{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-42-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-42-9","heading":"Unidentifiable motor vehicles and/or parts.","body":"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.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 42 Abandoned Motor Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-42/31-42-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:29Z","sha256":"5d2a0a57b3300ae863394dda6610a16e3aa7086f468329a58b11b7d8bc00b70a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-42-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-42-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}