R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-3-107

The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is authorized and directed to issue a special registration plate for the private passenger motor vehicle of the former police chief of the town of North Providence, Ernest Spaziano. This plate is to bear the identification of “Police Chief Emeritus,” along with an appropriate number and the plate shall be furnished without additional registration charge for such period of time as Ernest Spaziano so desires.