§ 31-3-5 - Grounds for refusal of registration.
SECTION 31-3-5
§ 31-3-5 Grounds for refusal ofregistration. – The division of motor vehicles shall refuse registration or any transfer ofregistration upon any of the following grounds:
(1) That the application contains any false or fraudulentstatement, or that the applicant has failed to furnish required information, orreasonable additional information requested by the division of motor vehicles,or that the applicant is not entitled to the issuance of registration of thevehicle under chapters 3 – 9 of this title;
(2) That the vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to beoperated upon the highways;
(3) That the division of motor vehicles has reasonable groundto believe that the vehicle is a stolen or embezzled vehicle, or that thegranting of registration would constitute a fraud against the rightful owner;
(4) That the registration of the vehicle stands suspended orrevoked for any reason as provided in the motor vehicle laws of this state;
(5) That the vehicle has been reported by any city or town tothe division of motor vehicles as having unpaid fines in the aggregate amountof two hundred dollars ($200) or more; provided, the registration shall beissued upon presentation of proof of payment of the outstanding fines owed tothe cities or towns reporting the unpaid fines. The sum of two hundred dollars($200) shall represent the aggregate value of the sum of the fines on the faceof the ticket(s) and shall not include interest, penalties, or any othermonetary amount which may be imposed for failure to pay the ticket(s) orsummons(es) by a specified date. Before the division of motor vehicles denies aregistration to any person pursuant to this subsection, it shall have firstreceived a five dollar ($5.00) fee for each request from the city or townrequesting the denial of registration, which fee may be added to the aggregatevalue of the sum of the fines;
(6) That the vehicle does not comply with regulationspromulgated pursuant to § 23-23-5(18), entitled "Air Pollution";
(7) That the vehicle does not comply with the provisions ofchapter 47.1 of this title and any rules and regulations promulgated under thatchapter; or
(8) That a commercial motor vehicle is being operated by acommercial motor carrier that has been prohibited from operating in interstatecommerce by a federal agency with authority to do so under federal law.