§ 31-3-45-1

(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall upon request issue to all police departments within this state, as listed in § 12-7-21 but, excluding the Rhode Island state police, and Rhode Island sheriffs’ department, police registration plates. (b) The above described plates shall be imprinted with the word 'police' and shall be of a distinctive color to distinguish them from standard registration plates. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 433, § 1.