{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5-10","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5-10","heading":"License required for dealers’ plates.","body":"(a) No motor vehicle dealer, unless licensed in accordance with §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-20, shall be permitted to register or receive or use dealers’ license plates as limited by the number approved by the department for the dealer.\n(b) Whenever the department revokes or suspends a dealer’s license pursuant to § 31-5-11, or whenever a dealer’s license expires and is not renewed, the department may take possession of the licensee’s dealer’s license, dealer’s license plates, and temporary plates until said licensee is reinstated by the department.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 5 Dealers’, Manufacturers’, and Rental Licenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-5/31-5-10.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:16Z","sha256":"e735a4ccf31c2ffab72f211bf2262a98918584f9e4759f9c3ed27375b04a477a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5-9","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-5-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}