Rhode IslandDrivers may carry front plates in vehicles without a mount
Drivers of vehicles made without a maker-provided front plate mount may keep the second plate inside and show it when a sworn officer asks.
What it does
Drivers of vehicles made without a maker-provided place for a front plate may keep the second plate inside. They must attach one plate at the rear and show the other if a sworn officer asks.
Argument forDrivers of vehicles made without a front plate mount may avoid attaching a plate where the maker provided no place for one.
Argument againstA front plate may be harder for officers to see on these vehicles, since drivers can keep it inside until an officer asks for it.
More detail
A driver may keep the second plate inside the vehicle instead of attaching it to the front. This applies to motor vehicles made and delivered for sale without a maker-provided place to attach and display a front plate. The vehicle must have been made and delivered for sale without a maker-provided front plate bracket, mounting point, or other place intended for a front plate. One plate must be properly attached at the rear. The driver must show the second plate when a sworn law enforcement officer asks. The act says it takes effect upon passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 2606/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signatureLatest
- Jun 1806/18/2026 Transmitted to GovernorTo Governor
- Jun 806/08/2026 House passed in concurrencePassed House
- Vote recorded IN CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 506/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026)Minor
- May 2605/26/2026 Senate read and passedPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- May 2205/22/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/26/2026)Minor
- May 2105/21/2026 Committee recommends passageMinor
- May 1505/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
- May 505/05/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans AffairsIntroduced
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