Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 280 - Department of Revenue
Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles
Subchapter 10 - Registration
Part 14 - Issuance of Year of Manufacture License Plates
Section 280-RICR-30-10-14.2 - Definitions
Current through September 18, 2024
A. "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles, or his or her designee.
B. "Eligible vehicle" means any vehicle over twenty-five (25) years of age, based on model year, that is used in exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest, or used for limited enjoyment and purposes other than the previously mentioned activities, but may not be used primarily for the transportation of passengers or goods over any public highway.
C. "Year of manufacture plate" or "YOM plate" means a registration plate, or an exact replica thereof, issued by the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles in the same year as the model year of the vehicle to which it is to be registered.
D. "Replica" means an exact copy or reproduction of a registration plate matching material, dimensions, embossing, coloring, lettering and style of a plate issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles in the year for which it purports to represent.
E. "Dual register" means that a vehicle is registered with two (2) sets of registration plates: a primary plate, and a secondary plate.
F. "Primary plate" is the current registration certificate and license plate issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles that serves as the main registration for the vehicle as required by law for the vehicle type.
G. "Secondary plate" is the Year of Manufacture plate.
H. "YOM" is an abbreviation for Year of Manufacture.
I. "YOM use" means the model years of vehicle for which a specific plate can be used.
J. "Tab" is a square marker made of metal which was affixed to license plates in order to indicate the expiration date of the plate. Tabs were not utilized from the year 1962 onward. Any tab which is affixed to a YOM plate must correspond to the model year of the vehicle.
K. "Sticker" is a flexible vinyl marker which is affixed to license plates in order to indicate the expiration date of the plate. Any sticker which is affixed to a YOM plate must correspond to the model year of the vehicle.
