under the provisions of sections § 31-3-20 through
§31-3-27, inclusive, until the person applying for the registration shall furnish proof of financial responsibility.
Signature: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION FOR TRANSPORTER PLATES
Official Use Only
Investigator Assigned: ________________________
Date: ___________________________
# of Plates Approved: _______________________
Reviewed/Approved by: ______________________
rev. 02/12