§ 31-42-1. Definitions. (a) “Abandoned motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is inoperable and over eight (8) years old and is left unattended on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than three (3) days, or a […]
§ 31-42-10. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 191, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1994, ch. 328, § 2, effective July 12, 1994.
§ 31-42-11. Penalties — Costs. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter regarding abandoned motor vehicles on private property, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500). In addition, the violator shall be responsible for all costs relating to the approval and disposal of the abandoned motor vehicle paid by the […]
§ 31-42-12. City of Pawtucket — Designee. In the city of Pawtucket, the police department or its designee shall have the authority to carry out the provisions of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 80, § 1.
§ 31-42-2. Authority to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles and abandoned motor vehicles of no value. (a) A police department may, upon completion of a vehicle survey report, take into custody any motor vehicle found abandoned on public or private property. A police department may employ its own personnel, equipment, and facilities or authorize […]
§ 31-42-3. Notification of owner and lienholders. (a) A police department which takes into custody an abandoned motor vehicle shall notify within fifteen (15) days of it, by registered mail, return receipt requested, the last known registered owner of the motor vehicle and all lienholders of record that the vehicle has been taken into custody. […]
§ 31-42-3.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1988 ch. 603, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1994, ch. 328, § 2, effective July 12, 1994.
§ 31-42-4. Auction of abandoned motor vehicles. (a) If an abandoned motor vehicle has not been reclaimed as provided for in § 31-42-3, the police department shall sell the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction. The purchaser of the motor vehicle shall take title to the motor vehicle free and clear of all liens […]
§ 31-42-5. Garage keepers and abandoned motor vehicles. (a) Any motor vehicle left for more than ten (10) days in a garage operated for commercial purposes after notice by registered mail, return receipt requested to the owner to pick up the vehicle, or for more than ten (10) days after the period when, pursuant to […]
§ 31-42-6. Unlicensed junkyards. When the director of the department of environmental management determines that an unlicensed junkyard exists, he or she may order the demolition and removal of the junked motor vehicles which are contained on the unlicensed premises. Notice of the order shall be sent by ordinary mail to the last and usual […]
§ 31-42-7. Disposal to demolishers. (a) Any person, firm, corporation, or unit of government upon whose property or in whose possession is found any abandoned motor vehicle, or any person being the owner of a motor vehicle whose registration is faulty, lost, or destroyed may apply to the police department of the jurisdiction in which […]
§ 31-42-8. Duties of demolishers. (a) Any demolisher who purchases or otherwise acquires a motor vehicle for purposes of wrecking, dismantling, or demolition shall not be required to obtain a registration for the motor vehicle in his or her own name. After the motor vehicle has been demolished, processed, or changed so that it physically […]
§ 31-42-9. Unidentifiable motor vehicles and/or parts. 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 […]
