The division of motor vehicles is authorized to take possession of any registration card, permit, license, or registration plate issued by it upon expiration, revocation, cancellation, or suspension, or which is fictitious, or which has been unlawfully or erroneously issued.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-2-15
Seizure of documents and plates
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 2, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 31-2-15.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.