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Irwin Jacobowitz v. State of Rhode Island, A.A. no. 19-19 (October 28, 2019)

Defendant appealed a decision of the Appeals Panel sustaining violations of G.L. 1956 § 31-3-1 (operation of unregistered vehicle) and § 31-38-3 (violation of inspection laws). Defendant was driving with one license plate, which belonged to another vehicle and had been suspended, and Defendant’s vehicle was not inspected. Defendant also argued that he was exempt from the no-registration citation because G.L. § 31-4-10 (temporary transfer or registration) gives newly purchased vehicles a two-day grace period to be registered. But G.L. § 31-4-10 requires both license plates to be attached to the new vehicle, and Defendant’s vehicle only had one license plate attached. As such, the District Court rejected Defendant’s  argument and affirmed the decision of the Appeals Panel.

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